Calaway Cafe: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:30, 24 August 2025

System Specifications

FACP: Mircom FA-1025T FACP Location: South Electrical Room System Type: Single-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: Continuous Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 1985

Calaway Park is a large amusement park located at 245033 Range Road 33, Springbank, Alberta. This page will cover the Calaway Cafe, which is the main cafeteria in the park. The building was built in 1985, and the fire alarm system is partially original.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a Mircom FA-1025T conventional fire alarm system. The panel is located in the south electrical room. The system coding is likely continuous.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10” gong).

There is a warning beacon on the roof which is disconnected.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Fire-Lite FI-MPS-SC conventional single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are FDD CF-135 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature heat detectors in the seating area, throughout the kitchen, and in the soft drink storage area.

There is an FDD CR-135 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detector in the electrical room.

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-| FACP: Fire-Lite CMP-2402 <br />System Type: Conventional <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VFWR <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 <br />Year Opened: 1982
+| FACP: Mircom FA-1025T<br>FACP Location: South Electrical Room<br />System Type: Single-Stage Conventional <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VFWR <br>System Coding: Continuous<br />Date of last known Upgrade: N/A<br />Year Opened: 1985
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-'''Calaway Park''' is a large amusement park located just west of Calgary, in Springbank, Alberta. This page will cover the Calaway Cafe, which is the main cafeteria in the park, and possibly the only building in the park with a fire alarm system. The building was built in 1982, when the park opened. The system was replaced in 2017, however.
+'''Calaway Park''' is a large amusement park located at 245033 Range Road 33, Springbank, Alberta. This page will cover the Calaway Cafe, which is the main cafeteria in the park.  The building was built in 1985, and the fire alarm system is partially original.
-==System Specifications (current system) (2017-present)==
+==System Specifications==
 ====FACP====
-The building is protected by a Fire-Lite CMP-2402 conventional fire alarm system. However this is unconfirmed. This panel has no coding options, so the system does continuous in alarm.
+The building is protected by a Mircom FA-1025T conventional fire alarm system.  The panel is located in the south electrical room.  The system coding is likely continuous.
 ====Notification Appliances====
-The notification appliances are Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10” gong). These were not replaced when the system was upgraded, and are original.
+All notification appliances are Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10” gong).
+There is a warning beacon on the roof which is disconnected.
 ===Initiating Devices===
 ====Pull Stations====
-All pull stations are Fire-Lite FI-MPS-SC conventional single-action “T-bar” pull stations.
+All pull stations are Fire-Lite FI-MPS-SC conventional single-action pull stations.
 ====Automatic Detection Devices====
-There are possibly System Sensor i3 C2W-BA conventional smoke detectors in the building.
+There are FDD CF-135 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature heat detectors in the seating area, throughout the kitchen, and in the soft drink storage area.
-==System Specifications (original system)==
-====FACP (1982-2017)====
+There is an FDD CR-135 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detector in the electrical room.
-The building was protected by an Edwards 1527 conventional fire alarm system. This panel was installed in 1982, and decommissioned in 2017. The system did continuous in alarm, as the panel had no coding options.
+[[Category:Restaurants]]
-====Notification Appliances====
+[[Category:Calgary]]
-The Edwards 439D-10AWC bells are original, and were on the 1527.
-===Initiating Devices===
-====Pull Stations====
-All pull stations were Edwards 274-111 conventional single-action pull stations. These were replaced when the system was upgraded, although it was conventional.
-====Automatic Detection Devices====
-This system pre-dated CFAA codes requiring smoke detectors, so there were none.