Oakridge Mall: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:53, 7 March 2026

System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 4010 FACP Location: Near Co-op Customer Service System Type: Single-StageAddressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Wheelock Date of last known Upgrade: Circa 2004 Year Opened: 1976

Oakridge Mall was a small shopping centre located at 2580 Southland Drive Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall's primary tenants were Calgary Co-op and Dollar Store. The mall opened in 1976, and was demolished in 2025. The fire alarm system was fully replaced in the 2000s. Fire Alarmpedia staff were able to save the FACP, and it is now safe in the Fire Alarmpedia collection!

The new store is now open. Please see Calgary Co-op (Oakridge) for the new system!

Former System Specifications

FACP

The building was protected by a Simplex 4010 addressable fire alarm system. The panel was located near the Co-op customer service desk. The system ran Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding was temporal.

Annunciators

There were Simplex 4606-9102 LCD annunciators at every mall corridor entrance.

Notification Appliances

Co-op

All notification appliances were Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).

Main Mall

All notification appliances were Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.

Bonus Information

wrecking ball

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-''''Oakridge Mall'''' is a small shopping centre located in the Oakridge neighborhood of Southwest Calgary.  Its main tenants are Calgary Co-op and Dollar Store.  It also houses CIBC and ConnectFirst Credit Union.  It was built in 1976, but does not have the original system.
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+| FACP: Simplex 4010 <br />FACP Location: Near Co-op Customer Service <br>System Type: Single-StageAddressable <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />System Coding: Temporal <br>Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Wheelock <br>Date of last known Upgrade: Circa 2004 <br />Year Opened: 1976
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+'''Oakridge Mall''' was a small shopping centre located at 2580 Southland Drive Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall's primary tenants were Calgary Co-op and Dollar Store. The mall opened in 1976, and was demolished in 2025.  The fire alarm system was fully replaced in the 2000s.  Fire Alarmpedia staff were able to save the FACP, and it is now safe in the Fire Alarmpedia collection!
+The new store is now open.  Please see [[Calgary Co-op (Oakridge)]] for the new system!
+==Former System Specifications==
 ====FACP====
-The mall is protected by a Simplex 4010 addressable fire alarm system.  The panel is located in the Co-op, near the Customer Service desk.  The panel was likely installed in 2004.  When in alarm, the system likely does code 3.
+The building was protected by a Simplex 4010 addressable fire alarm system. The panel was located near the Co-op customer service desk. The system ran Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding was temporal.
 =====Annunciators=====
-There are Simplex 4606-9102 LCD annunciators at every mall corridor entrance.
+There were Simplex 4606-9102 LCD annunciators at every mall corridor entrance.
 ====Notification Appliances====
-In the Co-op, the notification appliances are Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bells on Wheelock RSSP-241575W-FR strobe plates (red, 15/75 candela).  The candela rating of the strobe plates has not been confirmed.  However, the main mall has Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells on the same strobe plates.
+=====Co-op=====
+All notification appliances were Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).
+=====Main Mall=====
+All notification appliances were Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).
 ===Initiating Devices===
 ====Pull Stations====
-All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.
+All pull stations were Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.
 ====Automatic Detection Devices====
-There are Simplex 4098-9714 smoke detectors throughout the facility.
+None noticed.
-==Bonus Information==
+== Bonus Information ==
-This mall's days are numbered, as there is a new shopping complex being built right next to it.  This building will likely be demolished in late 2022 or early 2023.  The staff of this site will likely attempt to salvage devices from this building.
+'''wrecking ball'''
+[[Category:Facilities]]
+[[Category:Calgary]]
+[[Category:Shopping Malls]]