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System Specifications

FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: CACF Room (Main Node) System Type: Two-Stage Networked Hybrid-Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 25VRMS (Audible) 24VDC (Visual) System Coding: 20BPM chime (Alert) March Time (120BPM) chime (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis Date of last known Upgrade: 2013 Most Recent Known Modification: 2022 (Pull Station) Year Opened: 1983

The Scotiabank Saddledome is a 19,289 seat arena located at 555 Saddledome Rise SE, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The arena is home to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. The Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League, the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, and the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League. The arena was built in 1983, and underwent a renovation in 1994. The fire alarm system is mostly original, however the system was partially upgraded following the 2013 floods.

A new arena, known as Scotia Place, is currently being constructed to replace the Saddledome. The new arena is scheduled to open in 2027; the Saddledome will be demolished shortly after. Fire Alarmpedia staff are predicting Scotia Place will have an Edwards EST4 system.

System Specifications (1983-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. This a networked system with 4 or more nodes;

CACF Room (Main Node)
Security Desk at Loading Dock
Ice Resurfacer Entrance (Auxiliary Panel)

The system runs Edwards' Signature addressable protocol, is configured for two-stage operation, and is equipped with voice evacuation. The alarm sequence has been the same since the 6500: alert signal is a 20BPM chime, followed by a 120BPM march time chime for the alarm signal. There are pre-recorded messages for each stage.

The EST3 was installed in 2013, replacing a variant that was destroyed from the floods, which in turn replaced the original Edwards 6500 EVAC in 2006. The 6500 cabinets remain.

Notification Appliances

Event Level/Main Concourse (1983)

All audible notification appliances are Atlas Sound "Voice Tone" VT-152 re-entrant speakers (red, ceiling-mounted, 25V). These are located on the ceiling, throughout the concourse and event level; most units are original.

The event level has Edwards “Genesis” G1-VM remote strobes (white, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) installed in 2013.

Club Level Concourse (1994) & Terrace (1983)

All notification appliances are Edwards 964-1A-8RW remote speakers (white, ceiling-mount, 8", Canadian grill).

Seating Bowl

There are Edwards 6703-25 high-output horn speakers on the catwalk, facing the seating bowls.

At each corner of the building, at the top of the stairwells, there are Atlas Sound VT-152 remote speakers (red, ceiling-mount).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

Most pull stations are the original Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage single-action pull stations; the club level concourse has variants installed in 1994. There can be all kinds of variants of the 270-GAO found at some exits as deficiency replacements over the years.

The club level plus some areas of the main concourse have EST SIGA-270P addressable two-stage single-action pull stations; it is likely that an additional SLC is run to accommodate these devices.

The event level has Edwards/GE 270-GAO conventional two-stage single-action pull stations, installed as deficiency replacements following the 2013 floods.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are System Sensor 5601A conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors at the top of each stairwell.

The storage and electrical rooms on the club level have FDD CR-135 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors.

The mechanical rooms likely have FDD CF-200 conventional 200°F fixed-temperature heat detectors.

Firefighter's Telephones

There are Edwards 6702-0211 firefighter's telephones located throughout the facility, monitored by EST SIGA-CC1 addressable control modules.

EOLs

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

Bonus Information

This page is where it all began. This was the first page to be uploaded to Fire Alarmpedia! Originally published on May 14th, 2020.

