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Fire Safety \u00b7 Ireland

Fire Safety Symbols — Ireland (IS 3218)

Ireland uses IS 3218 for fire detection and alarm systems and IS 3217 for emergency escape lighting. The symbols are consistent with IEC/ISO standards and closely aligned with the BS 5839 symbols used in the UK.

IS 3218:2013+A1:2019 / IS 3217:201314 symbols

Detection & Alarm

Manual Call Point (MCP)

Break glass fire alarm call point

BS 5839-1

Optical Smoke Detector

Optical (photoelectric) smoke detector for fire alarm system

BS 5839-1

Ionisation Smoke Detector

Ionisation chamber smoke detector

BS 5839-1

Heat Detector

Fixed temperature or rate-of-rise heat detector

BS 5839-1

Multi-Sensor Detector

Combined optical smoke and heat detector

BS 5839-1

Fire Alarm Sounder

Audible alarm sounder / bell

BS 5839-1

Visual Alarm Device (VAD)

Fire alarm visual beacon / strobe

BS 5839-1

Fire Alarm Control Panel

Main fire alarm control and indicating equipment (CIE)

BS 5839-1

Emergency Lighting

Maintained Emergency Light

Emergency luminaire that operates at all times (maintained mode)

BS 5266-1

Non-Maintained Emergency Light

Emergency luminaire that only operates on mains failure

BS 5266-1

Illuminated Exit Sign

Emergency exit sign (maintained or non-maintained)

BS 5266-1 / BS ISO 7010

Suppression

Fire Extinguisher

Portable fire extinguisher location

BS 5306 / BS ISO 7010

Sprinkler Head

Automatic fire sprinkler head

BS EN 12845

Passive Fire Protection

Fire Door

Fire-rated door assembly (FD30 / FD60)

BS 476 / BS EN 1634

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Frequently asked questions about fire safety symbols

Are Irish fire safety symbols different from UK ones?
They are very similar. IS 3218 is aligned with the IEC/ISO base standards that BS 5839-1 also follows. The graphical symbols for detectors, call points, and sounders are the same.

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