Response Alarms

After hearing more and more false alarms do you think people have become immune to the warnings they givea

I saw people in the centers packed not blink and eye when the fire alarm goes off, they just go shopping, even with red lights flashing.

and in buildings where alarms and automated warning voice comes over the intercom, people do not think even once that maybe there is a fire in the building, they just get angry and turn off the TV until at.

Do you think it's a dangerous habit for people to havea

Yes - and I think the key word in your question is "habit." People learn to react to these situations based on past experience, and that the vast majority have never had to escape an actual fire or bomb threat situation and are known as false alarms, then they behave according to what they think about reality. It is very similar to the "boy who cried wolf" mentality, combined with "it's not my problem" ...

It is a very difficult mindset to overcome. Just look at how most people in urban areas to respond when a car alarm goes off into the night outside their building (especially in places with many apartment buildings and parked cars). Essentially, they ignore it, believing that a false alarm triggered - which is a boon for car thieves! In the country, however, where if you hear a car alarm it would probably be yours or a close neighbor - the reaction is very different, both environmental factors play a role.

I doubt there is a viable short-term problem, but certainly, the programs of public education would help to change that "it can not happen to me / I do not like" state mind. It was part of the logic of road safety campaigns and their effectiveness is reflected in the decrease in road fatalities in recent decades. But in practice, most building owners are wary of achieving complete surprise drills because if some clients / residents were injured in the evacuation, then they can sue. It is true that people could also sue if there is a real emergency and evacuation is not going smoothly, so it's a huge dilemma.

Yes - it's almost as if we generally consider the sound of alarms as a noise nuisance rather than as an important warning.

I agree that laziness has made us believe in false alarms rather than take the time to check.

Everyone must be aware of basic fire safety within their buildings. Flag

Yes, I think it is very dangerous. You never know if the alarm is pulled, a drill, or if it is real and every time a fire alarm goes off it should be taken seriously. People unaware that he caused the death and it could have been avoided if they do not think it was another "false alarm". False alarms are not harmful to people, they help calm a person during an alarm and know what they must do to escape safely.

Yes, I think they do ...
It is a bit like "the boy who cried wolf"
You can get conditioning when you here these alarms all the time.
Conditioned not to respond.