[AppyPappy]

I never said the gate was locked. I said they had to wait for someone to come to the gate. This is not a house. It's a community. It's no different from a condominium complex.

The problem is that you assume too much.

So you are saying that police, fire and rescue have to wait at a gated community for someone to give them permission to enter.

[delacoert]

There's either a gate that resticts access or there's not. The property owners either stop police at the gate or they don't. If the police know they're welcome to enter and they still politely wait at the gait then good for them. If the police know that the property owners restrict access because a gate is locked, or just closed with appropriate signage (i.e., keep out, no trespassing, or whatever) then they have to wait at the gait.

If the police, the fire department or an ambulance is called and asked to come then it is clear they have permission to enter, so I guess that's not what you are talking about. However, if there's an issue of law enforcement involved then you are correct, I am saying that permission may be required.