Knox Box Program

The Edinboro 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 16412, then select the Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department. The Department recommends the Knox Box 3200 Swing Door series for commercial applications and the Knox Box 1658 Swing Door series for residential units.

                                                                         2020 Pricing For Items

                                                          3200 Swing Door Commercial Box - $383.00
                                                                   1658 Residential Box - $253.00

 If you have questions about the purchase of a Knox Box® for your business or home please contact Deputy Chief Robert Glenn at (814) 734-1823, or by email at chief@edinborofire.org.

• Maintain building security after a fire alarm investigation by simply re-locking the undamaged door.

• Protect your property from thousands of dollars in damage with this one-time, low cost investment.

• Depend on the highest lock box security available with attack resistant, UL tested reliability.

• Over the last 27 years, Knox-Box has been the chosen solution in 7,000 communities nationwide - communities just like ours!
• Eliminate needless, costly forced entry damage that may not be covered by your Insurance deductible.

• Assure immediate building entry by firefighters without delay or waiting for building keys.

• Protect inventory, equipment and supplies from unnecessary water damage caused by delayed sprinkler shut-off.

• Satisfy local fire codes and emergency access ordinances.

• Save time and aggravation by not having to drive to your establishment at 2:00 am for a false alarm.

• 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.

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 $350 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.