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'''Holy Spirit School''' is a catholic elementary school in Downtown Cochrane, AB. The school was built in the 1955 as St. Andrew's School, hence why the lockers are in there. The school then underwent renovations in 1959, 1969 and 1989. The school went yet another renovation and started to be rented by CCSD in 1993, in which the school became Holy Spirit. The school has had two fire alarm systems in the past 28 years of operation, and there are two old, possibly original pull stations still intact from 1955, 1959 or 1969. The current fire alarm system has been in the school since 2014. In June 2021, a new school is going to be constructed to replace Holy Spirit. The school will be demolished in either 2022 or 2023. Simplex NimrodES will try his best to get alarms. The system is serviced and managed by Altex Security Systems.
'''Cochrane Christian Academy''' is a Christian K-8 school located at 129 Powell St, Cochrane, AB. It is operated by Rocky View Schools. The school was built in the 1955 as Andrew Sibbald School, and was expanded in 1959, 1969 and 1989. Calgary Catholic School District bought the school in 1993, in which the school was extensively renovated, expanded and became Holy Spirit Catholic School, until 2022, when the school moved to a new location.
== System Specifications ==
 
The school was then renovated through 2022-2023 to become Cochrane Christian Academy. The fire alarm system was partially upgraded in 2014, and one pull station is original.  
== System Specifications (2014-present) ==
==== FACP ====
==== FACP ====
The fire alarm panel is a Vigilant VS2 (rebranded EST iO500) installed in June 2014. Although this panel is addressable, the system is not set up in an addressable manner, as it replaced an EST 6616 (see below for more info). The panel is located at the front entrance. All strobes on the system are synchronized, and all horns do code-3.  
The building is protected by a Vigilant VS2 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule, and is fitted with a Vigilant RZI16-2 zone card to accommodate the conventional devices. The system runs Vigilant's GSA addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
 
This system replaced the EST 6616 in June 2014.  
==== Notification Appliances ====
==== Notification Appliances ====
The notification appliances inside are all EST "Genesis" G1R-HDVM (red, wall, no FIRE lettering) horn/strobes. In the hallways, most are on these cool custom trim plates for two horn/strobes each, facing each end, though some are on regular trim plates. There are some surface mounted, for example, in three classrooms (one which was new for 2014), and in the "time-in room". There is also one installed in the library, and there are two in the gymnasium on trim plates. They are all set to 15 candela, but can vary between low and high volume. For outdoor notification, there is an EST "Genesis" WG4RF-HVMC (red, FIRE lettering) horn/strobe pointed at the large field, under a protective cover. It is synchronized with the indoor horn/strobes as well. All of these horn/strobes were installed in 2014, replacing the bell/strobes.
All of the notification appliances are from Edwards' "Genesis" line of products, and were installed in 2014 replacing the bell/strobes.
 
Most notification appliances are Edwards G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd). These are mounted on two-device boxes, with one device facing each end of the hallways. Some areas are installed remotely, with some on Edwards G1TR trim plates.
 
The washrooms and resource office have Edwards G1R-VM remote strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd).  
 
There is an Edwards GC-HDVM horn/strobe (white, ceiling-mount, no marking, set to 30cd) in the 2018 portable.  
 
For outdoor notification, there is an Edwards WG4RF-HVMC weatherproof horn/strobe (red, FIRE marking, set to 65cd) pointed at the large field, under a protective cover.  
 
=== Initiating Devices ===
=== Initiating Devices ===
==== Pull Stations ====
==== Pull Stations ====
The pull stations were kept from the previous system. They are all Edwards 270-SPO pull stations, mostly from 1993 when the 6616 was installed. However, there are two that are the first generation (classic shield, FIRE ALARM at top), installed in 1955, 1959 or 1969. One of which is located in the gymnasium and one is at the end of the school, near emergency exit and where the 6" bell/strobe was.
All pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional pull stations. They were mostly installed in 1993, however there is one from 1959 in the northernmost portable.
 
