Why is it illegal to pull a fire alarm? - Home

The reason why it's illegal to pull the fire alarm anywhere is because the fire department will have to waste their time racing to the call, and people might be dying in a real fire. It will even disturb the peace due to the noise it emits.

You can face felony charges with the law. You should only activate a fire alarm pull station during a real fire. Just remember what happens in the fable called "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

There are often legal repercussions to pulling a fire alarm when there is no fire because usually these alarms trigger the fire apartment to race to the scene. This prevents people from "crying wolf."