Key Boxes (Knox Box)
The Westmere Fire District participates in a key box, or Knox Box, program in the Town of Guilderland.
Purpose
In 1999, the Guilderland Town Board adopted Chapter 193 of the Town Code, Key Boxes. According to the law:
A key box local law 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 the occupants and the responding fire fighters. Access to those key areas and advance knowledge of their location and the location of hazardous or potentially hazardous materials enhances the responding fire company’s abilities to preserve and protect lives and property.
The purpose of this chapter is to speed the access to buildings for responding fire companies and limit the amount of potential physical damage to structures brought about by the need to access a building or structure promptly to save lives, prevent injuries and protect property.
Updating your Keys
Contact the Fire Prevention Office at Guilderland Town Hall at (518) 356-1980 to order a key box or for any key box changes. An officer will be assigned to meet with you and change the keys in your Knox, or key, box.
Open Burning Restrictions
Open burning restrictions and regulations are enacted and enforced by the Town of Guilderland. For more information, visit their site by clicking here.
You may also view the open burning regulations by clicking here.
Water Restrictions
At certain times during the year, the Town of Guilderland will enact water restriction to limit water usage in order to maintain safe levels in their water system.
For more information on current restrictions, visit their site by clicking here.
Emergency Alerts
The Town of Guilderland has partnered with Nixle to provide community emergency alert notifications. Nixle is used by thousands of law enforcement agencies and city and municipal governments across the country to provide public notifications through text messages and email.
To get notifications of emergencies and other urgent items in the Town of Guilderland you can sign up for “Nixle Alerts” by clicking here.