---
id:
aliases:
  - 2-way-communication
  - area-of-rescue
  - two-way-communication
tags:
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
  - occupational/takeoff/standalone-systems
  - type/guide
  - authorship/original
title: Area of Refuge (AoR)
---
# Area of Refuge (AoR)

> [!info]
> See [[emergency-communications-systems]] for information
> about Two-Way and AoR communication systems.

## Horizontal

> Area: Same as Fire Command Room

`FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS`/`TWO WAY COMMUNICATION ASSEMBLIES`/`...`

* Length: Per drawings if shown, otherwise use longer of
    * FCR to elevator lobbies
    * FCR to stairwells

* Count: Number of boxes run to. Per drawings if shown, otherwise use the greater of:
    * Count of elevators
    * Count of stairwells

## Vertical

> Area: "Typical - Building All Levels"

`FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS`/`TWO WAY COMMUNICATION ASSEMBLIES`/`...`

* Length: 15ft x count
* Count: match Horizontal