{"id":112,"date":"2015-03-06T16:40:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T16:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonitrolverified.com\/news\/?p=112"},"modified":"2018-07-23T14:52:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T14:52:09","slug":"california-city-among-growing-group-of-towns-requiring-verified-alarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonitrolverified.com\/news\/california-city-among-growing-group-of-towns-requiring-verified-alarms\/","title":{"rendered":"California City Among Growing Group of Towns Requiring Verified Alarms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"112\" class=\"elementor elementor-112 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54fe2055 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54fe2055\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-489a2054\" data-id=\"489a2054\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431e7958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431e7958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-157\" class=\"post-157 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-false-alarms category-general-security-advice\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><p>Joining other municipalities across the country, the Chico, California, Police Department has stopped responding to automated burglary alarms to eliminate \u201cbad calls for service\u201d that are taking up time for the understaffed department, according to command staff.<\/p><p>Chico police officers respond to an average of 3,000 false alarms each year, Capt. Ford Porter said. The department has seen significant cuts in staffing and it has to better utilize personnel, he said.<\/p><p>The department has realized for some time now that false alarms are an issue, and so close to the beginning of the year, the idea to change the policy was brought up, he said.<\/p><p>Under the new policy, Chico police will only respond to automated burglary alarms if there\u2019s another form of verification to prove it\u2019s a valid alarm.\u00a0<strong><em>This is why it is critical for property owners \u2013 home or business \u2013 to have a verified alarm system.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Officers will respond if someone sees an open door, or if they see flashlights or something indicating there might be someone inside a building, Porter said.<\/p><p>For all automated alarms, Chico police requires at least two officers to respond. Each alarm response varies, but it takes an average of 20 to 30 minutes from the time an officer is dispatched to the time he or she is clear, Porter said.<\/p><p>Chico police Lt. Mike O\u2019Brien, who is in charge of overseeing the new policy, said officers will still respond to human-activated alarms, like those at banks.<br \/>The policy is specifically addressing burglary alarms with no other component to back up the alarm, he said.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to weed out those 3,000 bad alarms that we get every year that really are unproductive,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p><p>A total of 18 notices were sent out to the various alarm companies in the city to alert them of the policy change.<\/p><p>The Chico Police Department said it will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the policy and will adjust if it needs to.<\/p><p>\u201cWhen you have limited staffing like we do, you have to make difficult decisions,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p><p><em>Source: Chico, CA, Enterprise-Record<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff5b35b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ff5b35b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>About Sonitrol Tri-County<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec6d571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec6d571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-157\" class=\"post-157 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-false-alarms category-general-security-advice\"><div class=\"entry-content\">As one of the nation\u2019s largest commercial security companies, Sonitrol offers integrated security solutions, featuring a unique verified audio detection technology. Sonitrol provides businesses with a single source of state-of-the-art alarms for verified audio and video intrusion, as well as video surveillance, access control and fire detection, all backed with professional monitoring by experienced, trained personnel. Sonitrol Tri-County\u2019s regional headquarters and state-of-the-art monitoring center are located in Grand Blanc, Mich. 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