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April 30, 2008
Dear Building Owner/Manager:
As of June 30, 2006 the Fire Marshal for the City of Calgary under section AFC 2.5.1.3 of the Alberta Fire Code retroactively changed the requirements for lockboxes. All buildings were given until December 31, 2007 to exchange their old fire department lockbox with the new electronic lockbox now required in Calgary. The lockbox requirements were changed to increase the security of the keys in the boxes and increase your building security. This new lockbox allows for better accountability and transparency from the fire department as well. If you are receiving this letter you have failed to exchange your old style lockbox to the new electronic version. Please make arrangements with one of the approved lockbox companies listed below to install and maintain a new lockbox on your building immediately. Failure to comply may result in building owner(s)/manager(s) being charged under the Alberta Safety Codes Act for failure to comply with the Alberta Fire Code Division B 2.5.1.3
Ken Prusky Fire Marshal, City of Calgary Fire Department
Alberta Fire Code Section 2.5. Fire Department Access to Buildings Buildings that Require a Lockbox: AFC 2.5.1.3 Fire Department Key Box: 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 elevators to fire fighting personnel only,
• A key operated elevator control feature that will switch selected elevators to operate on emergency power,
• Stairway 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.
3) Keys or devices provided in conformance with Sentence (2) shall be affixed to a key ring or rings, and identified with tags indicating their function.
4) When a fire alarm system or sprinkler system is required to transmit a signal to the fire department in conformance with the Alberta Building Code, a key box shall be installed on the exterior wall of the building in proximity to the principal entrance.
5) A key box installed in conformance with Sentence (4) shall contain an entrance door key with a tag affixed to this key in conformance with Sentence (3).
To have a lock box installed please call 403-250-1895 |
