Not only do fire alarms help keep people safe in the event of a fire emergency, working fire alarms are often required by insurance companies. If you experience a fire and it can be demonstrated that your fire alarms were not working, you could stand to lose coverage from your insurance company.
Recently, a church and Christian school complex with extensive facilities discovered that no one had checked to make sure their fire alarms were still working properly. When a new maintenance worker discovered a problem, the church was shocked to learn that the fire alarms were not functioning in a large percentage of their property.
If the leadership of the church is not completely certain that all the alarms are in good working order, it would be wise to check on this matter immediately.