The City of Thompson is bringing in a False Alarm By-law.

To date, the City hasn’t had a by-law for this infraction, but they are a continuous problem for Thompson Fire and Emergency Services.

Last week on City Beat, Mayor Colleen Smook provided an example.

“In May of this year, Thompson Fire and Emergency Services says that out of 68 fire calls, 15 of them were false alarms.”

Smook said that made up almost 25 per cent of the calls and those false alarms put others at jeopardy if there is a real emergency somewhere else.

The fines that are charged to those who are responsible, if they are the  property owners, can see any unpaid fines added to their property tax bill.