Residents and businesses who repeatedly bring Quinte West firefighters out on false alarms will soon be paying fines.
Quinte West Fire Chief John Whalen says there’s at least one false alarm a week, and one resident has had seven of them.
Chief Whalen says the false fire alarms are usually the fault of the security service, adding that the problems haven’t been caused by local security firms, but by those from outside of the area.
After 3 false alarms, fines range from 25 dollars, to over 500 dollars per call.