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Is it againt the law to pull a fire alarm when there is no emergency?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes, it is illegal to "pull an alarm" unless there is a fire or other emergency. In many places it is a simple misdemeanor, for which you could get up to one year in state prison, although many cases result in lesser plea bargains.
However, if anyone is injured or killed while responding to the false alarm, that could be a felony, with a much larger fine and prison sentence. In addition, the victims could easily sue the person responsible for causing the false alarm.
Consider also that any false alarm results in the same initial effort and expense as a true alarm, meaning that personnel and equipment are pulled from their ordinary standby locations to respond. If an actual emergency occurs while the units are out at a false alarm, the person causing the false alarm can be legally held liable for the foreseeable consequences of denying timely help to others who need it.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, not usually. However, there are situations where a non-fire emergency may justify pulling a fire alarm.
For example, if you witness a motor vehicle crash, with people trapped and injured, pulling a street-corner fire alarm box may be the quickest way to obtain help to save lives if there is no other way to call for help.
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∙ 11y agoLaws vary from place to place, but all US states have laws that forbid deliberately creating a false alarm. The last case of this that I prosecuted got the joker 90 days in jail.
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Can you hang or put anything on a fire alarm pull station?
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Are school administrators permitted to pull a fire alarm without a scheduled test?
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