Toggle menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

We have switched hosting. Sorry for the recent downtime. :)

Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre

From FireAlarmPedia
System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3
FACP Location: Unknown
System Type: Two-Stage Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
System Coding: 20BPM (Alert)
Temporal (Alarm)
Strobes Synchronized: N/A
Date of last known Upgrade: 2019
Year Opened: 1978


Best Western Hotels is a chain of hotels worldwide and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. There are over 2,000 hotels in North America. This particular hotel is located at 1316 33 St NE, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has 248 guest rooms, an event space, a restaurant and lounge, fitness room and a pool, and spans 12 floors. The hotel was built in 1978, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2019.

System Specifications[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert coding is 20BPM, and the alarm coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances are Edwards MB6-24 motor bells (6” gong).
Some areas have Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6” gong).
Horizons Bistro has Edwards MB10-24 motor bells (10” gong) due to higher ambient noise levels.
Bells on the main floor are mounted behind grilles.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are EST SIGA-270P addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout most common areas.
There are EST SIGA2-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors in some areas.
All detectors are mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.
There are EST SIGA-CR addressable relay modules serving various purposes.
There are EST SIGA-IM addressable isolator modules on all SLCs.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

There are Edwards EOL-P1 end of line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.