The Village of Canton recognizes the importance
of providing its emergency services with rapid entry into locked buildings.
Delay in gaining entry can result in substantial property damage,
delays in providing lifesaving or other medical procedures, and increased
danger for emergency services personnel and the building occupants.
This article provides for the placement in secured, locked containers
of keys to important areas within a structure and information that
may be vital and necessary to the health, safety and welfare of its
occupants and responding emergency crews.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
A detection system which is designed and installed to comply
with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards to
automatically detect smoke and/or fire.
AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
A system or assembly of piping, valves, controls and sprinklers
which are designed and installed to comply with the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) standards, which utilize water, foam,
carbon dioxide or other gas to automatically react to and suppress
fire.
EMERGENCY ALARM
Any device designed to alert fire or emergency medical personnel
to an emergency condition requiring attention and to which fire or
emergency medical service units are expected to respond. This definition
shall include alarms that terminate at an answering service, as well
as those that emit an audible or visible signal.
FALSE ALARM
An alarm signal from an emergency alarm or notification by
an emergency alarm answering service which calls for an emergency
response from the Fire Department for fire or emergency medical services
where an emergency situation does not in fact exist. The term "false
alarm" shall not include an alarm signal caused by testing or repairing
of telephone or electrical lines or equipment outside of the premises,
an attempted illegal entry of which there is visible evidence, violent
conditions of nature or other extraordinary circumstances not reasonably
subject to control by the alarm or alarm supplier.
KEY BOX
A high security key vault of UL type, approved by the Village
of Canton Office of Code Enforcement and the Chief of the Fire Department,
master keyed with Medco Biaxial Level 7 or equivalent lock. Locks
shall be keyed to the key configuration provided by the Village of
Canton. Such vaults shall have weatherproof gaskets, shall have a
covered lock opening and shall be highly resistant to drilling or
vandalism.
KEY BOX DOCUMENT VAULT
A high-security steel plate vault, a minimum of 14 inches
high by 12 inches wide by two inches deep, constructed to the same
standards as the lock box, for the storage of documents.
The Office of Code Enforcement shall administer
and enforce the provisions of this article.