How Do Firefighters Quickly Enter Locked Buildings?

Building owners wouldn’t be happy if firefighters kicked down locked doors whenever an alarm or other common alert took place, but the Fire Department can’t afford to just ignore alarms when buildings are locked.

That’s where “Knox Boxes” come in.

Property owners buy the small black boxes and place important keys inside. Edina firefighters can then use a master key to open any box in the city in the event of an emergency.

Paramedic/Firefighter Matt Willems discussed how the boxes work and why they’re important in a guest column for the Fire Department’s blog. Click here to read the full post.