Sir Winston Churchill High School (Calgary)

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100+ FACP Location: Main Entrance System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous Strobes Synchronized: No Date of last known Upgrade: 1998 Year Opened: 1961

Sir Winston Churchill High School is a public high school located at 5220 Northland Drive Northwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school is owned and operated by the Calgary Board of Education (CBE). The school was named after Winston Churchill, a British politician who served as the prime minister of the UK for two terms. The school opened in 1968, and was expanded in 1983 and 1999. The fire alarm system was fully replaced in 1998. No information is known about the fire alarm system prior to 1998.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a Simplex 4100+ addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located at the main entrance. The system runs Simplex’s MAPNET II addressable protocol, and the system coding is continuous.

Notification Appliances

All areas except the gym, wood shop and auto shop have Simplex 2901-9720 motor bells (6” gong) mounted next to Wheelock LSM-24 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd). The wood shop and auto shop have Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong) mounted next to Wheelock LSM-24 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd). The gymnasium has Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong) mounted behind metal grilles, as well as Wheelock LSM-24 remote strobes scattered throughout.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 2099-9795 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Simplex addressable smoke and heat detectors present, however the models are currently unknown.