fire stair
Evacuation route down
A fire stair is a stairway in a building designed for emergency evacuation, typically enclosed in fire-resistant walls with self-closing doors.
Fire stairs provide a protected path to exit during fires when elevators become unsafe: Take the fire stair down to the lobby.
Also called fire escape stair or emergency stairwell.
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- emergency exitUrgent departure route
- exitWay to leave
- exit signMarker showing the way out
- escapeFlight from captivity
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- entrancesdoor, doorway, entrance, entry, gateway
- vertical accesselevator, escalator, ladder, lift, hoist
- skyscrapersskyscraper, tower, high-rise, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa
vertical circulation method
fire stairelevator
Vertical conveyance between floors
lift · escalator · passenger elevator · service elevator · freight elevator
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