The OP stated that an employee told her, that the alarms were very loud on the first floor...but silent on the second floor.

Does it really matter....why they went off? :oops:


I would be letting the Fire Marshall know about it, before someone gets hurt.

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You are exactly right...it IS a problem. :thumbup:

I am surprised, that anyone would make excuses for the business.

Or maybe I'm not. :rolleyes:

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I don't know if the OP was clear, but if the words in the post are accurate I don't see what the conjecture might be. Apparently a loud alarm occurred on the first floor. This alarm went off at least several minutes before the OP left the locker room on her own as the fire trucks had already arrived. She never heard the alarms. Not only did she not hear an alarm but she was advised they were apparently deliberately turned off. No one came to advise her that there was an event. When she independently went to take the elevators someone redirected her to the stairs. This suggests that for emergency purposes the elevator was shut down. If the spa's emergency plan is to wait for people to come to the elevator then send them down the stairs that could leave people elsewhere on the second floor unaware of a fire. No idea what the Florida Fire Prevention Code may require if anything for this particular business. But the fire marshal will know.

I was also @ Tuscany Spa, on the second floor during the "fire alarm". I came out of the ladies room, heading for the elevator when I was approached by an employee saying that I could not use the elevator because it was "beeping" and she was unsure why. I heard it beeping, but that was the only thing I did hear at that time. I was then escorted out the back upper level door onto the back porch. As soon as I went out the door, I heard the loud, shrill sound of a fire alarm going off. I thought that the elevator alarm was going off way ahead of the fire alarm ,but it never entered my mind that the alarm was shut off upstairs. I was escorted all the way down the steps and then into the front door to pay for my service. The girls at the counter were making phone calls to the owner, the fire dept had already been alerted. They were making their plan to get the building evacuated. There was a lady upstairs with a broken foot that they were concerned about. By the time I walked out the front door to leave, the fire dept was already there. Great response time...it was certainly less than 10 min.

The firetruck comes for ALL emergencies was my point, NOT just for fires. It was first to respond in our neighborhood to a 911 call for illness.

It is a part of the EMS, first responders. I have never heard a fire alarm anywhere in any business in TV. I didn't know the Tuscany Spa had a second floor.

I think the SIMPLE answer is that the OP should call the fire department and tell them that she was told that the alarm system is NOT working on the second floor and that she was told it was turned off.

And then anyone who goes there tell the manager shame on you and see what he/she says.

The Villages Public Safety Dept and Fire inspector are investigating.

The fire truck was NOT there for a medical emergency. Fire dept personnel was in full fire gear, and we could not re-enter the bldg (to pay) until we got a clearance from them.

Please with all the noise on this thread don't let go of the basic offense. Fire alarms placed at strategic points are done so for specific reasons. The safety inspection passed was based on the satisifaction that ample audio alarm were in place that would immediately detect the presence of smoke/fire/heat. the insuranc company also insured this building for the same reason. By the bldg owners action of disabling that second floor alarm system the bldg owner was in violation of the safety rules and the contract they signed with their insurer. Most importantly if a fire had ensued and if customers were not alerted because the alarm was disabled then an injury or death that occurred would take on at minimum gross negligence which would make the bldg owner liable for punitive damages.

when our fire alams go off at work they continue to sound and strobe untill the all clear is given...the fire is out...and i don't care where you are you can hear them..

At my office we have about 4 practice fire drills a year. The fire alarms are very loud in my office. My job is to check the ladies room to make sure no one is in there and to tell them to get out. All employees have to meet at a designated spot in our office parking lot, and we are timed to see how fast we evacuate the office. If an employee refuses to leave during a fire drill, that person and their supervisor will hear about it from the corporate manager of safety.

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Not to be contrary, but when you start a response like above, why would we think yours is anything other than another rumor ???

Just asking....

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Hey folks, this is not worth fighting about. An incident happened, whatever it was, and was taken care of.

It is worth it, that's why I read this stuff. Love the holier than thou dynamic from both ends of the spectrum coming together to educate each other. :clap2: