Spokane PD Profile
Spokane, WA 99260
Population: 197000 Sworn Personnel: 289
Alarm Unit Staffing: 2 full time, 1 Sgt, 1 civilian employee.
Contact Information:
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Chief Alan Chertok Ph: 509-625-4050 Fax: 625-4066 Email: none |
Sergeant Anthony Giannetto Ph: 509-625-4232 Fax: 625-4066 Email: none |
Model States Result Summary:
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1996 False Dispatches |
1997 False Dispatches |
1998 False Dispatches |
1996/1997 % Change |
1997/1998 % Change |
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5217 |
8865 |
3375 |
70% |
-62% |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
108573 |
109114 |
115500 |
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Valid Alarms |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
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Total # Alarm Systems: unk |
Residential = N/A |
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Commercial = N/A |
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| Ordinance Information: | |
| (Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final) | |
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False Alarm Ordinance? Yes How long? 1998 Permit Required? Yes Renewal Cycle: Yearly Calendar/Fiscal Year: Calendar Who bills? Finance Dept Permit Fees: Commercial = $10 Residential = $10 |
Degree of Enforcement? Strict Alarm data source? FAAP Suspend/restrict response? yes How many until response suspended? after 7 false alarms in one year Accept cancellations? Yes Require verification? Yes Response Priority? High |
| Fine Structure | ||
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1st False Dispatch free 2nd False Dispatch free 3rd False Dispatch $119 4th False Dispatch $119 |
5th False Dispatch $119 6th False Dispatch $119 7th False Dispatch $119 8th False Dispatch N/A |
9th False Dispatch N/A 10th False Dispatch N/A 11th False Dispatch N/A 12th False Dispatch N/A |
Comments: New ordinance since mod states - Spokane is one of the most active agencies in the false alarm reduction effort. They have successfully implemented an alarm prevention class and revised their ordinance to reflect all of the IACP and Model Ordinance recommended provisions. Twenty-one alarm companies were provided with false alarm reports on a monthly basis, and 65% responded with information as to corrective action taken.
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| MODEL STATES REPORT Best Practices in Reducing False Dispatches | |
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