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Southcentre Mall is a shopping centre located in the Willow Park neighbourhood of SE Calgary. It opened in 1974, and was extensively renovated and expanded in 2009. The two major tenants (one former) have separate systems from the main mall.  The current panel is from 2020, and the rest of the system is from 2009. This mall is one of the largest shopping malls in Calgary.  
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| FACP: Siemens Desigo <br /> FACP Location: Main Security Office <br />System Type: Two-Stage Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br /> System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) <br> Temporal (Alarm)<br> Strobes Synchronized: Yes <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2020 <br />Year Opened: 1974
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'''Southcentre Mall''' is a large indoor shopping mall located at 100 Anderson Road Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall is owned by Oxford Properties, and has over 160 stores. The mall originally opened in 1974, and was extensively renovated in 2009. The fire alarm system for the main mall was installed in 2009, and the FACP was replaced in 2020, and the Decathlon/Earls/Petsmart/Winners/Dollarama system was installed in 2021 and 2023 as the former Sears' space.


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[[Sporting Life (Southcentre)|Sporting Life]] and [[Hudson's Bay (Southcentre)|Hudson's Bay]] have their own systems. All systems are networked into each other to trip when one goes into alarm, and were installed due to the mall’s panel not having enough capacity.
==System Specifications (Main Mall) (2009-present)==
====FACP====
The building is protected by a Siemens Desigo Life Safety Modular addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main security office, with a sub panel in the east entrance vestibule. The system runs Siemens’ FirePrint addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding is 20BPM, followed by temporal as the alarm signal. The two-stage timer length is five minutes.  


==System Specifications==
The Desigo replaced a Siemens MXL in 2020.
====Notification Appliances====
All notification appliances are Siemens MTH-MC-R-B horn/strobes (red, wall-mount). These are set to the horn tone.


==== FACP ====
Some areas have Siemens U-MCS remote strobes (red, wall-mount) above the ceiling, however the purpose and status of these is unknown.
The current fire alarm control panel is a new Siemens Desigo Life Safety Modular, which replaced a 2009 Siemens MXL due to issues with the CPU in 2020.  (Is anyone surprised?)  The MXL was 2-bay, with a graphic annunciator in the second bay. The Desigo is single bay, with an LCD display occupying the second bay. There are many other tenants with their own independent fire alarm system, and all systems are wired are as a point on each FACP, so when one goes into alarm, all other systems go in alarm.
===Initiating Devices===
====Pull Stations====
All pull stations are Siemens HMS-2S addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.
====Automatic Detection Devices====
There are Siemens FDBZ492-HR duct smoke detectors with FDO421 photoelectric heads on them throughout the mall. Each detector is located near an air handling unit, and has a Siemens RL-HC remote LED indicator mounted on the drop ceiling below the device.  


==== Notification Appliances ====
The professional offices and elevator shafts have Siemens FDOOT441 addressable multisensor smoke/heat detectors. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.
The notification appliances are all Siemens MTH-MC-R-B horn/strobes (rebranded bilingual Wheelock MT-24MCW), that were installed in 2009 when the MXL system was installed. Most horn/strobes are on the ceiling, however it is not a fail as the strobe is ceiling listed, and if they're on the wall,
==== Modules ====
There are Siemens XTRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.


=== Initiating Devices ===
==== EOLs ====
There are Siemens EL-300C end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.


==System Specifications (Former Sears Space; Decathlon/Earls/Petsmart/Winners/Dollarama) (2021-present)==
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| FACP: Siemens FireFInder XLS <br /> FACP Location: Unknown <br />System Type: Two-Stage Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC (Visual) <br> 70.7VRMS (Audible) <br /> System Coding: Unknown <br> Strobes Synchronized: Yes <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2023 <br />Year Opened: 1999, 2021
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====FACP====
The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs Siemens’ FirePrint addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The system is equipped with voice evacuation, however the messages and/or tones are unknown at this time.
=====Annunciators=====
There is a Siemens SSD annunciator in the Winners main entrance vestibule.
====Notification Appliances====
All notification appliances are Siemens SE-MC-W-B speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, bilingual lettering).
There are Siemens SET80-W-ULC weatherproof remote speakers (white, vandal-resistant) paired with Siemens ST-75-W-WP-B weatherproof remote strobes (white, wall-mount, 75cd) on the patio of Earls.
===Initiating Devices===
====Pull Stations====
====Pull Stations====
The pull stations are all Siemens HMS-2S/MSI-30B bilingual addressable 2-stage pull stations from 2009.
All pull stations are Siemens HMS-2S addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.
 
====Automatic Detection Devices====
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
None noticed. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.
==== Modules ====
There are Siemens XTRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.


The smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" FP-11 multisensor smoke detectors.
==== EOLs ====
There are Siemens EL-300C end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.
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Latest revision as of 00:28, 13 October 2024

System Specifications
FACP: Siemens Desigo
FACP Location: Main Security Office
System Type: Two-Stage Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
System Coding: 20BPM (Alert)
Temporal (Alarm)
Strobes Synchronized: Yes
Date of last known Upgrade: 2020
Year Opened: 1974

Southcentre Mall is a large indoor shopping mall located at 100 Anderson Road Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall is owned by Oxford Properties, and has over 160 stores. The mall originally opened in 1974, and was extensively renovated in 2009. The fire alarm system for the main mall was installed in 2009, and the FACP was replaced in 2020, and the Decathlon/Earls/Petsmart/Winners/Dollarama system was installed in 2021 and 2023 as the former Sears' space.

Sporting Life and Hudson's Bay have their own systems. All systems are networked into each other to trip when one goes into alarm, and were installed due to the mall’s panel not having enough capacity.

System Specifications (Main Mall) (2009-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Siemens Desigo Life Safety Modular addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main security office, with a sub panel in the east entrance vestibule. The system runs Siemens’ FirePrint addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding is 20BPM, followed by temporal as the alarm signal. The two-stage timer length is five minutes.

The Desigo replaced a Siemens MXL in 2020.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

All notification appliances are Siemens MTH-MC-R-B horn/strobes (red, wall-mount). These are set to the horn tone.

Some areas have Siemens U-MCS remote strobes (red, wall-mount) above the ceiling, however the purpose and status of these is unknown.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Siemens HMS-2S addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens FDBZ492-HR duct smoke detectors with FDO421 photoelectric heads on them throughout the mall. Each detector is located near an air handling unit, and has a Siemens RL-HC remote LED indicator mounted on the drop ceiling below the device.

The professional offices and elevator shafts have Siemens FDOOT441 addressable multisensor smoke/heat detectors. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens XTRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

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

System Specifications (Former Sears Space; Decathlon/Earls/Petsmart/Winners/Dollarama) (2021-present)[edit | edit source]

System Specifications
FACP: Siemens FireFInder XLS
FACP Location: Unknown
System Type: Two-Stage Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC (Visual)
70.7VRMS (Audible)
System Coding: Unknown
Strobes Synchronized: Yes
Date of last known Upgrade: 2023
Year Opened: 1999, 2021

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs Siemens’ FirePrint addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The system is equipped with voice evacuation, however the messages and/or tones are unknown at this time.

Annunciators[edit | edit source]

There is a Siemens SSD annunciator in the Winners main entrance vestibule.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

All notification appliances are Siemens SE-MC-W-B speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, bilingual lettering).

There are Siemens SET80-W-ULC weatherproof remote speakers (white, vandal-resistant) paired with Siemens ST-75-W-WP-B weatherproof remote strobes (white, wall-mount, 75cd) on the patio of Earls.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Siemens HMS-2S addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

None noticed. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens XTRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

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