Security door locked during fire alarm?

In my work place, when the fire alarm goes off, all the security doors leading back into the building are automatically locked. Meaning even when you have a valid key, the door no long open. But would that create a problem? Let’s say that I am in the lobby, a car crashed through the front door, on fire, and prevent me from exiting. Now, if I can’t open the door to escape through the back door, I would be trapped.

It sounds like you are describing exits that permit you to leave, but do not permit re-entry until the fire alarm is cleared. If this is so, there should be no problem, as your workspace is required to have two different means of egress for just such an eventuality as you describe.
Here is a link to NFPA 5000®: Building Construction and Safety Code®, 2006 Edition online:

http://www.nfpa.org/freecodes/free_access_document.asp

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