Can we talk about the number of false fire alarms in schools?

Just read a report from the National Fire Protection Association. It said over 40% of all fire alarm activations in schools are false alarms. Found it while looking up code stuff for a job in Springfield. That's a huge waste of time and resources for everyone. How do you guys handle making systems less prone to that?

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taylor.phoenix3h agoTop Commenter

Man, my buddy's kid goes to a school where they had one go off almost every week last fall. Turns out it was mostly from steam in the bathrooms setting off the detectors right outside. They ended up moving a couple of them and putting in different kinds that are less sensitive to that stuff. It cut way down on the problem. I mean, that's a lot of class time lost and fire trucks showing up for nothing.

tara_palmer2h agoMost Upvoted

So @taylor.phoenix, did the school ever say why they used such sensitive detectors in the first place?