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Fire Escapes
Provide fire egress and criminal escape. A fire escape consists of a number of horizontal platforms, one at each story of a building, with ladders or stairs connecting them. The platform and stairs are usually open steel gratings, to prevent the buildup of ice, snow, and leaves.
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2022 Fire Escapes, Found in San Francisco

A metal stairway, usually on the back of a building to provide egress duringa fire.

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2009 Fire Escapes

The platform and stairs are usually open steel gratings, to prevent thebuildup of ice, snow, and leaves.Provide fire egress and criminal escape.

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2008 Fire Escapes

Provide fire egress and criminal escape.The platform and stairs are usually open steel gratings, to prevent thebuildup of ice, snow, and leaves.

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2007 Fire Escapes

A fire escape consists of a number of horizontal platforms, one at eachstory of a building, with ladders or stairs connecting them.

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2006 Fire Escapes

A fire escape consists of a number of horizontal platforms, one at eachstory of a building, with ladders or stairs connecting them. Theplatform and stairs are usually open steel gratings, to prevent thebuildup of ice, snow, and leaves.


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