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Police and fire push revisions to alarm ordinance to curb high false‑alarm rates
Summary
Police and fire staff told the committee that roughly 98% of intrusion alarms are false; the ordinance update would add annual registration, stronger verification by alarm companies, inclusion of fire in false‑alarm management, escalation steps and possible third‑party administration. Committee approved the changes 6‑0.
Police and fire officials urged the committee to approve sweeping updates to the alarm businesses and systems ordinance to reduce the county's high volume of false alarms and the staff time those calls consume.
George Sims of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department presented data showing intrusion alarms are overwhelmingly false (staff estimated about 98% false alarms) and that alarm calls account for roughly 4%…
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