Effective June 1, 2006 per the Alberta Fire Code (AFC 2.5.1.3), buildings in the City of Calgary were ordered to install approved Fire Dept. Lock Boxes. The law reads:
1) A fire department key box constructed, keyed, and located in a manner acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be provided in a building, and shall contain a set or set of keys or devices required to be used in an emergency.
2) A fire department key box shall be installed and provided with keys and devices in conformance with Sentence (1) in a building equipped with :
A fire alarm system where control features, including those for emergency voice
communication systems, are located behind a locked pane.
A fire alarm system where manually operated devices require a key or device in
order to be reset,
A fire alarm system where the electrical circuit breaker is located within a locked
panel or room,
An automatic sprinkler system where the main control valve is locked in the open
position,
An automatic sprinkler system where the main control valve is located within a
locked room or enclosure,
Fire fighting standpipe and water supply connections in a locked room or area
such as on a roof,
A key operated elevator control feature that will permit exclusive use of the
elevators to fire fighting personnel only,
A key operated elevator control feature that will switch selected elevators to
operate on emergency power,
Stairwell doors that have been locked on the stairway side in conformance with
the Alberta Building Code, or
Locked access doors to a roof provided for fire fighting purposes.
Parry Bros. is an Approved provider of Fire Dept. Lock boxes. Please call to inquire or book your installation.
