Guidance

Annex 4: minimum requirements for the identification and location of firefighting equipment

Published 12 September 2024

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  1. Preliminary remark - this annex applies to equipment used exclusively for firefighting purposes.

  2. Firefighting equipment must be identified by using a specific colour for the equipment and placing a location sign board, and using a specific colour for the places where such equipment is kept, or their access points.

  3. The colour for identifying this equipment is red. The red must be sufficiently large to allow the equipment to be identified easily.

  4. The signboards provided for in Section 3.5 of annex 2 must be used to mark the location of this equipment.

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