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System Specifications

FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS FACP Location: Lobby System Type: Single-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Unknown Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 Year Opened: 1978

Northland Professional Centre is a 5-story low-rise medical/office building located at 4600 Crowchild Trail NW, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building was built in 1978, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2012, with a notification appliance upgrade taking place in 2017.

System Specifications (2012-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the lobby. The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most indoor notification appliances are System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" P2RA horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to various cd).
Areas requiring additional visual coverage have System Sensor SRA remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 30cd).
For outdoor notification, there is a System Sensor SRKA weatherproof remote strobe (red, wall-mount, set to 75cd) outside the main entrance.
These replaced the original notification appliances in 2017; see Former System Specifications for more details.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

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

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Siemens HFP-11 addressable multisensor smoke/heat detectors throughout the building, mounted on Siemens DB-11 bases.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

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

Former System Specifications (1978-2012)[edit | edit source]

System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 4207 FACP Location: Lobby System Type: Single-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s Year Decommissioned: 2012

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building was protected by a Simplex 4207 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the lobby. The system coding was continuous.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances were Simplex 4080 vibrating bells (10" gong).

There was an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell (10" gong) in the lobby as a deficiency replacement.

The bells were in use on the current system until 2017.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations were Simplex 4251-20 conventional single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There were Simplex 4255-1 rate-of-rise/fixed temperature heat detectors located throughout the building.

Permits[edit | edit source]

"Fire alarm upgrade (horns and strobe)" - August 2017

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-| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS
+| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS <br>FACP Location: Lobby<br />System Type: Single-Stage Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br>System Coding: Temporal <br>Strobes Synchronized: Unknown<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 <br />Year Opened: 1978
-FACP Location: Lobby<br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC
-System Coding: Temporal
-Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SS<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 <br />Year Opened: 1978
 |}
-'''Northland Professional Centre''' is a 5-story low rise building mainly used for medical purposes such as dental or orthodontics. The building can be seen right off of Crowchild Trail NW. This building was built in 1978, and the fire alarm system is not original; most of the system was installed in 2012, and the notification appliances were installed in 2017.
+'''Northland Professional Centre''' is a 5-story low-rise medical/office building located at 4600 Crowchild Trail NW, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  The building was built in 1978, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2012, with a notification appliance upgrade taking place in 2017.
-== System Specifications (2017-present) ==
+== System Specifications (2012-present) ==
 ==== FACP ====
-The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS fire alarm system. The panel is located in the lobby, replacing a Simplex 4207 in 2012. When the Simplex system was replaced in 2012, all of the initiating devices were replaced with FirePrint devices, the original bells remaining until the NAC overhaul in 2017. The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
+The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system.  The panel is located in the lobby.  The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
-All notification appliances are from System Sensor's "SpectrAlert Advance" line of products. The main notification appliances are System Sensor P2RA horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 2-wire, most set to 30cd), and are even installed in offices. There are also System Sensor SR remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 30cd) in areas needing more visual coverage. These were installed in 2017 in new locations, as the bells were not loud enough; there was only one bell per floor. For outdoor notification, there is a System Sensor SRKA (red, wall-mount, set to 75cd) weatherproof strobe outside the entrance.
+Most indoor notification appliances are System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" P2RA horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to various cd). <br>Areas requiring additional visual coverage have System Sensor SRA remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 30cd). <br>For outdoor notification, there is a System Sensor SRKA weatherproof remote strobe (red, wall-mount, set to 75cd) outside the main entrance.  <br>These replaced the original notification appliances in 2017; see Former System Specifications for more details.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
-All pull stations are Siemens HMS-S addressable pull stations. These were installed in the places of the original pull stations.
+All pull stations are Siemens HMS-S addressable single-action pull stations.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
-All smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" FP-11 multi-sensor heat and smoke detectors, located throughout.
+There are Siemens HFP-11 addressable multisensor smoke/heat detectors throughout the building, mounted on Siemens DB-11 bases.
-== Former System Specifications (1978/2012-2017) ==
+====EOLs====
+There are Siemens EL-300C end of line resistor plates on all signal circuits.
+== Former System Specifications (1978-2012) ==
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-| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS
+| FACP: Simplex 4207 <br>FACP Location: Lobby<br />System Type: Single-Stage Conventional <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br>System Coding: Continuous<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s<br />Year Decommissioned: 2012
-FACP Location: Lobby<br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC
-System Coding: Temporal?<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2012 <br />Year Decommissioned: 2017 (bells only)
 |}
 ==== FACP ====
-The building was protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. It was installed as the replacement panel for the original Simplex 4207 in 2012, and is still installed. The Siemens system ran Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and the system coding was likely temporal.
+The building was protected by a Simplex 4207 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the lobby. The system coding was continuous.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
-Most notification were the original Simplex 4080 vibrating bells (10" gong). There was an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell (10" gong) in the lobby as a deficiency replacement. The bells were kept on the Siemens system until 2017, and were replaced due to volume concerns; there was only one bell per floor and it was not loud enough in the medical offices.
+Most notification appliances were Simplex 4080 vibrating bells (10" gong).
+There was an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell (10" gong) in the lobby as a deficiency replacement.
+The bells were in use on the current system until 2017.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
-All pull stations Siemens HMS-S addressable pull stations. They are still there, and they replaced the original Simplex 4251-20 pull stations.
+All pull stations were Simplex 4251-20 conventional single-action pull stations.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
-The smoke detectors were Siemens "FirePrint" FP-11 multi-sensor heat/smoke detector combos, which replaced the original Simplex smoke detectors.
+There were Simplex 4255-1 rate-of-rise/fixed temperature heat detectors located throughout the building.
 == Permits ==
 * "Fire alarm upgrade (horns and strobe)" - August 2017
 [[Category:Facilities]]
 [[Category:Facilities]]
+[[Category:Calgary]]
+[[Category:Commercial]]