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Almost 40 years ago, Knox Company took on the challenge of developing a complete rapid entry system specifically designed for firefighters. In 1975, the first Knox-Box® was introduced to the fire service and a unique concept in fire response was born. Knox-Box soon became the fire industry’s high security lock box of choice. In 1981, a section of the Uniform Fire Code mandating the use of rapid entry lock boxes was adopted and remains in use today.

Protect students, staff and property by providing a complete, secure key control system to campus facilities.

Have you ever arrived on scene and find it difficult to open the Knox-Box? Overtime grit can build up in a lock core, particularly if the lock core isn’t used often. This built up grit can make it difficult to open the box. Knox utilizes high quality, precision locks that require a minimal amount of maintenance to insure continuous reliability. However, annual inspection and maintenance of the lock is recommended. Also, this is a convenient time to check the condition of the box and door gasket as well as verify that the key contained in the box is still current. A few minutes of your time now can help to ensure the Knox products in your jurisdiction work as designed when needed most.

How we interact with friends, family and businesses has been evolving rapidly. Even how we shop has changed. You may not have noticed but Knox has been making continual changes to our website to address this new reality. When we first launched knoxbox.com (back in 1998) it was place to find general information on the Knox System. Today, you can research products, register your jurisdiction and even have property owners purchase products online. Our latest redesigned site focuses on improving each visitor’s experience.

Thank you for taking the time to watch this video wihich demonstrates how to properly lock and unlock Knox FDC devices. We will begin the demonstration by reviewing the tools and the products associated with this product line.

The Knox Company has been the leading provider in Rapid Access Solutions to the fire service, government and securty industries for more than 30 years. The KnoxBox Residential Program is an extension of the Knox Rapid Entry system, that provides first responders with safe and immediate to a residential property in the even of an alarm or an emergency.

The Knox Company takes pride in manufacturing vandal resistant products. While the majority of the security components are engineered into the product design, the safe guarding of the KNOX-BOX is contingent upon the correct installation of the product.

The Knox Company was founded in 1975 with the goal of developing a complete rapid entry system specifically for the fire service. With the introduction of the first KnoxBox, key control and emergency 24 access to commercial structures became a reality...

Around 10 years ago, Gainesville, Georgia adopted the International Fire Code for their community. This code grants the department the authority to require businesses to have a key box for emergency access. After adopting the code, Gainesville decided to implement the key box provision in their jurisdiction. After exploring their different options, they settled on the Knox System as the key box for their community.

For the past several years the Knox Company has been working on the concept and development of an emergency electrical shutdown box. Given the hazards to firefighters when attempting to shut down electrical power for tactical operations, this product is long overdue.