Why You Should Install a KNOX-Box Key Box at your Home or Business

The Prospect Heights FD encourages the use of a KNOX-Box or similar key box for our local businesses and homeowners. This low-cost emergency entry system provides the quickest and most secure way to gain access to your home or business during an emergency, especially when the building is not occupied, or when an injured person is unable to open the door.

When a fire breaks out or there is a medical emergency, firefighters and EMTs often must force their way into homes or businesses, resulting in costly damage to locks, doors, windows, and frames.  Plus, it delays emergency workers from putting out fires or attending to injured victims, or both.  And finally, it makes it impossible to secure the building again, after the emergency workers finish their jobs and leave.

The KNOX-Box system allows immediate and safe entry into the building, eliminating the damage, danger, or delay caused by forced entry.  It also allows firefighters and EMT’s to re-secure the building when they leave.  It’s simple: Owners keep entry keys and access cards in a high-security KNOX-Box (basically a key in a box) mounted near the building’s entrance. Each Knox Box purchased by the home, business, or building owner is keyed to a single master key controlled only by the fire department.

For more info email Lt. Teddy Kupiec: Tkupiec@phfire.com  847-253-8060