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Knox
Box Program
The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department takes great pride in
protecting lives and property and we have done a great job
over the years of doing so. This year, we are
asking businesses and some residences to help us maintain the
ability to protect your property from damage and fire through
the installation of a Knox Box®.
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.
The Fairview Volunteer Fire
Department 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 16415, then select
the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department. The Department
recommends the Knox Box 3200 Lift Off Door series for
commercial applications and the Knox Box 1650 Lift Off Door
series for residential units.
2009 Pricing For Items
3201 Lift Off Door Commercial Box - $215.00
1650 Residential Box - $159.00
If you have questions about the purchase of a Knox Box® for
your business or home please contact Chief Jim Wagner at
(814) 474-5091, or by
email at
fairviewchiefs@roadrunner.com
Reason to install a Knox Box
system on your home or business.
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Maintain building security
after a fire alarm investigation by simply re-locking the
undamaged door.
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Protect your property from
thousands of dollars in damage with this one-time, low cost
investment.
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Depend on the highest lock
box security available with attack resistant, UL tested
reliability.
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Over the last 27 years, Knox-Box
has been the chosen solution in 7,000 communities nationwide -
communities just like ours!
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Eliminate needless, costly
forced entry damage that may not be covered by your Insurance
deductible.
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Assure immediate building
entry by firefighters without delay or waiting for building
keys.
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Protect inventory,
equipment and supplies from unnecessary water damage caused by
delayed sprinkler shut-off.
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Satisfy local fire codes
and emergency access ordinances.
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Save time and aggravation
by not having to drive to your establishment at 2:00 am for a
false alarm.
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Feel secure about emergency
coverage when your building/residence is left unattended. The
Fire Department holds the only key to the Knox-Box.
A
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.
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