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-| FACP: EST3 <br />System Type: Addressable/Hybrid <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage:70.7VRMS (speakers) <br> 24VDC (horn/strobes) <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2019<br />Year Opened: 1983
+| FACP: Edwards EST3 <br />FACP Location: CACF Room (Main Node) <br />System Type: Two-Stage Networked Hybrid-Addressable<br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 25VRMS (Audible) <br>24VDC (Visual)<br />System Coding: 20BPM chime (Alert) <br />March Time (120BPM) chime (Alarm)<br>Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2013
+Most Recent Known Modification: 2022 (Pull Station)<br />Year Opened: 1983
 |}
-The '''Scotiabank Saddledome''' is an indoor arena in SE Calgary, near Stampede Park. It is home of the Calgary Hitmen, the Calgary Flames, and the Calgary Roughnecks. It was built in 1983 as the Olympic Saddledome from 1983 to 1995, Canadian Airlines Saddledome from 1995-2000, the Pengrowth Saddledome from 2000-2010, and finally its current name since October 2010. The current system is from late June 2013 after the Calgary floods in 2013. Most of the pull stations, and some notification appliances are original.
+The '''Scotiabank Saddledome''' is a 19,289 seat arena located at 555 Saddledome Rise SE, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The arena is home to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. The Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League, the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, and the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League. The arena was built in 1983, and underwent a renovation in 1994. The fire alarm system is mostly original, however the system was partially upgraded following the 2013 floods.
 [[File:Saddledome.jpeg|thumb|The Saddledome as seen in the Evening]]
+A new arena, known as Scotia Place, is currently being constructed to replace the Saddledome.  The new arena is scheduled to open in 2027; the Saddledome will be demolished shortly after.  Fire Alarmpedia staff are predicting Scotia Place will have an Edwards EST4 system.
+==System Specifications (1983-present)==
+====FACP====
+The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. This a networked system with 4 or more nodes;
-The Saddledome is set to be demolished in 2024. Users Simplex NimrodES and YYCsFireAlarmNimrod will be getting alarms from the system!
+* CACF Room (Main Node)
-== System Specifications ==
+* Security Desk at Loading Dock
+* Ice Resurfacer Entrance (Auxiliary Panel)
-==== FACP ====
+The system runs Edwards' Signature addressable protocol, is configured for two-stage operation, and is equipped with voice evacuation. The alarm sequence has been the same since the 6500: alert signal is a 20BPM chime, followed by a 120BPM march time chime for the alarm signal.  There are pre-recorded messages for each stage.
-The fire alarm panel is an EST3 installed in June 2013, after an older EST3 was damaged by the water of the floods, and before that replaced the original Edwards 6500 with voice-evac. The panel has a fire phone, and a voice evac mic also used for general paging. It is located under the first deck, by the loading dock and where the Zamboni comes out. The system is two-stage, and is voice evac according to some managers. The EST3 prior to the one now had a chime on march time as general alarm.
-==== Notification Appliances ====
+The EST3 was installed in 2013, replacing a variant that was destroyed from the floods, which in turn replaced the original Edwards 6500 EVAC in 2006. The 6500 cabinets remain.
-The notification appliances in the hallways and some areas of the seating bowl are very rare Edwards "Adaptatone" 5547-15R (red) re-entrant speakers made by Atlas Sound. Most of these speakers are original, but some are from circa 1994 with Edwards/GS logo. The concourse and club level and suites have Enforcer ceiling speakers (E86CW drivers on ECB8R grills, most likely with ET10T model transformers.) normally seen as paging speakers in stores and schools, installed in 1994. One has been replaced with an EST "Integrity" 965-1A-8RW (8", round, 70V) ceiling speaker in the 2000s-2010s. There are also EST "Genesis" G1-HDVM (white, wall, no FIRE) horn/strobes down in the event level and where the panel is which were installed in 2013 along with the panel, possibly replacing some Edwards horns that were damaged by the water. The arena itself has Atlas-Soundolier GA-30T paging horns used for the fire alarm, installed in 1994 since they have the Atlas-Soundolier logo. They are hanging from the catwalk.
-=== Initiating Devices ===
+====Notification Appliances====
+=====Event Level/Main Concourse (1983)=====
+All audible notification appliances are Atlas Sound "Voice Tone" VT-152 re-entrant speakers (red, ceiling-mounted, 25V). These are located on the ceiling, throughout the concourse and event level; most units are original.
-==== Pull Stations ====
+The event level has Edwards “Genesis” G1-VM remote strobes (white, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) installed in 2013.
-The pull stations are mainly the original 2nd generation Edwards 270-GAO (no FIRE ALARM, classic shield) two-stage pull stations. Some have their "PULL IN CASE OF FIRE" painted over, and some have been replaced with many variants, such as a rare variant that has the newer shield, 270A-SPO font and no FIRE ALARM at the top. The concourse has Edwards 270-GAO installed in 1994, some replaced. Other replacement pull stations are EST SIGA-270P addressable pull stations from 2000s onwards, mostly from 2013 in the lower parts due to flooding.
+=====Club Level Concourse (1994) & Terrace (1983)=====
+All notification appliances are Edwards 964-1A-8RW remote speakers (white, ceiling-mount, 8", Canadian grill).
+=====Seating Bowl=====
+There are Edwards 6703-25 high-output horn speakers on the catwalk, facing the seating bowls.
-==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
+At each corner of the building, at the top of the stairwells, there are Atlas Sound VT-152 remote speakers (red, ceiling-mount).
-None noticed, probably due to flame cannons in arena so that it does not go off. However, in the dressing rooms, there are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors installed in 2013.
+===Initiating Devices===
+====Pull Stations====
+Most pull stations are the original Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage single-action pull stations; the club level concourse has variants installed in 1994. There can be all kinds of variants of the 270-GAO found at some exits as deficiency replacements over the years.
+The club level plus some areas of the main concourse have EST SIGA-270P addressable two-stage single-action pull stations; it is likely that an additional SLC is run to accommodate these devices.
+The event level has Edwards/GE 270-GAO conventional two-stage single-action pull stations, installed as deficiency replacements following the 2013 floods.
+====Automatic Detection Devices====
+There are System Sensor 5601A conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors at the top of each stairwell.
+The storage and electrical rooms on the club level have FDD CR-135 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors.
+The mechanical rooms likely have FDD CF-200 conventional 200°F fixed-temperature heat detectors.
+==== Firefighter's Telephones ====
+There are Edwards 6702-0211 firefighter's telephones located throughout the facility, monitored by EST SIGA-CC1 addressable control modules.
+==== EOLs ====
+There are Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistor plates on all circuits.
+==Bonus Information==
+This page is where it all began. This was the first page to be uploaded to Fire Alarmpedia! Originally published on May 14th, 2020.
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