There is a current-generation 270-SPO at the end of the portables hallway, installed as a deficiency replacement sometime between 2015 and 2022.
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
The smoke detectors are EST SIGA2-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors installed in 2014. The heat detectors, however, are all Edwards 281B-PL rate-of-rise heat detectors that were kept from the EST 6616 (installed 1993). It is unknown why the heat detectors remained, as they were recalled.
There are EST SIGA2-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout, mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.  
== Former System Specifications ==
 
Some areas have Edwards EC20RRU-3 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors. They were installed in 2020 replacing Edwards 281C conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors that were left over from the previous system.  
 
Each air handling unit has an Edwards 6265B-001 duct smoke detector housing equipped with an Edwards 6264C-001 ionization head, wired to 6262B-001 test stations/alarm indicators.
 
==== EOLs ====
There are Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistors on all conventional and signal circuits.
 
== Former System Specifications (1993-2014) ==
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| FACP: EST 6616 <br /> FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule <br />System Type: Single-Stage Conventional <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VFWR <br /> System Coding: Continuous <br> Strobes Synchronized: No<br />Date of last known Upgrade: N/A
Year Installed: 1993<br /> Most Recent Known Modification: 2000s (bell/strobe)
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==== FACP ====
==== FACP ====
The fire alarm panel was an EST 6616, which was installed in 1993. Only eight zones were in use at the time. The system was set to continuous. It was replaced in 2014 with the Vigilant system, although nothing was wrong.
The building was protected by an EST 6616 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance vestibule. The system coding was continuous.  
 
It was replaced in 2014 with the Vigilant system as a lifecycle replacement.
==== Notification Appliances ====
==== Notification Appliances ====
The main indoor notification appliances were Wheelock MBS-G10-24 motor bell/strobes. They were only in the hallways and the gymnasium. A couple Wheelock bell/strobes broke down over the years, and the one by the kindergarten classroom and under a water fountain was replaced with an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell on an EST 403-5A-R Integrity strobe plate in the early 2000s. The bell/strobe at the end of the school and by the old 270-SPO was replaced with an Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bell on a Simplex 4903-9101 strobe plate with the strobe above the bell. The outdoor notification appliances were Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells, one by the large field and one by the grade 1 entrance. Unlike the indoor 439Ds, these ones were installed in 1993. For some reason, the bells were not loud enough, and when they removed the outdoor bells, they only replaced one.
Most notification appliances were Wheelock MBS-G10-24 motor bell/strobes (10" gong, 1.5cd).  
 
There was an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell (10" gong) on an Edwards 403-5A-R (15cd) strobe plate installed in the early 2000s as a deficiency replacement near the other common area.  
 
In the northernmost portable, there was an Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bell (6" gong) on a Wheelock VLPS-24 strobe plate (1.5cd), likely installed as a deficiency replacement.
 
For outdoor notification, there were two Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10" gong); one located by the large field and one facing the staff parking lot. These were installed with the 6616.
=== Initiating Devices ===
=== Initiating Devices ===
==== Pull Stations ====
==== Pull Stations ====
The pull stations were the Edwards 270-SPO pull stations that are still installed today.
All pull stations were Edwards 270-SPO pull stations, still in use on the current system.  
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
The heat detectors were the Edwards 280B-PL that are still installed, but the smoke detectors were Edwards 6264B ionization smoke detectors. One was replaced with an EST SIGA2-PS in 2014 before the Vigilant system was installed.
There were Edwards 6250C conventional ionization smoke detectors throughout the building.
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Some areas had Edwards 281C conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors that were kept on the current system until 2020.
 
There were also Edwards 6266C-001 conventional photoelectric duct smoke detectors in 6260B housings, located throughout the building behind the ceiling tiles, wired up to 6262B-001 test stations/alarm indicators; these remained.
 
