What does this sign mean?
A fire-equipment (red) sign marking a place where several fire-fighting items are kept together: a hose-reel cabinet, a fire blanket, a set of extinguishers or a full fire point. The pictogram, flames above a box, is the ISO 7010 generic symbol for fire equipment, used where the extinguisher sign alone is not enough.
Where does it go and when is it required?
Mounted above fire-hose cabinets, hydrant boxes and fire corners in malls, warehouses, factories and car parks. Civil Defense requires every fire point to carry a clear sign so it is never hidden behind stock or turned into storage.
Regulation notes: Civil Defense in Saudi Arabia and the UAE requires fire points and hose cabinets to be clearly signed and kept unobstructed, and checks this during periodic inspections and safety-licence renewals. In the UAE, OSHAD Code of Practice 17.0 requires Arabic above English on safety signs.
- Mount above the cabinet or corner at 1.8–2.0 m; add an arrow if the equipment sits round a corner.
- Use A3 in warehouses and car parks where the sign is read from far away.
- Reserve this sign for grouped equipment; a single extinguisher gets its own Fire Extinguisher sign.
This sign is also known as: fire equipment sign, fire fighting equipment sign printable pdf, ISO 7010 F004 sign, fire point sign Arabic English. Shape and colours follow ISO 7010 / ISO 3864-1, reference F004.
