Johns Creek Approves 'False Alarm' Ordinance
Residents, businesses will be fined for false alarms.
The Johns Creek City Council on Monday approved an ordinance in the hopes of curbing false alarms. More than 5,000 false alarms went off in the city in 2012, which the city says diverts resources from real emergencies and places an undue burden on public safety officers. If "you pass this ordinance ordinance, you'll see the number of false alarms drop drastically," said Johns Creek Fire Chief Jeff Hogan. He described the ordinance as a "win-win" in that it will also education residents and business owners of the process. No penalty would be imposed on the first and second false police alarm, but $50 would be charged for the third to fifth, with that amount increasing each time. For fire alarms, there would be no charge for the first false …
