Interesting article.

My gym is fairly large--2 floors. Twice, while I was on the treadmill (on the lower floor), the fire alarm went off--flashing lights, beeping horns, etc. No one moved to leave -- including me!

Both were false alarms-- 2 of several due to a fault in the system.

I wonder how much our alertness and reaction time has been dulled by false alarms and a general sense of security.

After "n" number of false alarms, what does it take to let everyone know "this one is for real."

I know that we should all react as if all the alarms are real, but human nature is not so rational, especially after a number of "false positives."