What a fire hose cabinet holds
A fire hose cabinet houses fire protection equipment that connects to a building's standpipe or water supply: a hose on a rack or reel, a hose valve, and sometimes a fire extinguisher in a combination cabinet. Hose reel cabinets keep the hose coiled for fast pay-out; valve cabinets protect a hose connection for responders.
What a hose cabinet must contain, and who may use it, depends on your building's standpipe system and the codes your jurisdiction has adopted. Your fire protection engineer or fire marshal sets those requirements.
Why visibility matters for hose cabinets
Hose connections are used during the worst conditions in a building: smoke, noise and failed lighting. A hose cabinet that is easy to locate saves time for whoever needs it. The HighVis patent describes exactly this use: lit, color coded cabinet windows that help firefighters find hose cabinets and fire department connections in smoke-filled buildings. Blue tones signal water.
The HighVis fire hose cabinet
The HighVis fire hose cabinet door is etched with a Fire Hose label and a hose reel graphic and lit in aqua from its edge. Like every HighVis cabinet it includes:
- Edge-lit etched glass that glows across the whole door.
- Battery backup for the controller when AC power fails.
- Lit push-to-test switch for a one-press timed battery test.
- AC powered door alarm that sounds when the door is opened.
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