Ecole Charlie Killam School: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:49, 24 August 2025

Former System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 2001 FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule System Type: Single-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous Strobes Synchronized: No Date of last known Upgrade: 1984 Most Recent Known Modification: 2003 (portables) Year Opened: 1930, 1984

Ecole Charlie Killam School is a middle school located at 4807 46 St, Camrose, AB. It is part of the Battle River School Division, teaches grades 6 to 8, and has an enrollment of 400. The school was originally built in 1930, expanded in 1941, 1952, 1954, and 1957, then got a modernization and major expansion in 1984. Portables were added in 1995 and 2003. Only the fire alarm system installed in the 1984 expansion is known, but was upgraded in the 2010s.

Former System Specifications (1984-2010s)

NOTE: The system was upgraded after the RECAPP report. This page is accurate to March 2, 2011.

FACP

The building was protected by a Simplex 2001 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance vestibule. There were 34 zones in use. The system coding was continuous.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances in the original building up to the 1984 expansion were Simplex 4080-5 vibrating bells (10” gong).

The 1995 portables had Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong).

The 2003 portables had Simplex 2901-9723 motor bells (6” gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-2415W strobe plates (red, 15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations in the original and 1984 portions are Simplex 2099-9201 conventional single-action pull stations.

The 1995 and 2003 portables had Simplex 2099-9754 conventional single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were likely Simplex 4255-1 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors located throughout.

There were Simplex 2098-9110 conventional ionization smoke detectors throughout the 1995 portable.

There were Simplex "TrueAlarm" 4098-9601 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the 2003 portables.

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-| FACP: Simplex 2001 <br />FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule <br />System Type: Conventional <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />System Coding: Continuous <br>Strobes Synchronized: No <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2003<br />Year Opened: 1930, 1984
+| FACP: Simplex 2001 <br />FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule <br />System Type: Single-Stage Conventional <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />System Coding: Continuous <br>Strobes Synchronized: No <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 1984
+Most Recent Known Modification: 2003 (portables)<br />Year Opened: 1930, 1984
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 '''Ecole Charlie Killam School''' is a middle school located at 4807 46 St, Camrose, AB. It is part of the Battle River School Division, teaches grades 6 to 8, and has an enrollment of 400. The school was originally built in 1930, expanded in 1941, 1952, 1954, and 1957, then got a modernization and major expansion in 1984. Portables were added in 1995 and 2003. Only the fire alarm system installed in the 1984 expansion is known, but was upgraded in the 2010s.
 == Former System Specifications (1984-2010s) ==
 NOTE: The system was upgraded after the RECAPP report. This page is accurate to March 2, 2011.
 ==== FACP ====
+The building was protected by a Simplex 2001 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance vestibule. There were 34 zones in use. The system coding was continuous.
-The building was protected by a Simplex 2001 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance. There were 34 zones in use. The system coding was continuous.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
+All notification appliances in the original building up to the 1984 expansion were Simplex 4080-5 vibrating bells (10” gong).
-All notification appliances in the original building up to the 1984 expansion were Simplex 4080-5 vibrating bells (10” gong). The 1995 portables had Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong). The 2003 portables had Simplex 2901-9723 motor bells (6” gong) on Wheelock RSSP-2415W strobe plates (red, 15cd).
+The 1995 portables had Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong).
+The 2003 portables had Simplex 2901-9723 motor bells (6” gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-2415W strobe plates (red, 15cd).
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
+All pull stations in the original and 1984 portions are Simplex 2099-9201 conventional single-action pull stations.
-There were Simplex 4251-20 conventional single-action pull stations throughout the school. The 1995 and 2003 portables had Simplex 2099-9754 conventional single-action pull stations.
+The 1995 and 2003 portables had Simplex 2099-9754 conventional single-action pull stations.
+==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
+There were likely Simplex 4255-1 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors located throughout.
-==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
+There were Simplex 2098-9110 conventional ionization smoke detectors throughout the 1995 portable.
-There were likely Simplex 4255-1 rate-of-rise/fixed-temperature heat detectors located throughout. The 1995 portable had Simplex 2098-9110 ionization smoke detectors. The 2003 portable had Simplex 4098-9601 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors. There was also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection in the latter.
+There were Simplex "TrueAlarm" 4098-9601 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the 2003 portables.
+[[Category:Schools]]
+[[Category:Camrose]]