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59:, and sometimes police to retrieve in emergency situations. The term "Knox-Box" is a brand name for such products produced by the American company Knox Associates, which does business as The Knox Company. The Knox Box is part of a line of security-related products marketed as the Knox Rapid Access System.
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to all Knox Boxes in their response area, enabling them to quickly enter buildings in their area without having to force entry or find individual keys held in deposit at the station. Sometimes the Knox Master Key is stored in a key retention device such as
Sentralok or KeySecure. Knox Master Key
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for the security of many buildings. If the key to a district's Knox Box is stolen or copied, a thief can enter any building in the area that has a Knox Box. All Knox commercial boxes have a standard tamper switch which can be wired to the building's
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A Knox Box can also cut fire losses for building owners since firefighters can enter buildings without breaking doors or windows. It can also reduce the potential of a firefighter being injured forcing entry.
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181:"KNOX-BOX Trademark of KNOX ASSOCIATES, INC. - Serial Number 74079619 - Alter"
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133:"Fire Department Key Box Installation (Knox Box) – Steps to Get Yours"
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195:"Knox Associates Inc - Company Profile and News"
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926:Glossary of locksmithing terms
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860:Perimeter intrusion detection
51:that holds building keys for
839:Miniature snap-action switch
586:Time-delay combination locks
62:Local fire departments hold
941:John M. Mossman Lock Museum
931:Electromagnetic door holder
251:"The Knox Box Requirements"
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279:Finkle, Jim (2013-03-01).
57:emergency medical services
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799:Closed-circuit television
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161:City of Cudahy, Wisconsin
47:is a small, wall-mounted
1113:Emergency services stubs
683:Kensington Security Slot
596:Tubular pin tumbler lock
255:City of Atlanta, Georgia
93:fire alarm control panel
75:to release the key with
900:Vandal-resistant switch
854:Passive infrared sensor
784:Alarm monitoring center
581:Rotary combination lock
430:Components and hardware
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1047:–related article is a
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984:Category:Locksmithing
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442:Interchangeable core
365:Fundamental concepts
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112:Real-estate lock box
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961:Musée de la Serrure
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951:Lock Museum
885:Reed switch
794:Card reader
703:Night latch
653:Bramah lock
546:Warded lock
382:Key control
69:audit trail
64:master keys
33:fire engine
1092:Categories
829:Key switch
678:Door chain
510:Berlin key
292:2020-02-07
265:2020-02-07
236:2020-02-07
166:2020-02-07
157:"Knox Box"
142:2020-02-07
119:References
73:dispatcher
35:, holds a
809:Dual loop
789:Car alarm
751:Locksport
673:Dead bolt
668:Crash bar
591:Time lock
530:Smart key
447:Key blank
890:Tripwire
761:Snap gun
756:Slim Jim
728:The Club
688:Knox Box
520:Keychain
482:Rim lock
452:Key code
412:Rekeying
402:Password
106:See also
45:Knox Box
571:Padlock
515:Car key
467:Lockset
462:Lockrod
437:Bitting
286:Reuters
834:Keypad
356:, and
1043:This
1007:Locks
856:(PIR)
693:Latch
346:Locks
1049:stub
1019:Book
995:Keys
503:Keys
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