==== EOLs ====
There were Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistors on all circuits.
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 11 September 2025

System Specifications
FACP: Vigilant VS2
FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule
System Type: Single-Stage Hybrid-Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR
System Coding: Temporal
Strobes Synchronized: Yes
Date of last known Upgrade: 2014
Most Recent Known Modification: 2018 (Portables & pull station replacement)
Year Opened: 1955/1993

Cochrane Christian Academy is a Christian K-8 school located at 129 Powell St, Cochrane, AB. It is operated by Rocky View Schools. The school was built in the 1955 as Andrew Sibbald School, and was expanded in 1959, 1969 and 1989. Calgary Catholic School District bought the school in 1993, in which the school was extensively renovated, expanded and became Holy Spirit Catholic School, until 2022, when the school moved to a new location.

The school was then renovated through 2022-2023 to become Cochrane Christian Academy. The fire alarm system was partially upgraded in 2014, and one pull station is original.

System Specifications (2014-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Vigilant VS2 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule, and is fitted with a Vigilant RZI16-2 zone card to accommodate the conventional devices. The system runs Vigilant's GSA addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

This system replaced the EST 6616 in June 2014.

Notification Appliances

All of the notification appliances are from Edwards' "Genesis" line of products, and were installed in 2014 replacing the bell/strobes.

Most notification appliances are Edwards G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd). These are mounted on two-device boxes, with one device facing each end of the hallways. Some areas are installed remotely, with some on Edwards G1TR trim plates.

The washrooms and resource office have Edwards G1R-VM remote strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd).

There is an Edwards GC-HDVM horn/strobe (white, ceiling-mount, no marking, set to 30cd) in the 2018 portable.

For outdoor notification, there is an Edwards WG4RF-HVMC weatherproof horn/strobe (red, FIRE marking, set to 65cd) pointed at the large field, under a protective cover.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional pull stations. They were mostly installed in 1993, however there is one from 1959 in the northernmost portable.

There is a current-generation 270-SPO at the end of the portables hallway, installed as a deficiency replacement sometime between 2015 and 2022.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA2-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout, mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.

Some areas have Edwards EC20RRU-3 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors. They were installed in 2020 replacing Edwards 281C conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors that were left over from the previous system.

Each air handling unit has an Edwards 6265B-001 duct smoke detector housing equipped with an Edwards 6264C-001 ionization head, wired to 6262B-001 test stations/alarm indicators.

EOLs

There are Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistors on all conventional and signal circuits.

Former System Specifications (1993-2014)

Former System Specifications
FACP: EST 6616
FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule
System Type: Single-Stage Conventional
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR
System Coding: Continuous
Strobes Synchronized: No
Date of last known Upgrade: N/A

Year Installed: 1993
Most Recent Known Modification: 2000s (bell/strobe) Year Decomissioned: 2014

FACP

The building was protected by an EST 6616 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance vestibule. The system coding was continuous.

It was replaced in 2014 with the Vigilant system as a lifecycle replacement.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances were Wheelock MBS-G10-24 motor bell/strobes (10" gong, 1.5cd).

There was an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell (10" gong) on an Edwards 403-5A-R (15cd) strobe plate installed in the early 2000s as a deficiency replacement near the other common area.

In the northernmost portable, there was an Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bell (6" gong) on a Wheelock VLPS-24 strobe plate (1.5cd), likely installed as a deficiency replacement.

For outdoor notification, there were two Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10" gong); one located by the large field and one facing the staff parking lot. These were installed with the 6616.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Edwards 270-SPO pull stations, still in use on the current system.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were Edwards 6250C conventional ionization smoke detectors throughout the building.

Some areas had Edwards 281C conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors that were kept on the current system until 2020.

There were also Edwards 6266C-001 conventional photoelectric duct smoke detectors in 6260B housings, located throughout the building behind the ceiling tiles, wired up to 6262B-001 test stations/alarm indicators; these remained.

EOLs

There were Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistors on all circuits.

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