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System Specifications

FACP: Edwards 2280 FACP Location: Unknown System Type: Single-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous/Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis self-sync Date of last known Upgrade: 2010s Year Opened: 1960/1974

Cochrane Arena is an ice hockey arena located at 609 Fourth Avenue North, in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. The arena opened in 1960, renovated in 1974, and was the first arena in the town of Cochrane. The fire alarm system was mostly upgraded in 1990, with parts ranging from the early 1980s to the 2010s.

The arena is owned by the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

System Specifications (1990-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by an Edwards 2280 conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system coding is continuous for all bells, and the horn/strobes are self-coded to temporal.

Annunciators[edit | edit source]

There is an Edwards annunciator at the main entrance, model unknown.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Dressing Room Hallway[edit | edit source]

All notification appliances are Edwards "Genesis" G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) mounted on Edwards G1TR trim plates (red).

These were installed in the mid-2000s for some unknown reason, likely for volume concerns, however this is a code violation.

Arena/Lobby[edit | edit source]

The main lobby has an Edwards "Durabel" 6100D vibrating bell (6" gong), which remained from the previous system.

The main arena has a Wheelock MB-G6-24 motor bell (6" gong) as a deficiency replacement for an aforementioned bell, or for volume as it is the only bell.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

Most pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations, installed with the 2280.

Deficiency replacements are:

Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull stations in several areas, installed between 2010 and 2016
Notifier NFM-950B conventional single-action pull station next to the main entrance.
Notifier MPS-950B conventional single-action pull station in the main arena.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Edwards EC30U-3 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building. These were installed in the mid-2010s.

Code Violations[edit | edit source]

This building has horn/strobes and bells mixed. This is against code, as according to CAN-ULC codes, the sound of an alarm signal must be uniform. [[]

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-'''Cochrane Arena''' is an ice hockey arena in the town of Cochrane, AB. It is adjacent to Cochrane High School, in Cochrane Heights. It is the original arena in Cochrane, and was built in 1960. The building does not have its original system, but some pull stations and one bell is original to the current system. The system is very interesting in notification appliances.
-== System Specifications ==
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+! System Specifications
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+| FACP: Edwards 2280 <br /> FACP Location: Unknown <br> System Type: Single-Stage Conventional <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br /> System Coding: Continuous/Temporal <br>Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis self-sync<br> Date of last known Upgrade: 2010s<br />Year Opened: 1960/1974
+|}
+'''Cochrane Arena''' is an ice hockey arena located at 609 Fourth Avenue North, in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. The arena opened in 1960, renovated in 1974, and was the first arena in the town of Cochrane. The fire alarm system was mostly upgraded in 1990, with parts ranging from the early 1980s to the 2010s.
+The arena is owned by the [[Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre]].
+== System Specifications (1990-present) ==
 ==== FACP ====
+The building is protected by an Edwards 2280 conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system coding is continuous for all bells, and the horn/strobes are self-coded to temporal.
-The fire alarm panel is an Edwards 2280 installed in 1990, but it is not original. The system has had a few modifications since then, but the fire panel still remains. The annunciator is right at the front entrance, but the panel itself is not visible - it's in some electrical room. Since there is no coding options for the 2280, the system does continuous.
+=====Annunciators=====
+There is an Edwards annunciator at the main entrance, model unknown.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
+=====Dressing Room Hallway=====
+All notification appliances are Edwards "Genesis" G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) mounted on Edwards G1TR trim plates (red).
-The notification appliances vary. There is an Edwards "Durabel" 6100D 6" vibrating bell in the lobby. It has the 1970s-80s Edwards logo, so it may have been installed around the 1970s, before the 2280 was installed. It is the only one there, as all the others were replaced. In the arena itself, there is a Wheelock MB-G6-24 motor bell, replacing a Durabel that was no longer functioning before 2007. The hallways to the dressing rooms, however, have EST "Genesis" G1R-HDVM (red, wall, no FIRE) horn/strobes on trim plates. Why they are there is unknown, possibly the Durabels were not loud enough. They appear to be installed in the mid-late 2000s, as they were there in 2009. The Wheelock bell and the EST horn/strobes have round outlines behind them, revealing that there were Durabels there before. The horn/strobes are self-coded to code 3 while the bells do continuous.
+These were installed in the mid-2000s for some unknown reason, likely for volume concerns, however this is a code violation.
+=====Arena/Lobby=====
+The main lobby has an Edwards "Durabel" 6100D vibrating bell (6" gong), which remained from the previous system.
+The main arena has a Wheelock MB-G6-24 motor bell (6" gong) as a deficiency replacement for an aforementioned bell, or for volume as it is the only bell.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
+Most pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations, installed with the 2280.
-The main pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO pull stations, installed in 1990. There are still lots intact, although some were replaced. Several of them were replaced with Mircom MS-401 pull stations with both the current and older Mircom logos. There are is one Notifier NFM-950B pull station at the entrance under the annunciator. There is a Notifier MPS-950B in an exit in the main arena as a replacement as well.
+Deficiency replacements are:
+* Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull stations in several areas, installed between 2010 and 2016
+* Notifier NFM-950B conventional single-action pull station next to the main entrance.
+* Notifier MPS-950B conventional single-action pull station in the main arena.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
+There are Edwards EC30U-3 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building. These were installed in the mid-2010s.
-The smoke detectors seen throughout are Edwards EC30U-3 photoelectric smoke detectors, which were installed in the 2010s.
+==Code Violations==
-[[Category:Facilities]]
+This building has horn/strobes and bells mixed. This is against code, as according to CAN-ULC codes, the sound of an alarm signal must be uniform.
+[[]
+[[Category:Alberta]]
+[[Category:Arenas]]