Redding PD Profile - Con't

COORDINATOR COMMENTS

Draft revisions on hold-City Attorney left. Has notified 6 large alarm companies of program. Want to attend meeting. Working on Feb/Mar stats (having trouble getting data from CAD)

Redding Police Department hosted a meeting during October for all the local alarm companies in order to discuss proposed revisions to the city’s alarm ordinance. I gave an overview of the Model States False Dispatch Reduction Program. The meeting was well attended and very positive. This was the first time that the Redding area alarm dealers had ever met together. They decided to pursue becoming a formal association and joining the regional California Alarm Association (CAA). Further discussions emphasized their interest in finding out more about what the rest of California is doing to reduce false dispatches, as well as the rest of the nation. They also wanted to know how to best utilize the resources that are available through the CAA and the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA). According to the alarm administrator, most alarm companies in the area know about problem accounts and have already taken steps to correct the problem. The draft revisions to the alarm ordinance are close to being adopted.

Averaged 12 false dispatches per day during 1996 (4,383 total)
Averaged 11 false dispatches per day during 1997 (3,836 total)
Averaged 10 false dispatches per day during 1998 (3,709 total)
Averaged 8 false dispatches per day during 1999 (Jan-April)
Reduced false dispatches by 3% - 1998 compared to 1997
Reduced false dispatches by 8% -April 1998 to March 1999 (3,495 total)
(Projects to a 23% reduction in false alarm dispatches in 1999 vs 1998)