Symbol Key for Floor and Building Plans

We have provided all the symbols you need to complete your floor and building plans. Simply right click and "save as picture" all the symbols you require.

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Name	Description	NFCC/FIA Symbol	ECFRS Symbol	Comments
North Arrow	Orientation arrow should indicate which way is North.
Rendezvous Point A	Primary location where fire and rescue service and other emergency service vehicles will gather to deal with incident at premises.
Rendezvous Point B	Alternative rendezvous point if needed
Disabled Means of Escape Lift	A lift that may be used to evacuate disabled persons in the event of fire. Consult fire and rescue service over suitability of any lift
Disabled Refuge	A relatively safe temporary waiting area, located within a building to aid the evacuation of all people as safely as possible.	No symbol provided		Second icon is for a Disabled Refuge with Communication System.
Assembly Point 1	Location where people evacuating a premise, assemble for roll call
Assembly Point 2	Alternative assembly point if needed
Marshalling Area	Location where fire and rescue service will assemble, reserve resources to deal with an incident
Gas Stop Valve	Location of valve to close gas supplies to premises
Electric Stop Valve	Location of valve to close electrical supply to premises
Water Stop Valve	Location of valve to close water supply to premises
Fire Fighting Shaft 1	A specially protected staircase and lift to enable firefighters to fight fire on upper floors
Fire Fighting Shaft 2	Second firefighting shaft in building
Hard Standing	Paved area adjacent to building strong enough to support weight of fire appliance
Hazard number 1 (2, 3 etc)	Specific Hazard in the event of fire. The symbol should be cross-referenced to a detailed inventory sheet included with the plans
Business Continuity Asset number 1 (2, 3 etc)	Specific high value asset. Symbol should be cross-referenced to detailed inventory sheet included with plans
Foam inlet (serving oil tank room)	Pipe installation that enables fire and rescue service to inject foam directly into oil tank room in basement
Dry Falling Main	Pipe installation that enables fire and rescue service to pump water into fire hoses to fight fire in a basement
Rising Fire Main	Pipe installation that enables fire and rescue service to pump water to upper floors to feed fire hoses. (D) Denotes dry main, kept empty of water. (W) Denotes wet main kept filled with water			The symbol should also identify as an inlet (I) or Outlet (O).
Sprinkler System	Fixed pipe work that automatically detects outbreak of fire delivers water to suppress fire			Sprinkler Isolation Valve/ Switch - this icon can be used for other types of water suppressant systems
Sprinkler System Main Valve	Main control valve for sprinkler system			Sprinkler Isolation Valve/ Switch - this icon can be used for other types of water suppressant systems
Water Mist System	Automatic fire suppression system that delivers mist of water under very high pressure
Water Mist System Control Panel	Control Panel for water mist system
Drencher System	Automatic fire suppression system that delivers intense deluge of water to protect oil or petroleum installations
Drencher System Control Panel	Control systems for water drenchers
Fire Telephone	Phone system that enables fire officers to report the status of any emergency within a building to a central control room
Mechanical Smoke Extraction	System to extract smoke from part of a building
Mechanical Smoke Extraction Control Panel	Control panel for smoke Extraction system
Pavement Vents	Covered openings in pavement that can be broken to enable smoke to escape from basement area
Fire Control Room	Specially equipped room in large building/ complex from which firefighting and emergency operations can be controlled
Fire Fighting Lift	Specially equipped and protected lift used by fire fighters to carry personnel and equipment to upper floors to fight fire			We recommend that the plans also identify the type of lift for use by Firefighters e.g. FIREMANS LIFT, FIRE-FIGHTING LIFT, or FIREFIGHTERS LIFT. This note is to be added to plan where the location of the lift switch is i.e. Fire Service Access Level.
Fire Hydrant	Water outlet fitted to street water mains to supply water for fire fighting			Distance from Rising Fire Main to hydrant should be included in meters below the H. However, if multiple DRMs are provided in different locations, it is acceptable to exclude the distance.
Plans Box/ Premises Information Box	Location of Premises Information Box (PIB)			The Regulations refer to Secure Information Box (SIB), so either PIB or SIB is acceptable.
Fire Service Evacuation Alert System	Location of Fire Service Evacuation Alert System
Fire Alarm Panel	Location of Fire Alarm Panel	no icon provided		Automatic Fire Alarm Panel (AFAP)
Main Access Point	Main way intro premises or complex site - accessible to fire engines
User defined safety or emergency feature	To mark feature not covered by other symbols above. Mark sequentially 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C and cross-reference to plan