Do police have access to Knox Box?

Do police have access to Knox Box?

A Knox Box is a secure and mounted device that can hold keys, access cards, and full size binders of information for use by the Fire Department during afterhours emergency calls for service. Key boxes are only accessible by Fire Department personnel, not by police or other first responders.

Are all Knox Box keys the same?

The keys for Knox KeySecure are the same throughout a district (the extent of which depends on the district).

What do you put in a Knox Box?

Property owners store entrance keys, access cards and floor plans in high-security Knox-Box key boxes mounted near building entrances. Each Knox-Box purchased by a property owner is keyed to a single master key controlled by the local responding department.

Who typically installs Knox Boxes?

Installation

• Installation is the responsibility of the building owner.
• Secure the KNOX Box to a solid wall, beam or post.
• The Knox Box must be mounted on the exterior of a structure at a height of five (5) feet from the ground to the bottom of the box.

Where do I put Knox Box?

Always mount your Knox Residential Box to a secure, solid wall, beam or post in an area sheltered from excessive moisture. For fire department use, consult your fire department for other mounting requirements such as height and placement on the building. A six (6) foot height level is recommended to resist vandalism.

Where should a Knox box be installed?

Location: (a) Knox Boxes must be installed within three feet horizontally of the principle entrance door of the building or within three feet horizontally of another entrance to the building which is acceptable to the fire department.

How high do you mount a Knox Box?

Knox strongly recommends all boxes be installed 6 feet up from the ground. A box at this height is easily accessible by most first responders without the use of a ladder.

Where do you mount a Knox Box?

How Knox boxes work?

A Knox Box is a secure key safe that mounts on the wall of a building. The only keys available to open the box are in the possession of the fire company. When there is a fire alarm or a fire, the fire company can access the key safe and use the building keys to enter the building rather than breaking into the building.

What is a fire Knox Box?

Knox Rapid Access Solutions allow immediate entry through secured gates and parking garages. Power Control. Minimize potential injuries. With the Knox Remote Power Box, first responders can remotely operate a shunt trip breaker to safely remove power from a building or equipment — minimizing potential injuries.

Are Knox boxes required by code?

“Where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for life-saving of fire-fighting purposes, the fire code official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an approved location.

What is a Knox Box and how does it work?

(July 2014) A Knox Box is a small, wall-mounted safe that holds building keys for fire departments, emergency medical services, and sometimes police to retrieve in emergency situations.

Do Knox boxes have a tamper switch?

All Knox commercial boxes have a standard tamper switch which can be wired to the building’s fire alarm control panel to sound a supervisory alert if the box is opened. The keys for Knox KeySecure are the same throughout a district (the extent of which depends on the district).

Where is the Knox master key stored?

Knox Box. Sometimes the Knox Master Key is stored in a key retention device such as Sentralok or KeySecure. Knox Master Key retention devices provide accountability on access to the key. KeySecure records an audit trail of when the key is accessed while Sentralok requires a dispatcher to release the key with DTMF tones.

What happens if the key to a KnoxBox is stolen?

If the key to a district’s KnoxBox is stolen or copied, a thief can enter any building that has a KnoxBox. All Knox commercial boxes have a standard tamper switch which can be wired to the building’s fire alarm control panel to sound a supervisory alert if the box is opened.