CF Market Mall

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Security Office (Main Node) System Type: Two-Stage Networked Hybrid-Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Temporal (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, EST Date of last known Upgrade: 2004 Most Recent Known Modification: 2022 (Decathlon) Year Opened: 1971

CF Market Mall is a large mall located at 3625 Shaganappi Trail NW, Calgary, AB. It is a one-level shopping centre, with the anchor stores being Hudson’s Bay (t floors), Sport Chek, Safeway, among others. The mall is owned by Cadillac Fairview. It was built in 1971, and was expanded in 1988. The mall then underwent an expansion and major renovation in 2004, and the fire alarm system was installed during this facelift.

System Specifications (2004-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The system is a network with several nodes, the main node is in the security office; this one is equipped with a 3-REMICA microphone. An additional panel is located in the Safeway entrance vestibule. The system runs Edwards' Signature addressable protocol, is equipped with voice evacuation, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding is 20BPM, and the alarm signal is temporal.

Prior to 2021, the Safeway node was set to continuous for the alarm signal. The Safeway panel replaced a Notifier System 2500 in 2004.

The mall EST3 replaced an Edwards Custom 6500 in 2004.

Annunciators

There are Edwards EST3-LCDANN LCD annunciators located in most entrances.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are from Edwards' "Integrity" line of products.

Main Mall Corridors

All notification appliances are Edwards 757-7A-TW horn/strobes (white, wall-mount, 15/75cd) and 757-1A-TW horns (white, ceiling-mount), mounted in a pattern of horn/strobe, horn, horn/strobe, horn.

The horn/strobes have the standard LKW-1 lenses, but are on the ceilings.

Tenants

The tenants mostly contain an Edwards 757-7A-TW horn/strobe (white, wall-mount, 15/75cd). A couple tenants have them fitted with LKC-1 lenses.

Some tenants contain Edwards 757-7A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd).

Other tenants contain Edwards 757-5A-T (red, wall-mount, 15cd) or 757-7A-TW (white, wall-mount, 15cd) horn/strobes as deficiency replacements.

They are mostly mounted on the ceilings, but some have them on the walls.

Toys R Us (now Decathlon)

The notification appliances were left untouched during the upgrades in 2004, and were Edwards 882-2B horns (red, wall-mount).

They were installed in 1992 when the store opened. As of January 2024, the space is now a Decathlon store, and these horns do not exist anymore.

There are now Edwards 757-7A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd) suspended from the ceiling.

Safeway

The notification appliances were redone in 2020, most likely for uniform sound.

They are Edwards 757-7A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd), which replaced System Sensor “SpectrAlert” P241575A horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd, set to electromechanical). These were set to continuous, and were installed in 2001 during the renovation of this store.

There is an Edwards 757-7A-TW horn/strobe on the ceiling in the hallway to the mall, which was the only device not replaced.

Exterior

Most exterior notification appliances are Edwards CS405-7A-T weatherproof remote strobes (red, 15/75cd), on three sides of the building outside exterior doors, likely where more nodes are located. There is also one outside Safeway, installed in 2020 replacing a System Sensor “SpectrAlert” S1224MCKA (red, wall-mount, multi-candela) weatherproof remote strobe.

In the covered areas, such as the loading docks, there are Edwards 757-7A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd).

One side of the mall has an Edwards 757-1A-T remote horn (red) by a loading dock.

Another loading dock has an Edwards "Genesis" WG4WN-HVMC horn/strobe (white, wall-mount, set to 60cd), installed sometime in 2023.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

Most pull stations are EST SIGA-270P addressable two-stage pull stations. Newer variants can be found as deficiency replacements.

There are Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage pull stations near Decathlon, installed in 1988.

There is one Edwards 270P-SPO conventional two-stage pull station installed as a deficiency replacement for an original Edwards 270-GAO.

In the Safeway, there are Edwards 270P-SPO conventional two-stage pull stations, installed in 2021 replacing Grinnell MS-402GR two-stage conventional pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

Most of the mall is protected by waterflow, however there have been a few EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors spotted in open ceilings, and at tops of stairwells.

Newer tenants contain Edwards SIGA-PD addressable photoelectric smoke detectors.

Some areas have EST SIGA-HRS addressable fixed temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors.

All detectors are mounted on SIGA-SB bases.

The area near Toys R Us has Edwards 281C conventional fixed temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors.

Modules

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's flow and tamper switches.

There are EST SIGA-CR addressable relays serving various purposes.

There are EST SIGA-IM isolator modules on the SLCs.

EOLs

There are Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistor plates on all conventional, sprinkler and signal circuits.

Sequence of Operation

The system utilizes the horn/strobes for all signalling. The voice portion of the system utilizes the mall's public address system. There are no pre-recorded messages played on this system, however when the microphone is keyed for live announcements, all horns automatically silence while strobes continue to flash. Upon conclusion of an announcement, the horns will automatically resound.

An activated device will start the alert signal throughout the mall. If the system is not acknowledged after 5 minutes or if a keyswitch is activated, a mall-wide evacuation is initiated.

Former System Specifications (1988-2004)

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards 6500 FACP Location: Security Office System Type: Two-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Continuous (Alarm) Date of last known Upgrade: 1992 Year Installed: 1988 Year Decomissioned: 2004

FACP

The building was protected by an Edwards Custom 6500 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the security office. The system was configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding was 20BPM, followed by continuous for the alarm signal.

Annunciators

There were Edwards 456 annunciators in some areas.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances except for the Toys R Us were Edwards 881-D remote vibrating horns (red, flush-mount). Toys R Us had Edwards 882-2B horns (red, wall-mount), installed in 1992.

The 881-D's can still be found throughout, but are painted over and disconnected. The 882-2B's remained in service on the current system until 2022 when Toys R Us closed.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage pull stations. Some of these are still in service.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were Edwards 6250C conventional ionization smoke detectors in some areas.

Other areas had Edwards 281C conventional fixed temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors. Some of these are still in service.

EOLs

There were Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistor plates on all circuits.