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Fire officials flag false-alarm trend; council discusses fines and pet oxygen masks
Summary
The fire department reported a high number of false alarms and malfunction-driven responses; council members discussed fines, code enforcement and expanding pet oxygen mask availability on rescue apparatus.
The council heard a fire-department update showing numerous false alarms and raised questions about enforcement and equipment to help pets during fires.
A fire-department representative reported the department responded to 446 alarms for the year, including 28 fires, 31 rescue/EMS incidents and a high number of false alarms. The representative said 24 of the false alarms stemmed from malfunctions. "A 24 in words due to malfunctions," the speaker said while describing the breakdown.
Council members asked…
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