Results: False Alarm
Published on 07/06/2016
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1.
1.
Do you or someone you know have a home security system? Yes
42%
750 votes
No
44%
790 votes
Undecided
4%
63 votes
Not Applicable
10%
174 votes
2.
2.
Does your security system have different alerts for different events? Yes
16%
291 votes
No
20%
351 votes
Undecided
8%
137 votes
Not Applicable
56%
998 votes
3.
3.
Some weeks back, my husband and I were taking an afternoon nap when our security system sounded what we call the 'distress event' alarm. Our distress event turned out to be a false alarm, but we did not know that until the police arrived and were able to check the outside of the house for signs of forced entry as we waited behind a locked door upstairs. I was very pleased with our personal response and how quickly both the monitoring company and the police responded. Have you ever had a false alarm event while you were present? Yes
15%
268 votes
No
26%
470 votes
Not Applicable
58%
1039 votes
4.
4.
Were you happy with the response to the alarm event? I was happy with our personal response
9%
168 votes
I was happy with the monitoring company's response
8%
140 votes
I was happy with the police and/or other response
5%
95 votes
I was NOT happy with our personal response
3%
53 votes
I was NOT happy with the monitoring company's response
2%
31 votes
I was NOT happy with the police and/or other response
2%
28 votes
Not applicable
78%
1388 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
3 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.16% | 3 |
5.
5.
Because several weeks have passed since our false alarm, we were treating it as a mildly amusing story to tell our friends - until we got a bill from the county for the false alarm. Were you aware that in many localities you can be charged a fee if first responders respond to a false alarm? Yes
32%
560 votes
No
24%
432 votes
Undecided
5%
89 votes
Not Applicable
39%
696 votes
6.
6.
What do you think of being charged for a false alarm - in our case, squirrels in our attic space partially chewing through a wire being the primary suspects? Your false alarm cost precious police resources and you should be charged, no matter what the reason for it.
19%
343 votes
Your tax dollars should cover a response to all alarms, including false alarms.
12%
219 votes
Your contract with your security system says they are responsible for most of the upkeep of the system, so they should have to pay it.
16%
290 votes
Undecided
14%
245 votes
NA
38%
680 votes
7.
7.
Finally, and most importantly IMO, did your false alarm expose flaws in your home security procedures? Yes
9%
155 votes
No
11%
198 votes
Undecided
7%
123 votes
Not Applicable
73%
1301 votes
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