A secure, highly visible enclosure mounted in commercial or residential buildings that stores emergency equipment. It typically holds a fire extinguisher, a standpipe hose connection, and sometimes an axe or spanner wrench. The glass or breakable plastic front deters tampering while keeping the tools accessible for rapid deployment before the fire department arrives.
Heard on the job
Check the pressure gauge on the extinguisher in the third-floor fire cabinet during your walk-through.
Also heard as
- hose cabinet
- extinguisher cabinet