The City of Thompson is cracking down on false alarms.
Under the City’s False Alarm By-law that came into effect January 1st, the first false alarm will result in education materials being sent to the property owner.
Your second offense will result in a 300$ fine and any other false alarm within the 12 month span after will cost you 600$
The City says service technicians who trigger alarms without notifying Fire and Emergency Services in advance will also face fines.
Dennis Benson speaks on false alarm data last year.
“In 2025, Thompson Fire and Emergency Services responded to 651 fire related calls and of those calls, 292 were classified as false alarms.”
Before doing any construction, testing, or maintenance that could set off an alarm, property owners are asked to contact Thompson Fire and Emergency Services dispatch at 204-677-7916.
