Intrusion
A security alarm system is designed to detect intrusion -- unauthorised entry into a building or area -- protecting against burglary, property damage and personal safety.
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False Alarm Cost Calculator
Add up what false alarms really cost a year: call-out charges, staff time and lost trade.
False Alarm Cost Calculator
Add up what false alarms really cost a year: call-out charges, staff time and lost trade.
Patrol attendance, a fire brigade call-out fee or a monitoring charge -- whatever your site is billed.
The key holder driving in at 2am, plus the next morning.
Lost trade, an evacuation, overtime.
Results
Charges: $540 (6 charged)
Staff time: $495
Other losses: $0
Cost per false alarm: $173
Cost a year: $1,035
Over three years: $3,105
Most false alarms come from a few causes: a door not shut, a detector in the wrong place, a flat battery or a user code mistake. Finding the cause, and checking a camera before anyone is sent, usually costs less than one year of call-outs.
How it works
Charges apply to the false alarms after any free ones, at the charge per alarm. Staff time is every false alarm x the hours lost x the hourly cost. Other losses are added per alarm. The three-year figure is the yearly cost x 3.
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