I have a fire alarm system that is currently monitored by a private company. Do I have to connect to the city?

Yes. In fact Chapter 22, Article XV of the Wheaton City Code requires all fire and discretionary alarm signals to be transmitted to receiving equipment housed by the City of Wheaton. In order to reduce response times and maintain better oversight of fire alarms, it is important to have fire alarms directly connected to the City’s channel.

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1. What is DU-COMM?
2. Why is Chicago Metro Fire Prevention Company supplying the equipment?
3. If I pay a fee to the City of Wheaton, can I stop paying fees to my current alarm company?
4. I have a security system that is monitored by a private company. Does the radio fire alarm system affect my security alarm?
5. I have a fire alarm system that is currently monitored by a private company. Do I have to connect to the city?
6. Can I purchase a radio from another vendor?
7. Do other communities use radios?
8. Have there been any problems with the radios?
9. Our company policy requires our fire alarm to be monitored by a private alarm company, or our company has a proprietary fire alarm monitoring system. Are we required to connect to the City?
10. What is the charge for monitoring?