There are requirements

Did you know that Mont-Tremblant municipal bylaws dictate that you cannot install an alarm system without a permit? What’s more, an existing alarm system cannot be kept in service unless a permit certifying its registration is issued. The permit request form to register an alarm system is available on the Ville de Mont-Tremblant website at www.villedemont-tremblant.qc.ca and, once you have completed it, you should send it to the Police Department at 380 rue Siméon. There is no cost involved in obtaining the permit. The information required to obtain it is a timesaver for police, firefighters and dispatchers when an alarm is triggered and they try to reach the person involved, because an alarm system must not transmit a continuous audible signal for more than 20 consecutive minutes.

Responding to the alarms

With a view to providing quality service to citizens, police officers systematically respond when an alarm has been triggered and the central exchange makes the request. To reduce the number of false alarms, fees must be paid when there have been several false alarms from the same address in the same year.

What it costs…

• 3rd and all subsequent calls involving a travel response by the Police Department  : $100
• 2nd and all subsequent calls involving a travel response by the Fire Department : $400

As soon as your system registers a false alarm, here are a few suggestions.

• Check the sensitivity of your alarm system if you have a pet.
• Keep animals, fans and heat sources away from the zones covered by movement detectors. Curtains that move when a window is opened can also set off the alarm.
• Check your outside door to make sure that it isn’t moved by a strong wind or when someone knocks at the door.

Some numbers

Note : Calculation of false alarms is made over a period of 365 days starting from the first false alarm, and not from the calendar year.