posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 3:58 PM
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Windsor, CT, No Longer Monitors Fire Alarm Systems Due to New Code
Windsor, CT, dispatchers will no longer be monitoring fire alarm systems at nursing homes, hotels, motels and similar high-density occupancies under a change adopted by the town council Monday night.
The amendment to the town's fire protection code, adopted unanimously by the council, requires that those alarm systems by linked to an approved central monitoring system at the property owner's expense.
Fire Marshal Robert Bolasevich said that the change was necessary because dispatchers at the Windsor Public Safety Complex can no longer handle the demand of modern alarm systems given the press of other duties and the fact that their equipment is outdated and becoming increasingly unreliable.
The town's fire code requires monitored fire protection for occupancies of 25 or more persons. An estimated 50 to 60 properties are affected by the change. Many have already begun switching over to private monitoring and the change should be fully implemented by early April, town officials say.