Businesses which have three false alarm calls in 12 months will be billed by West Yorkshire Fire Service.
Firms will be hit by a £350 charge as the service bids to cut down on the number of wasted call-outs.
The fire service says false calls cost money and tie up emergency services.
The charging policy will come into effect in West Yorkshire on April 1 next year and will run as a pilot for the first 18 months.
Chris Kemp, fire protection manager for West Yorkshire, said: “It is a real fact that persistent false alarms instil complacency which in turn puts people at risk.
“It is our aim, through the introduction of this charging scheme, to ensure that we make the communities of West Yorkshire safer by reducing the number of false alarms.”
Mr Kemp added: “It is our role to ensure we support businesses in understanding their responsibilities and assist them in proactively driving down the number of false alarms and unwanted fire signals.
“Whilst there is significant risk to the safety of occupants in removing the link between the premises and the alarm receiving centre there is also the impact of property loss to be considered and I would urge anyone considering this to seek advice from one of our dedicated inspectors and also speak to their insurers.”
The move comes following legislation introduced in February 2012 allowing fire and rescue authorities to levy a charge where there is a persistent problem with false alarm calls.
Attendance to false alarms and unwanted fire signals has reduced by more than 42% in the last three years.
However, the service still attends more than 3,600 false calls from automatic fire alarms per year as a result of faulty apparatus or poor management, accounting for 16% of all fire calls.
After three calls to the same premises inside 12 months, any further call-outs will be charged at £350 a time.
West Yorkshire Fire Authority carried out a three-month consultation on charging and took the opinions of almost 2,000 firms.
