Fire Alarms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Esco!]

And does everyone in the building always come out?

I certainly dont anymore, some people do others don't

I remember a lady from work was talking about this 1 time as well as she also used to live in a condo and it was the same thing for her. Maybe 'sauga/brampton has different procedures than toronto?

I dunno how things work in Peel, but I was led to believe you're supposed to come to the lobby.
Also the elevators automatically go down to the lobby when the alarm goes off.

 

[basketcase]

My building had problems when it was first built but that problem with the system was fixed. Since then there has only rarely been a problem.

 

[RTRD]

Four times tonight so far...

...so there. So, so, so there.

...and I've only been home since about 7:30pm.

Twice it lasted well over 20+ minutes....like right now.

Really...whatever the fine is...they need to increase it by a factor of ten. They REALLY need to make these buildings pay for systems that don't false alarm this often. They don't in OFFICE BUILDINGS!!!!

Honestly...there will be a news story one day about dozen of people dying in a fire because they ignored the smoke alarm they had become completely numb and oblivious too...at this point it is more and ANNOYANCE than an "alarm"...

 

[Tangwhich]

Its not always a technical issue. Sometimes it happens because when people are cooking and gets hot and smokey, they decide to open their door, therefore causing the alarm in the hallway.

I'm not sure about older buildings, but anything built in the last few years at least this can't happen. The hallways are positively pressurized to avoid just this happening. That's why if you feel around your front door, there's always air coming through the cracks.