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System Specifications

FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS FACP Location: Lobby System Type: Single-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Unknown Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 Year Opened: 1978

Northland Professional Centre is a 5-story low-rise medical/office building located at 4600 Crowchild Trail NW, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building was built in 1978, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2012, with a notification appliance upgrade taking place in 2017.

System Specifications (2012-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the lobby. The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most indoor notification appliances are System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" P2RA horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to various cd).
Areas requiring additional visual coverage have System Sensor SRA remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 30cd).
For outdoor notification, there is a System Sensor SRKA weatherproof remote strobe (red, wall-mount, set to 75cd) outside the main entrance.
These replaced the original notification appliances in 2017; see Former System Specifications for more details.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Siemens HMS-S addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens HFP-11 addressable multisensor smoke/heat detectors throughout the building, mounted on Siemens DB-11 bases.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens EL-300C end of line resistor plates on all signal circuits.

Former System Specifications (1978-2012)[edit | edit source]

System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 4207 FACP Location: Lobby System Type: Single-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s Year Decommissioned: 2012

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building was protected by a Simplex 4207 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the lobby. The system coding was continuous.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances were Simplex 4080 vibrating bells (10" gong).

There was an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell (10" gong) in the lobby as a deficiency replacement.

The bells were in use on the current system until 2017.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations were Simplex 4251-20 conventional single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There were Simplex 4255-1 rate-of-rise/fixed temperature heat detectors located throughout the building.

Permits[edit | edit source]

"Fire alarm upgrade (horns and strobe)" - August 2017

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-| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS <br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 <br />Year Opened: 1978
+| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS <br>FACP Location: Lobby<br />System Type: Single-Stage Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br>System Coding: Temporal <br>Strobes Synchronized: Unknown<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 <br />Year Opened: 1978
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-'''Northland Professional Centre''' is a 5-story low rise building mainly used for medical purposes such as dental or orthodontics. The building can be seen right off of Crowchild Trail NW. This building was built in 1978, but has had the current panel since 2012, and the current notification appliances since August 2017. The fire alarm system also has been rewired on the NACs. The system is currently serviced by AE Security.
+'''Northland Professional Centre''' is a 5-story low-rise medical/office building located at 4600 Crowchild Trail NW, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  The building was built in 1978, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2012, with a notification appliance upgrade taking place in 2017.
-== System Specifications (2017-present) ==
+== System Specifications (2012-present) ==
 ==== FACP ====
-The fire alarm panel is a Siemens FireFinder XLS. It replaced a Simplex 4207 or 2001 in 2012. The NAC circuits have been rewired in 2017. When the Simplex system was replaced in 2012, all of the initiating devices were replaced with FirePrint devices. However, the notification appliances were kept until 2017.
+The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system.  The panel is located in the lobby.  The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
-The notification appliances are System Sensor SpectrAlert Advanced P2RA (red, wall) horn/strobes and SRA (red, wall) strobes. These were installed in August 2017 in new locations, because the original bells were not loud enough (there was only one bell per floor.) Since then the horn/strobes have been installed in the rooms themselves. They are usually set on 30 cd, but there is one on 110cd. For outdoor notification, there is a System Sensor SRKA strobe outside the entrance. The permit issued for this replacement was "Fire alarm upgrade (horns and strobe)"
+Most indoor notification appliances are System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" P2RA horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to various cd). <br>Areas requiring additional visual coverage have System Sensor SRA remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 30cd). <br>For outdoor notification, there is a System Sensor SRKA weatherproof remote strobe (red, wall-mount, set to 75cd) outside the main entrance.  <br>These replaced the original notification appliances in 2017; see Former System Specifications for more details.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
-All of the pull stations are Siemens HMS-S. These only have English lettering, unlike other Siemens systems installed in Calgary. These are installed in the places of the original pull stations. They were installed in 2012.
+All pull stations are Siemens HMS-S addressable single-action pull stations.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
-The smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" FP-11 multi-sensor heat and smoke detectors, installed 2012.
+There are Siemens HFP-11 addressable multisensor smoke/heat detectors throughout the building, mounted on Siemens DB-11 bases.
-== Former System Specifications (1978/2012-2017) ==
+====EOLs====
+There are Siemens EL-300C end of line resistor plates on all signal circuits.
+== Former System Specifications (1978-2012) ==
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-| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS <br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2012 <br />Year Decommissioned: 2017 (bells only)
+| FACP: Simplex 4207 <br>FACP Location: Lobby<br />System Type: Single-Stage Conventional <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br>System Coding: Continuous<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s<br />Year Decommissioned: 2012
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 ==== FACP ====
-The original panel was a Simplex 4207 or 2001 from 1978. This was replaced in 2012 due to not being addressable, so it was replaced with a Siemens FireFinder XLS.
+The building was protected by a Simplex 4207 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the lobby. The system coding was continuous.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
-The original notification appliances were bells. There was only one bell per floor. The original bells were Simplex 4080 10" vibrating bells. The lower floor had an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell, because the original bell stopped ringing. These bells were kept on the Siemens system until August 2017 because there was only one bell per floor, so it was not loud enough in the dental clinic rooms, and for that reason had to rewire the NAC circuits to go into the rooms themselves.
+Most notification appliances were Simplex 4080 vibrating bells (10" gong).
+There was an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell (10" gong) in the lobby as a deficiency replacement.
+The bells were in use on the current system until 2017.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
-The original pull stations were Simplex 4251-20. They were replaced in 2012 because the new system was addressable.
+All pull stations were Simplex 4251-20 conventional single-action pull stations.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
-The original smoke detectors were Simplex smoke detectors from 1978, replaced with Siemens smoke detectors due to not being addressable.
+There were Simplex 4255-1 rate-of-rise/fixed temperature heat detectors located throughout the building.
+== Permits ==
+* "Fire alarm upgrade (horns and strobe)" - August 2017
+[[Category:Facilities]]
 [[Category:Facilities]]
+[[Category:Calgary]]
+[[Category:Commercial]]