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A protected place to wait for assisted evacuation.
Also known as: Fire refuge, Assisted evacuation point
A refuge is a fire-protected area where a person who cannot use stairs waits for assistance, with a two-way communication point. It is not a place of safety in itself, and a building whose refuge has no working communication has a refuge in name only.
Marks a fire-protected area where a person awaiting assisted evacuation can wait, with two-way communication to the fire panel.
Contexts: Public information
Is not a place of ultimate safety, so a refuge without working communication or a rehearsed evacuation plan does not discharge the building's duty.
Contexts: Public information
A green rectangular sign showing a seated figure within a bounded area beside a small call point.