Canadian Tire (McKenzie)

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4008 FACP Location: Automotive Entrance System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SmartSync Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2005

Canadian Tire is a chain of automotive/hardware stores across Canada. This particular store is located at 4155 126 Avenue Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building opened in 2005, and the fire alarm system is original.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a Simplex 4008 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the automotive entrance vestibule. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are Simplex “TrueAlert” 4906-9127 SmartSync horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are no detectors in the storefront, as the building is protected by a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.

Bonus Information

This building suffered a fire in about 2009. The cause was a faulty electrical circuit in the backroom. As a result of this, the store was closed from 2009 to 2012. Surprisingly, the fire alarm system survived! The system did its job and it still works. [[]