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FACP Location: Unknown<br />System Type:Addressable<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage:24VDC  
 
System Coding: Continuous?
 
Strobes Synchronized: No<br />Date of last known Upgrade: N/A <br />Year Opened: 1993
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'''Banff Caribou Lodge & Spa''' is a 3 star hotel located at 521 Banff Avenue, in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It houses a mountain lodge-style hotel, a spa, and a steakhouse. The building opened in 1993, and most of the fire alarm system is original.
'''Banff Caribou Lodge & Spa''' is a 3 star hotel located at 521 Banff Avenue, in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It houses a mountain lodge-style hotel, a spa, and a steakhouse. The building opened in 1993, and most of the fire alarm system is original with parts replaced as deficiencies occur.
==System Specifications (1993-present)==
==System Specifications (1993-present)==
====FACP====
==== FACP====
The hotel is protected by a Simplex 4100U addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown, but is confirmed by the picture next to the annunciator having the InfoAlarm Command Center. The system runs Simplex’s MAPNET II addressable protocol, and the system coding is likely continuous. The 4100U replaced the original 4100+
The hotel is protected by a Simplex 4100U conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown, but is confirmed by the picture next to the annunciator having the InfoAlarm Command Center. The 4100U replaced the original 4100+. The system is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal is 20BPM, followed by continuous as the alarm signal.
=====Annunciators =====
There is a Simplex 4603-9101 LCD annunciator at the entrance.
==== Notification Appliances====
Most notification appliances are Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong).


===== Annunciators =====
There are also Simplex 4904-9101 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 4.75cd) scattered throughout the hotel, next to the bells in the hotel hallways.  
 
There is a Simplex 4603-9101 LCD annunciator at the entrance.
====Notification Appliances====
Most notification appliances are Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong). There are also Simplex 4904-9101 remote strobes scattered throughout the hotel.
===== Guest Rooms =====
The rooms have Wheelock MIZ-24-WS mini horn/strobes (red, wall-mount).


The rooms have Wheelock MIZ-24-WS mini horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 1.5cd)
===Initiating Devices===
===Initiating Devices===
====Pull Stations====
====Pull Stations====
All pull stations are Simplex 2099-9795 addressable single-action pull stations.
All pull stations are Simplex 2099-9107C addressable single-action two-stage pull stations.
====Automatic Detection Devices====
====Automatic Detection Devices====
None noticed.
There are Simplex 4098-9601 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors on the hotel room floors, mounted on 4098-9788 bases. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.
 
==== EOLs ====
There are Simplex 2081-9018C end of line resistor plates on all circuits.
 
==List of known activations==
==List of known activations==
January 2010 - alarm at 2:00 AM. False activation confirmed by staff.
January 2010 - alarm at 2:00 AM. False activation confirmed by staff.
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January 2020 - alarm early in the morning. Cause unknown, however everybody was safe.
January 2020 - alarm early in the morning. Cause unknown, however everybody was safe.
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[[Category:Alberta]]
[[Category:Hotels]]

Latest revision as of 12:41, 8 September 2024

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100U
FACP Location: Unknown
System Type: Two-Stage Conventional
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage:24VDC
System Coding: 20BPM (Alert)
Continuous (Alarm)
Strobes Synchronized: No
Date of last known Upgrade: 2000s
Year Opened: 1993

Banff Caribou Lodge & Spa is a 3 star hotel located at 521 Banff Avenue, in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It houses a mountain lodge-style hotel, a spa, and a steakhouse. The building opened in 1993, and most of the fire alarm system is original with parts replaced as deficiencies occur.

System Specifications (1993-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The hotel is protected by a Simplex 4100U conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown, but is confirmed by the picture next to the annunciator having the InfoAlarm Command Center. The 4100U replaced the original 4100+. The system is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal is 20BPM, followed by continuous as the alarm signal.

Annunciators[edit | edit source]

There is a Simplex 4603-9101 LCD annunciator at the entrance.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances are Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong).

There are also Simplex 4904-9101 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 4.75cd) scattered throughout the hotel, next to the bells in the hotel hallways.

The rooms have Wheelock MIZ-24-WS mini horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 1.5cd)

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Simplex 2099-9107C addressable single-action two-stage pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Simplex 4098-9601 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors on the hotel room floors, mounted on 4098-9788 bases. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

There are Simplex 2081-9018C end of line resistor plates on all circuits.

List of known activations[edit | edit source]

January 2010 - alarm at 2:00 AM. False activation confirmed by staff.

February 2012 - alarm at 11:30 PM, smoke detector in stairwell activated by cigarette smoke, confirmed by fire department and hotel staff. Multiple guests reported the scent of smoke. First mistaken as smoke from the fireplace. Hotel was not evacuated, however everybody was safe.

May 2013 - alarm at 12:15 AM. False activation, guests reported to lobby, alarm silenced soon after.

December 2013 - alarm at 2:30 AM. False activation confirmed by staff.

June 2014 - alarm at midnight. Cause unknown and likely false activation. Everybody was safe.

August 2017 - alarm at 10:00 PM. Hotel was evacuated and cause was later found to be false.

July 2018 - alarm sometime in evening. Guests were overwhelmed by the volume of the alarm. Cause was likely false.

January 2020 - alarm early in the morning. Cause unknown, however everybody was safe. [[]