Wheaton PD Profile
Population: 55,755
Sworn Personnel: 70Alarm Unit Staffing: 1 PT
Contact Information:
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Chief Mark Field Ph: 630-260-4860 Fax: 630-260-4865 Email: MField@ICJIA.ORG |
Martha Barmantje Ph: 630-260-4860 Fax: 630-260-4865 Email: MBarmantje@wheaton.il.us |
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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1,863 |
1699 |
1493 |
-9% |
-12% |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
27,423 |
26384 |
25740 |
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Valid Alarms |
2 |
5 |
4 |
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Total # Alarm Systems: 1088 |
Residential = 738 |
68h% |
Commercial = 350 |
32% |
| 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? 1997 Permit Required? Yes Renewal Cycle: One Time Calendar/Fiscal Year: Calendar Who Bills? City Finance Department Permit Fees: Commercial = None Residential = None |
Degree of Enforcement? Strict Alarm Data Source? FAAP Suspend/Restrict Response? Yes How Many Until Response Suspended? 10 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 FREE 4th False Dispatch FREE |
5th False Dispatch $100 6th False Dispatch $100 7th False Dispatch $100 8th False Dispatch $100 |
9th False Dispatch $200 10th False Dispatch $200 11th False Dispatch $300 12th False Dispatch $300 |
Comments: Excellent support from chief and administrator, worst offender meetings held twice per year. The best Illinois agency in terms of adopting all elements of false alarm reduction program as presented by the Model States program.
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| MODEL STATES REPORT Best Practices in Reducing False Dispatches | |
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