First Alberta Place

System Specifications
FACP: Notifier NFS2-3030C FACP Location: CACF Room, Lobby (Main Node) System Type: Two-Stage Networked Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 25VRMS System Coding: Unknown Date of last known Upgrade: 2015 Year Opened: 1981

First Alberta Place is a large office tower located at 777 8 Avenue Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building opened in 1981, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2015; some speakers are original.

System Specifications (2015-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Notifier Noti-Fire-Net networked fire alarm system. The system has several nodes; all are Notifier NFS2-3030C addressable fire alarm panels. The main node is located in the CACF room, adjacent to the security desk on the first floor. The system runs Notifier’s FlashScan addressable protocol, and is equipped with Notifier’s Digital Voice Command (DVC) voice evacuation system. The system is configured for two-stage operation, however the messages and/or tones are unknown at this time.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are Soundolier UHT70C-U51-8 remote speakers (white, ceiling-mount, 8” round).

Areas with low ceilings have Edwards 964-1A-4RW remote speakers (white, ceiling-mount, 4” round). The Edwards speakers are also wall-mounted in some areas.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Notifier MPS-950KB conventional single-action pull stations. All stations are wired to Notifier FMM-101A addressable monitor modules. There are two modules per station, located directly behind each station.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed. There is a sprinkler system.

Modules

There are Notifier FMM-1A addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow swtiches.

There are Notifier FRM-1A addressable relay modules serving various purposes.

EOLs

There are Notifier EOL-CR end of line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.