emergency light
Backup power lamp
An emergency light is a battery-powered light that activates automatically when normal power fails.
Buildings use them to illuminate exits and stairwells during outages or evacuations.
Vehicles have emergency lights—usually flashing—to signal distress or warn other drivers: He pulled over and turned on his emergency lights.
Alert about danger
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- sirenWailing alert device
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
beacon · indicator · evacuation · distress · SOS · urgency · crisis · code red
Portable electric lamp
- torchHandheld burning light source
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- portableAble to be carried
rechargeable · backup · power outage · blackout · survival gear · handheld · solar-powered · reserve
Marker showing the way out
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- escape routePlanned exit path
- fire drillEmergency evacuation practice
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
corridor · building code · compliance · preparedness · shelter · rescue · first aid · visibility
Pyrotechnic distress signals
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- tow truckVehicle that pulls others
- accidentUnintended harmful event
strobe · amber · rotating · magnetic · dashboard · visibility · traffic · highway
Degree of light emitted
- lumensMeasure of visible light
- beamStructural support member
- glowSteady, soft light
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
fluorescent · incandescent · spotlight · floodlight · ambient · visibility · luminosity · coverage
warning
Alert about danger
strobe · beacon · indicator · evacuation · distress · SOS · urgency · crisis · code red · 911
flashlight
Portable electric lamp
portable · rechargeable · backup · power outage · blackout · survival gear · handheld · solar-powered · reserve · energy-efficient
exit sign
Marker showing the way out
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- escape routePlanned exit path
- fire drillEmergency evacuation practice
stairwell · corridor · building code · compliance · preparedness · shelter · rescue · first aid · visibility · guidance
flares
Pyrotechnic distress signals
accident · strobe · amber · rotating · magnetic · dashboard · visibility · traffic · highway · patrol
brightness
Degree of light emitted
LED · fluorescent · incandescent · spotlight · floodlight · ambient · visibility · luminosity · coverage · wattage
- light sourcesflashlight, lamp, candle, sunlight, moonlight
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- Building Safetyfire alarm, smoke detector, fire extinguisher, fire escape, sprinkler system
- public safety equipmentfire extinguisher, smoke detector, fire alarm, defibrillator, AED
- rescue equipmentlife jacket, life vest, life buoy, life preserver, life net
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
emergency lightambient lighting
Soft indirect room illumination
decorative lighting · accent lighting · task lighting · mood lighting
light, emergency, lightly, lighting, lighter, lighted, lights, lightness, enlighten