# Firefighter telephone outlet plan symbol

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

## Symbol convention

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

Plan symbol for a firefighter or emergency warden telephone outlet used for communication during an incident.

## In plain English

### What does Firefighter telephone outlet plan mean?

Firefighter telephone outlets, or warden intercommunication points, give two-way voice communication between floors and the fire control point. Plans draw a telephone handset mark or outlet tagged FFT, EWIS or WIP at stair landings and plant rooms.

### A simple example

The circuits are monitored and often fire-rated, so the plan symbol tells the installer to use the specified fire-resistant cable. Positions follow the fire code and brigade requirements. The symbol does not show whether the outlet is a jack for a portable handset or a fixed phone.

### What the drawings help you do

Check positions at stair landings. Check fire-rated cable requirements. A general telephone outlet belongs to the communications network; this is a life-safety communication point.

### This particular reference

Plan symbol for a firefighter or emergency warden telephone outlet used for communication during an incident. A general telephone outlet belongs to the communications network; this is a life-safety communication point.

### Terms

- Rating: A value stating the conditions for which equipment is specified.
- 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

Firefighter telephone outlets, or warden intercommunication points, give two-way voice communication between floors and the fire control point. Plans draw a telephone handset mark or outlet tagged FFT, EWIS or WIP at stair landings and plant rooms.
The circuits are monitored and often fire-rated, so the plan symbol tells the installer to use the specified fire-resistant cable. Positions follow the fire code and brigade requirements. The symbol does not show whether the outlet is a jack for a portable handset or a fixed phone.

## How to read it

- Check positions at stair landings.
- Check fire-rated cable requirements.

## Information to show or reference

- State jack or fixed handset.
- Specify fire-rated cabling.
- Link to master station.

## Important distinction

A general telephone outlet belongs to the communications network; this is a life-safety communication point.

## Facts

- Purpose: Emergency voice communication
- Cabling: Monitored and fire-resistant
- 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.