# Fire alarm control panel plan symbol

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Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-28
Lookup label: FACP
Drawing use: GA
Reference families: IEC

## Symbol convention

Convention: IEC
Form: Fire alarm control and indicating equipment
IEC 60617 installation-plan style (architectural and topographical installation symbols); independently drawn, not certified IEC geometry or a database identifier.

Plan symbol for fire detection control and indicating equipment, the panel that monitors detectors and drives alarms.

## In plain English

### What does Fire alarm control panel plan mean?

The fire alarm control panel is drawn as a rectangle with a fire tag, such as FACP, FIP or CIE, at its location, normally near the main entrance or fire brigade access point. Loops and circuits on the plan are labelled back to this panel.

### A simple example

The plan symbol is a reference for the designer, the fire brigade and the installer. A separate general arrangement object can record the physical panel location and clearances; this symbol identifies the system head end on schematic and layout drawings.

### What the drawings help you do

The symbol does not tell you the number of loops, battery size or interfaces to other systems. Those are in the panel specification.

### This particular reference

Plan symbol for fire detection control and indicating equipment, the panel that monitors detectors and drives alarms. A repeater panel shows status only; the main control panel monitors and controls the system.

### Terms

- Schematic: A drawing showing function and connections rather than physical appearance.

Concept diagram: Identify the device and form → Read the connections and state → Check the equipment reference
A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.

- [IEC graphical symbols for diagrams](https://tc3.iec.ch/tc-activity/graphical-symbols-for-diagrams/)
- [Electrical installation design methodology and references](https://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/General_rules_of_electrical_installation_design)


## What it represents

The fire alarm control panel is drawn as a rectangle with a fire tag, such as FACP, FIP or CIE, at its location, normally near the main entrance or fire brigade access point. Loops and circuits on the plan are labelled back to this panel.
The plan symbol is a reference for the designer, the fire brigade and the installer. A separate GA object can record the physical panel location and clearances; this symbol identifies the system head end on schematic and layout drawings.
The symbol does not tell you the number of loops, battery size or interfaces to other systems. Those are in the panel specification.

## How to read it

- Check location against brigade access requirements.
- Match loop labels to the panel.

## Information to show or reference

- State loops and interfaces.
- Show mains supply and battery.
- Show brigade access.

## Important distinction

A repeater panel shows status only; the main control panel monitors and controls the system.

## Facts

- Role: Monitors detectors and drives alarm outputs
- Location: Near main entrance or brigade access
- Exact standard graphic: Not reproduced here; confirm the form against IEC 60617 and the project legend

## Public references

- [IEC graphical symbols for diagrams](https://tc3.iec.ch/tc-activity/graphical-symbols-for-diagrams/) — IEC. IEC graphical symbol context for installation plans; independently drawn here.
- [Electrical installation design methodology and references](https://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/General_rules_of_electrical_installation_design) — Schneider Electric — Electrical Installation Guide. Installation design context: life-safety systems are coordinated with the building electrical design.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.