Protect
business and residential property from forced entry damage during fire and
medical emergencies.
Fire departments gain entry into this key box with
the Knox® Master Key. It is a high security master key used only by
your local fire department for emergency access. Knox-Box key boxes
already protect businesses, schools and commercial properties
against forced entry damage and delayed emergency response.
How it works:
These Knox-Box units hold entry keys to your home or
business. If the Fire Company would be called to your home or
business for a emergency and no key holder is present, the fire
company would utilize a master key and unlock the Knox-Box, obtain
the key to your home or business, unlock the door and gain access.
This eliminates forcible entry which causes thousands in damage.
Once the scene is clear the home or business key would be placed
back in lock box and secured. The fire company is the only one with
the master key.
LCFC has
made ordering these units easier by allowing you to order direct
from
www.knoxbox.com. Simply
click on the Online Purchase link and enter 16423, then select the
Lake City Fire Company.
LCFC Recommends the
following unit:
1650 Residential Box
If you have any questions
about purchasing a Knox-Box for your home or business email
chief@lakecityfire.org.
Reasons to install a Knox
Box on your home or business
1. Maintain building security
after a fire alarm investigation by relocking the undamaged door,
2. Protect your property
from thousands of dollars in damage with this one time low cost
investment.
3. Assures immediate entry
to building by first responders without delay.
4. Feel secure about
emergency coverage when your building/residence is left unattended.
The Fire Company holds the only master key to the Knox-Box.
5. Save time and aggravation
by not having to drive to your business at 2:00am for a false alarm.
6. Knox-Box is a trusted
emergency access system by over 7,000 communities
nationwide.
Knox Box®
system is a surface or recessed mounted locking key box that is
placed on the exterior wall of the building or house. The lock is
keyed to a special cut key that is specific to our Department and
cannot be duplicated by any locksmiths. Inside the Knox Box, is a
key that will open a door to your building or house. In each of our
fire apparatus is a key electronically secured in a specially locked
unit at all times. This key cannot be taken out unless the officer
receives the special six digit pin number from our dispatch center
for the specific building. These pin numbers are changed every time
the key has been accessed for security purposes.
For
Example:
If a fire alarm is sounding in an unoccupied business at night
and entry into the building is needed to investigate the source
of the alarm, the responding fire apparatus requests the Knox
Box pin number from the West County Communications Center. The
dispatcher relays the six digit pin to the officer to release
the key from the electrically locked box in the fire apparatus.
When the key in the fire apparatus is released, it is taken out
and used to open the Knox Box mounted on the exterior wall of
the building. Once the Knox Box is opened the building key can
be utilized to open the business and investigate the alarm.
When the
firefighters are finished, the building key is returned to the Knox
Box mounted on the exterior wall of the building and the box is
locked. The key that opened the Knox Box is returned to the fire
apparatus where it is placed back into the electronically locking
box. If the Knox Box® system was not available at this business,
windows would have been broken, doors might have been forced open,
or firefighters would have had to wait until someone showed up to
open the door. This system allows firefighters rapid access in
emergency situations that prevents expensive damaged to windows and
doors. The standard Knox Box unit costs approximately $200 dollars,
which is far less than the costs associated with commercial doors
and windows that would need to be destroyed to enter the building in
an emergency or for a fire alarm.
