Fire department cites repeat false alarms; board to draft short‑term rental registry and alarm ordinance
Fire department representative Greg Lucas said many repeat automatic fire‑alarm calls come from short‑term rental or absentee properties; the board directed staff to draft an alarm ordinance with escalating fines and a short‑term‑rental registry requiring a local point of contact.
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Greg Lucas of the Jamaica fire department told the board that repeated automatic alarm calls are a frequent operational burden and that many originate at short‑term rentals or absentee properties. “The majority of them do turn out to be at short term rentals,” he said, and the department described occasions where crews have had to force entry when alarms could not be silenced remotely.
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