Medicine Hat Mall

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Unknown System Type: Two-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 Year Opened: 1980

Medicine Hat Mall is a shopping mall located at 3292 Dunmore Rd SE, Medicine Hat, AB. It is anchored by Hudson’s Bay, Safeway, Galaxy Cinemas, and has over 50 stores. The mall originally opened in 1980, and was renovated in 2017. The fire alarm system was installed in 2017.

System Specifications (2017-present)

FACP

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

Annunciators

There are Edwards EST3-6ANN annunciators in some entrance vestibules, fitted with LCDXL1 displays.

Notification Appliances

There is a mix of EST “Genesis” G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd) and EST GC-HDVM horn/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, no marking, set to 30cd) throughout the mall.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

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

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.

Modules

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 is an EST SIGA-IM isolator module on each SLC.
Each NAC has an EST “SignalMaster” G1M signal control module to allow 4-wire operation for two-stage.

EOLs

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