Towers Fire Extinguisher

PROBLEM:


Not that you could tell by looking at it, but this is a cabinet in towers that houses an emergency fire extinguisher.  The problems involved in this design shouldn't even need explaining.  The first issue is a matter of labeling. How would anyone know that there is a fire extinguisher in here, especially in the confusion surrounding an emergency?  There is literally nothing on the cabinet that says anything about there being a fire extinguisher inside.  If someone were to see a small fire starting somewhere and was running around towers looking for an extinguisher, that person would have to look very carefully to notice that inside this cabinet is a fire extinguisher.  In the rare instance that the person happened to notice that this in fact housed a fire extinguisher, how is he supposed to open it? There is no visible handle, and from looking at the cabinet, it looks like there needs to be a key to open the cabinet.  There is in fact a handle, but it is tucked up behind the metal where it can't be seen.  This makes no sense whatsoever.


SOLUTION:


The greatest value of a fire extinguisher comes in its ability to put out a small fire before the fire alarm has gone off and the fire department is notified.  Usually at the point the fire has progressed too far for a fire extinguisher to be much use.  Because of this primary use case, a fire extinguisher needs to be highly visible at all times.  Even if there is no fire people need to see it and notice where it is because if there ever is a fire, people need to know exactly where it is.  The first step in improving the design is to put a large sign, probably with red lettering (top-down processing says the display should match expectations).  The sign needs to be illuminated under low light conditions.  This technology is readily available, so have a light sensitive display is no problem.  The cabinet should also be made of glass so that someone looking for the fire extinguisher can actually see it in the case.  With the design pictured, someone could finally get through all the inconveniences and improbabilities and open the cabinet only to find that the fire extinguisher is missing.  Time is of the essence and it has already been greatly wasted at that point.  Finally, the cabinet should have a large red handle that instructs the user what to do.  It could say pull, turn, or push depending on the design.  The handle should also glow under low light conditions.  Maybe the illuminated sign could also shine a directed beam of light onto the handle so that it is easily found.  As it stands this cabinet poses a serious safety threat.  With these recommendations the cabinet could be made safe and suitable for an emergency situation.