Tag: Lincoln Illinois
Fire Dept. will assess new fines for false alarms
August 3, 2011SSN Staff
LINCOLN, Ill.—An Aug. 2 story from the Lincoln Courier reports a new false fire alarm ordinance regulating fees administered by the Lincoln Fire Department won approval Aug. 1 during a Lincoln City Council meeting. The fees are being implemented to help reduce false alarm calls and to generate some compensation for the department's cost of various runs.
The false fire alarm ordinances imposes a fine after the department has received three false-alarm calls at the same location within a year....