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Yuma Fire Department Information Release |
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Media Release |
For Immediate Release |
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FALSE ALARMS PUT EVERYONE IN DANGER
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Last week, in just a few hours, the Yuma Fire Department responded to 3 commercial fire alarms that turned out to be falsely triggered by someone who set off the alarm knowing there was no fire. Setting off a false alarm is not only against the law; it puts other people's lives in danger. Every time emergency vehicles respond, there is a chance of a crash occurring. People that pull false alarms are legally responsible for any harm that comes from their act.
Annually there are up to a quarter million falsely triggered alarms reported to U.S. Fire Departments. Every year, some of those responses end in tragedies. Another serious concern is while fire personnel are tied up on false alarms, they are not able to respond (or their response is delayed) to the medical emergencies that make up more than 80% of our calls for service.
Alarms are even occasionally triggered intentionally, but not maliciously, by very small children. Children just learning to read see the word "PULL" written on a fire alarm and, not knowing the true purpose of a Fire Alarm, simply follow the direction! Please, have a talk with your children about what alarms do, and the dangers of pulling false alarms. Explain to them the lives they are endangering and the risks they are taking. Pulling a false alarm is playing with fire!
For more information, contact the Yuma Fire Department Public Information Office at 373-4855.
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For further information, please contact Greg Hyland, CPM, the City of Yuma's Director of Communitt Relations (928) 373-5023 / Greg.Hyland@YumaAz.gov or Dave Nash, City of Yuma Public Affairs Coordinator at (928) 373-5015 / Dave.Nash@YumaAz.gov. |
Media Contact:
Members of the media may contact Director of Community Relations Greg Hyland, CPM at (928) 373-5023 or (928) 580-4751, or Public Affairs Coordinator Dave Nash at (928) 373-5015, or (928) 941-0199.
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About City of Yuma, Arizona
The City of Yuma is a full service Council/Manager form of government, serving nearly 100,000 full-time City residents, the 215,000 residents of the Yuma Metropolitan Service Area and 100,000 Winter Guests.
For further information about the City of Yuma, visit our website - www.YumaAz.gov |
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City of Yuma, Arizona
Director of Community Relations
(928) 373-5023 - office
(928) 580-4751 - cell |
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City of Yuma, Arizona
Public Affairs Coordinator
(928) 373-5015 - office
(928) 941-0199 - cell |
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