Woodstock is on the verge of implementing a by-law to crack down on false alarm calls. The Woodstock Fire Department responds to an average of 250 false alarms every year, the majority from industrial and institutional facilities. As Woodstock Mayor Pat Sobeski explains, a by-law has been drafted to begin cracking down on the repeat offenders. "When it's a fire false alarm, three vehicles go out automatically. And so there's an expense to that, especially if it's going to the same place on a false alarm. So over a 12-month period, companies will be allowed two false alarms." Then they'll receive a notice that if they don't correct their alarm issues, they will be fined 600-dollars for a third offense. The fines even escalate to 900 and 1200-dollars for a fourth and fifth offense. The Ministry of Transportation estimates it costs fire departments 410-dollars per hour per vehicle in responding to an incident. City Council can approve the false alarm by-law on Thursday night.
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