A RESOLUTION OF THE
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS
IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE MODEL STATES FALSE ALARM REDUCTION PROGRAM AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE STATE COORDINATOR PROJECT
JULY 28, 1998
| WHEREAS, | The members of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) and their agencies recognize that the issue of false alarms has adversely impacted the police departments' ability to respond to other crimes. |
| WHEREAS, | The members of WASPC and their partners, the Washington Alarm Association are members of the Model States False Alarm Reduction Project. And further, that their liaison is enhanced by the State Coordinator Project. |
| WHEREAS, | The State Coordinator has worked with local law enforcement to standardize false alarm reporting, implementation of ordinance changes, education processes, and schemes aimed at reducing false alarms that were developed in the National False Alarm Reduction Project; a partnership of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, the Central Station Alarm Association and the Security Industry Association. |
| WHEREAS, | The alarm industry has contributed the funding for the State Coordinators through the Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation. |
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, |
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That the Executive Board of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs support and encourages the continuation of the Model States Program and the work of the State Coordinators. And, recommends to the alarm industry through its Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation to continue the funding of the State Coordinators for an additional year beginning in April, 1999. | |
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| MODEL STATES REPORT Best Practices in Reducing False Dispatches | |
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