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'''Costco''' is a members only sales club. This location is in Beacon Hill Shopping Centre in NW Calgary, and was built in 2006. The fire alarm system is original to the store. The panel, most notification appliances, and 99% of the pull stations are original.  
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| FACP: Mircom FX-2000 <br>FACP Location: By Returns Desk<br />System Type: Single-Stage Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VFWR <br>System Coding: Temporal <br>Strobes Synchronized: No<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2021 <br />Year Opened: 2006
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'''Costco Wholesale''' is a members only sales club. This location is located at 11588 Sarcee Trail NW, in the Beacon Hill Shopping Centre, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  The store was built in 2006, and the fire alarm system is original excluding deficiency replacements.
== System Specifications (2006-present) ==
==== FACP ====
==== FACP ====
The building is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located by the returns desk. The system runs Mircom's CLIP addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
===== Annunciators =====
There is a Mircom RAX-LCD annunciator in the main entrance vestibule.
==== Notification Appliances ====
Most notification appliances are Mircom "Select-A-Horn/Strobe" FHS-240R horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to broadband/30cd).


The store is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 "fire control system." The fire alarm panel was installed in 2006 when the store was built, so it is obviously original. There is an annunciator at the entrance, and the panel itself is right beside the returns desk. The system is serviced by Johnson Controls, formerly Tyco Integrated Fire & Security.
By the bakery, there is a Mircom "Select-A-Horn/Strobe" FHS-340R (red) horn/strobe, installed as a deficiency replacement for a damaged FHS-240R (strobe ripped out) in 2012.  


===== Annunciators =====
At the photography desk, there's a System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" PC4RA (red, ceiling-mount, 4-wire) horn/strobe installed 2017 as a deficiency replacement.


There is a Mircom DSPL-420DS annunciator at the entrance.
In the meat cutting area, there is a Mircom FHS-240W (white) horn/strobe specifically chosen to blend in with the wall, under a cover.  


==== Notification Appliances ====
The freezers and dairy coolers have System Sensor "SpectrAlert" P1224MCKA (red, wall-mount, multi-candela) horn/strobes, which are also original.


Most of the notification appliances are the original Mircom FHS-240R (red) horn/strobes. Two horn/strobes have been replaced, and were replaced with the following: In 2011-12, there was an FHS-240R with its strobe ripped out. It has been replaced with a Mircom FHS-340R (red) horn/strobe. At the photography desk, an FHS-240R broke down and was replaced with a System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" PC4R (red, ceiling, 4-wire) horn/strobe in summer of 2017. In the meat packaging, there is a Mircom FHS-240W (white) horn/strobe to blend in with the wall, which is original. The freezers, produce and dairy rooms have System Sensor "SpectrAlert" P1224MCK (red, wall, weatherproof) horn/strobes, which are also original. For outdoor notification, there are two System Sensor "SpectrAlert" S1224MCK (red, wall, weatherproof) remote strobes, one at the entrance, and one behind the store. The System Sensor SpectrAlert horn/strobes and strobes, despite not being Mircom, are also original to the store. As of March 6, 2021 the bakery is getting renovated, and it is unknown if the FHS-240R horn/strobe in there still exists.
The produce cooler has a System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" P4RKA (red, wall-mount) weatherproof horn/strobe, installed as a deficiency replacement in 2021.  


For outdoor notification, there are two System Sensor "SpectrAlert" S1224MCKA (red, wall-mount) weatherproof remote strobes, one at the entrance, and one behind the store.
=== Initiating Devices ===
=== Initiating Devices ===
==== Pull Stations ====
==== Pull Stations ====
All pull stations are Mircom MS-401AD addressable single-action pull stations.


The pull stations are all Mircom MS-401 pull stations, which most except one are original. The replacement one was installed in 2015.
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
There are Mircom MIX-5251RBA addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in the bakery and cafeteria, mounted on System Sensor B210LPA bases.
==== Modules ====
There are Mircom MIX-M500MA addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.  


==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
There are Mircom MIX-M500RA addressable relay modules serving various purposes.


There are Mircom MIX-2251AP addressable photoelectric smoke detectors in the cafeteria, bakery, and meat.
==== EOLs ====
[[Category:Facilities]]
There are Mircom MP-300 end of line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.
[[Category:Calgary]]
[[Category:Retail Stores]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 24 October 2024

System Specifications
FACP: Mircom FX-2000
FACP Location: By Returns Desk
System Type: Single-Stage Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR
System Coding: Temporal
Strobes Synchronized: No
Date of last known Upgrade: 2021
Year Opened: 2006

Costco Wholesale is a members only sales club. This location is located at 11588 Sarcee Trail NW, in the Beacon Hill Shopping Centre, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The store was built in 2006, and the fire alarm system is original excluding deficiency replacements.

System Specifications (2006-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located by the returns desk. The system runs Mircom's CLIP addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators[edit | edit source]

There is a Mircom RAX-LCD annunciator in the main entrance vestibule.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances are Mircom "Select-A-Horn/Strobe" FHS-240R horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to broadband/30cd).

By the bakery, there is a Mircom "Select-A-Horn/Strobe" FHS-340R (red) horn/strobe, installed as a deficiency replacement for a damaged FHS-240R (strobe ripped out) in 2012.

At the photography desk, there's a System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" PC4RA (red, ceiling-mount, 4-wire) horn/strobe installed 2017 as a deficiency replacement.

In the meat cutting area, there is a Mircom FHS-240W (white) horn/strobe specifically chosen to blend in with the wall, under a cover.

The freezers and dairy coolers have System Sensor "SpectrAlert" P1224MCKA (red, wall-mount, multi-candela) horn/strobes, which are also original.

The produce cooler has a System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" P4RKA (red, wall-mount) weatherproof horn/strobe, installed as a deficiency replacement in 2021.

For outdoor notification, there are two System Sensor "SpectrAlert" S1224MCKA (red, wall-mount) weatherproof remote strobes, one at the entrance, and one behind the store.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Mircom MS-401AD addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Mircom MIX-5251RBA addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in the bakery and cafeteria, mounted on System Sensor B210LPA bases.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are Mircom MIX-M500MA addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

There are Mircom MIX-M500RA addressable relay modules serving various purposes.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

There are Mircom MP-300 end of line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.