Calgary Zoo Main Building

System Specifications
FACP: EST QuickStart QS4 FACP Location: Electrical Room System Type: Two-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: 20BPM (alert) Temporal (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis Date of last known Upgrade: 2008 Year Opened: 1985

The Calgary Zoo is a large zoo in Calgary, Alberta. The zoo is owned by the Calgary Zoological Society.This page will cover the main building of the zoo, which houses the main entry gate, customer service, and the Calgary Zoo CTrain Station. This building also houses the Penguin Plunge exhibit. The building opened in 1985, and received a fire alarm upgrade in 2008.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by an EST QuickStart QS4 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in an electrical room. The system runs EST’s Signature-series addressable protocol and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal is 20BPM, followed by temporal for the alarm signal.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are EST “Genesis” G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd).
There are also a few EST G1RF-HDVM (red, wall-mount, FIRE marking, set to 15cd) horn/strobes. These are wired to EST “Signal Master” G1M modules to accommodate two-stage operation.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

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

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building, mounted on SIGA-SB bases.

Modules

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

EOLs

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