Key Safe Initiative
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) brought in this initiative to encourage people to have a key safe and to register all key safes with the EEAS control centre (CAD).
A keysafe enables fast secure access to your home in an emergency. Reducing delays to treatment and to avert forced entry if the emergency services are unable to enter the property. A police preferred key safe enables the emergency services to gain immediate access to help you if you are not able to get to the door after an incident.
There are 2 ways you can ensure the emergency services have access:
- Share the key safe code with the emergency services over the phone when you call or
- Register your key safe code with the emergency services when you install your key safe – this way they will be able to gain access in an emergency situation.
To register your key safe code, visit this secure website: www.eastamb.nhs.uk/Keysafe-Access-Form Please note: this is a secure website that cannot be accessed by anyone else. In the case of the ambulance or fire service being called, the key safe code would only be used/shared in an emergency situation.
The benefits of having a key safe:
- Save the cost of a replacement door or window in the event of forced entry
- Avoid a need for lots of sets of keys and eliminate the need for them to be lost or stolen
- Everyday use – a key safe is not just useful in an emergency. Trusted individuals can gain access at other times i.e. when you are away from home on holiday