I know this location well ! There are a couple of other considerations not mentioned ( quite rightly ) in the article, it would also appear that the journo also did very little research on this.
Notwithstanding the need to save life , the "security person" I feel acted properly, thats my view knowing I would not wish to call unannounced by air with a pair of bolt croppers, after all a first responder was alredy on location.