Smoke detector malfunctioning

[Cinder & Smoke]

Yes but what if while the fire fighters are rushing over to blow dust out of our
faulty smoke detector there is a REAL emergency?

First - YOUR call is a "Real Emergency" until it's controlled or Proved to be false.

Second - Most departments have more than one truck and crew available.

Third - We ALL have "mutual aid" ... we just call the neighboring department
and invite them to the second call.

Don't sweat the "what ifs" - we got it covered!

[pomtzu]

First - YOUR call is a "Real Emergency" until it's controlled or Proved to be false.

Second - Most departments have more than one truck and crew available.

Third - We ALL have "mutual aid" ... we just call the neighboring department
and invite them to the second call.

Don't sweat the "what ifs" - we got it covered!

Exactly. There is always another company on stand-by if they are needed. In the rural area that I live in, we are covered by a volunteer fire company, and if they are out on a call, another company in the region will cover for them if needed. There really aren't many paid fire companies in this state - only in the larger cities.