The Grill Fire Company would like to welcome local businesses to our website.

The Grill Fire Company along with the Township of Cumru strongly encourages businesses to install the Knox® System at each building to prevent costly forced entry damage while protecting property and lives. Knox key boxes, vaults and cabinets hold building entrance keys, electronic access cards and emergency information. Knox key switches and padlocks provide fire department access through property gates.

As the property owner, you purchase a Knox-Box® device and then mount it near your building entrance or property gate according to guidelines established by the Township of Cumru. Firefighters use a unique high security Knox® Master Key to open KNOX-BOX® devices in the Township of Cumru.

The International Fire Code in 2006 requires key boxes and states:

• 506.1 Where required. Where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for life-saving or fire-fighting pruposes, the fire code official is authorized to require a key box to be installed in an approved location. The key box shall be of an approved type and shall contain keys to gain necessary access as required by the fire code official.
  
  
• 506.1.1 Locks. An approved lock shall be installed on gates or similar barriers when required by the fire code official.
  
  
• 506.2 Key box maintenance. The operator of the building shall immediately notify the fire code official and provide the new key when a lock is changed or rekeyed. The key to such lock shall be secured in the key box.
  
  

If your business is interested in installing a Knox® system, businesses can do so from the online Knox® system store at http://www.knoxbox.com/store/.

After installing a Knox® system in your building or if you require additional information please e-mail the Grill Fire Company at info@grillfire.org or contact the Township of Cumru Fire Chief Brady at 610-777-1343.