When you hear a house alarm going (1 Viewer)

[IC FBGCav]

How long until you call 911?

 

[IC FBGCav]

Let's say it is 4:30 am on New Years Day.

 

[Galileo]

Your house or the neighbor's?

 

[Sinn Fein]

I figure the alarm is supposed to notify the police, or security company at a minimum.

Also, I am a heavy sleeper - I am not hearing the alarm at 4:30 AM on any day.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I figure the alarm is supposed to notify the police, or security company at a minimum.

Also, I am a heavy sleeper - I am not hearing the alarm at 4:30 AM on any day.

This. If I was friendly with them and I heard it, I would likely call them and if they didn’t answer maybe call the police. That would t ever happen because I too would sleep through a WWI artillery strike. 

 

[Dezbelief]

Let's say it is 4:30 am on New Years Day.

I would look outside and see if it appeared there was a heist in progress. If not I would write it off as fireworks setting it off. I wouldn't call it in unless it started bugging me for an extended period of time.

I figure the alarm is supposed to notify the police, or security company at a minimum.

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IC FBGCav you planning a heist for next year's eve?

 

[Gally]

Treat it like a car alarm.  Just walk by and go about my business

 

[IC FBGCav]

Treat it like a car alarm.  Just walk by and go about my business

This is what I probably should have done.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

This is what I probably should have done.

 

[IC FBGCav]

Your house or the neighbor's?

I was outside on my porch.  It was a neighbor but I am deaf in one ear (tinnitus) so couldn't locate it well.  

 

[IC FBGCav]

I would look outside and see if it appeared there was a heist in progress. If not I would write it off as fireworks setting it off. I wouldn't call it in unless it started bugging me for an extended period of time.

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IC FBGCav you planning a heist for next year's eve?

No heist but after 5 minutes but before 10 minutes I called.  It went off 5 minutes after that and called 911 back and let them know it stopped.  Still think to error on the side of caution but not sure.

 

[zamboni]

Having raised kids, I thought the thread was going to be a sequel to this  .

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

IF it woke me up (unlikely unless it's really close lol) and IF it continued for more than a couple of minutes I probably would. Out of annoyance more than anything. 

Can't assume that it notifies the alarm company/police, bc some people don't do the subscription service so they literally just have the audible alarm with no remote notifications. If they're home, it's usually off within a few seconds or they're notifying authorities if needed. Or if I hear gunshots at that point THEN I call the police. 

 

[Enderdog]

Well that depends on which neighbor it is.