No Aircraft
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 12
Distraction
ATC Issue All Types; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Equipment Issue
General None Reported / Taken
ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings
The fire alarm continues to be an issue. The fire alarm started going off; which it has gone off for years now. As I've stated before; it is a huge distraction; the fire alarm is with 10 feet of the radar scopes. I called the airport authority to tell them it was going off; there response was 'Well it's not going off down here.' So me not knowing if it's a real alarm or not; I executed a contingency plan after contacting my manager. This isn't a management issue either; management is doing everything they can to fix this as well. We were somewhat busy with several airplanes inbound and outbound. I don't feel comfortable being watching someone work 10 airplanes while the fire alarm is going off. This needs to be fixed. Fix the fire alarm.
JAN Tower Controller reported the fire alarm goes off periodically for no reason.  This is a known reoccurring issue.  Reporter stated not knowing if it is a real fire or a false alarm every time it goes off is an issue which causes distraction.