False alarms cost british industry £1 billion

False alarms caused by automatic fire detection (AFD) systems are costing UK industry £1 billion a year, according to a recent report published by HM Fire Service Inspectorate. Brigades responded to 219,200 false alarms from AFD systems in 1999, accounting for more than a quarter (27%) of the total calls responded to and putting the public and fire fighters at unnecessary risk.The report, “Reducing False Alarms” assesses the scale of the problem, examines current practice, and makes a nu... (199 more words)

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