Willway Elementary

System Specifications
FACP: Notifier NFS-320C FACP Location: Electrical Room System Type: Single-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SS Date of last known Upgrade: 2024 Year Opened: 1977

Willway Elementary is an elementary school located at 2939 Mt. Wells Drive, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The school opened in 1977, and has been expanded several times; the latest being 1991. The fire alarm system was fully upgraded in 2024.

System Specifications (2024-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Notifier NFS-320C addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main electrical room. The system runs Notifier's FlashScan addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators

There is a Notifier LCD2-80 LCD annunciator paired with two ACM-24AT LED annunciators at the main entrance, retrofitted on the old Edwards 456 cabinet.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are System Sensor "L-Series" P2RLA horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to electromechanical, 15cd). These were installed in place of the bells.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

Most pull stations are Notifier NBG-12LX addressable dual-action pull stations.

There are Notifier N-MPS-SA addressable single-action pull stations in the gymnasium, as they are metal and more durable.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Notifier FSP-951A addressable photoelectric smoke detectors located throughout the building.

There are also Notifier FST-951RA addressable thermal heat detectors in some areas, some are behind the drop ceiling.

All detectors are mounted on System Sensor B300A-6 bases.

Modules

There are several Notifier ISO-X isolator modules on the SLCs, beside the panel.

There are Notifier FRM-1A addressable relays serving various purposes, including fire doors and HVAC.

EOLs

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

Former System Specifications (1977-2024)

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards Custom 6500 FACP Location: Electrical Room System Type: Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous Date of last known Upgrade: 2023 Year Opened: 1977 Year Decommissioned: 2024

FACP

The building was protected by an Edwards Custom 6500 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main electrical room. The system coding was continuous.

Annunciators

There was an Edwards 456 annunciator at the main entrance.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances were Edwards “Durabel” 6100D vibrating bells (10” gong).

The additions (such as 1991) had Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10” gong); these were also installed as deficiency replacements in the original portion.

There were also Edwards MB10-24 motor bells (10” gong) in some areas as deficiency replacements; the most recent was installed in 2023 in the original portion.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

Most pull stations were the original Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.

Some areas had Edwards 270-SPOE conventional single-action pull stations as deficiency replacements.

There was one GE 270-SPO conventional single-action pull station in a portable classroom.

Automatic Detection Devices

There was a mix of Edwards 281A conventional rate-of-rise/fixed heat detectors and Edwards 281C conventional rate-of-rise/fixed heat detectors throughout the building and behind the ceilings.

Some areas had Mircom 5601A conventional rate-of-rise/fixed heat detectors as deficiency replacements.

The additions had Edwards 6250C conventional ionization smoke detectors, and Edwards 245A 135 degree fixed-temperature heat detectors behind the ceiling.

EOLs

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