Comments on: UBC Fire only the most recent example of why remote management for Access Control systems is so important http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2008/06/ubc-fire-only-the-most-recent-example-of-why-remote-management-for-access-control-systems-is-so-important.html A blog to help keep you up to date on home & community security issues on Vancouver's Westside as well as the continuing development and growth of Provident Security Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mjagger http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2008/06/ubc-fire-only-the-most-recent-example-of-why-remote-management-for-access-control-systems-is-so-important.html/comment-page-1/#comment-672 mjagger Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:44:37 +0000 http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/?p=239#comment-672 @Curt in the event of a complete failure with a known cause (such as an earthquake) we could provide emergency responders with an override code at either the intercom or a keypad to unlock the doors. In the event of a real fire, the doors would unlock automatically anyways (which was another failure in the UBC story)... the process would take a little longer because we would have to call to the dispatch centre for whichever Police or Fire Department that required access in order to verify that they were legitimate. The quick answer is that we always have a local override code that we could provide in a true emergency. @Curt
in the event of a complete failure with a known cause (such as an earthquake) we could provide emergency responders with an override code at either the intercom or a keypad to unlock the doors. In the event of a real fire, the doors would unlock automatically anyways (which was another failure in the UBC story)… the process would take a little longer because we would have to call to the dispatch centre for whichever Police or Fire Department that required access in order to verify that they were legitimate.

The quick answer is that we always have a local override code that we could provide in a true emergency.

]]> By: Curt Sampson http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2008/06/ubc-fire-only-the-most-recent-example-of-why-remote-management-for-access-control-systems-is-so-important.html/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Curt Sampson Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:31:54 +0000 http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/?p=239#comment-670 What's your plan for dealing with communications failures during emergencies? For example, say there's an earthquake, this happens to cut the communications links between the building and the rest of the world, and emergency responders need to enter the building? What’s your plan for dealing with communications failures during emergencies? For example, say there’s an earthquake, this happens to cut the communications links between the building and the rest of the world, and emergency responders need to enter the building?

]]> By: dpayne http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/2008/06/ubc-fire-only-the-most-recent-example-of-why-remote-management-for-access-control-systems-is-so-important.html/comment-page-1/#comment-567 dpayne Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:52:09 +0000 http://www.providentsecurity.ca/blog/?p=239#comment-567 Thank you for the tips about improving access control! While access control can be a great way to improve security, the last thing you want it to do is work against you in the time of an emergency. Thank you for the tips about improving access control! While access control can be a great way to improve security, the last thing you want it to do is work against you in the time of an emergency.

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