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Description
Description
Overview
This 18″ × 12″ horizontal sign is the rightward directional counterpart to the left-arrow white-background variant, combining “FDC” in large bold red uppercase in the upper half with a full-width red right-pointing arrow spanning the lower half, all within a red perimeter border on a clean white panel. The arrow runs the full width of the lower panel from left edge to right edge, with the arrowhead pointing right — a full-width directional indicator that communicates the connection location with the same unambiguous clarity as its leftward counterpart, but sending responding crews in the opposite lateral direction. Together, the left and right arrow variants in the white-background format form the foundational horizontal directional pair for single-system FDC wayfinding on white-panel postings.
This sign is mounted at the point where a responding crew first encounters the building facade from an approach angle where the FDC connection is to their right — around a right-side building corner, along the right face of a structure, or past a right-side service entry. For Los Angeles commercial buildings on corner lots or full-block developments where fire apparatus may approach from multiple street faces, posting the correct directional variant at each approach point ensures that crews arriving from any direction are sent immediately toward the connection without a perimeter search. The abbreviated label without system identification keeps the panel at minimal content, making it the correct format for single-inlet buildings where system identification text is not operationally required.
Key Features & Benefits
- Full-width right-pointing arrow spans the entire lower panel for unambiguous directional guidance — the arrow runs edge to edge across the lower half of the sign, making the rightward instruction impossible to misread from any approach angle or lighting condition a responding crew might encounter.
- Rightward arrow directs crews approaching from the left side of the building facade — when the FDC is located to the right of the sign’s mounting position, this variant sends responding firefighters in the correct direction immediately without requiring a visual search of the building perimeter.
- Two-element layout delivers connection identity and lateral direction at minimal content — “FDC” and a full-width arrow are the only elements on the panel, giving both graphic components maximum scale and breathing room within the 18″ × 12″ format.
- Horizontal arrow confirms same-level lateral travel with no elevation change — the flat right-pointing arrow communicates that the FDC connection is to the right at the current floor level, distinguishing this posting from diagonal variants that indicate elevation change is also required.
- “FDC” in the upper half at dominant scale is readable from apparatus approach distance — the large abbreviation fills the top of the panel at a scale that allows it to be resolved from the distance at which a responding crew would first look for the connection marker on an unfamiliar building.
- Red-on-white color scheme follows fire infrastructure signage conventions — the established color language for fire suppression equipment ensures correct category recognition by LAFD crews, mutual aid responders, and building fire safety personnel.
- Red perimeter border frames the two-element layout as a complete fire infrastructure posting — the matching border presents the abbreviation and arrow as a unified fire-service marker rather than two unrelated graphic elements on an open white field.
- Maxmetal® construction withstands outdoor perimeter mounting conditions — UV-stable, rust-proof, and warp-resistant for exterior wall mounting exposed to Southern California weather, vehicle exhaust, and direct sun.
Technical Specifications
- Size: 18″ × 12″
- Material: Maxmetal® (aluminum composite panel — rigid, lightweight, weather-resistant)
- Print Options:
- Standard: UV-printed vinyl applied to Maxmetal®
- Reflective: Direct UV print on reflective material
- Mounting Options: Wall mount, gate column mount, building exterior mount (hardware not included)
- Corners: Rounded
- Use: Perimeter approach point mounting directing fire crews to right-side FDC inlets on single-system commercial buildings and residential properties — Los Angeles and Southern California
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