Costco Wholesale (Rocky View)

System Specifications
FACP: Fire-Lite MS-9600UDLS FACP Location: Front Desk System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SS Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2010

Costco Wholesale is a large chain of big-box stores headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, USA. The chain is “members only”, and requires a membership to shop at their stores. This particular store is located at 293020 CrossIron Common #300, in Rocky View, Alberta, Canada. The store opened in 2010, and the fire alarm system is original.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a Fire-Lite MS-9600UDLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located next to the returns desk. The system runs Fire-Lite’s LiteSpeed addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are System Sensor “SpectrAlert Advance” PC2WA horn/strobes (white, ceiling-mount).

The exterior walls of the store have System Sensor P2RA horn/strobes (red, wall-mount).

The coolers, freezers and exterior have System Sensor P2RKA weatherproof horn/strobes (red, wall-mount).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Fire-Lite BG-12LX addressable dual-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed, waterflow present in all public areas.

Modules

There are Fire-Lite MMF-300A addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

There are also Fire-Lite CRF-300A addressable relays for opening the emergency exit doors during an alarm.