Malicious False Alarm 1 : A false alarm of fire deliberately sounded by someone in order to inconvenience the fire department, as opposed to an accidental false alarm
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}