Claresholm General Hospital

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: CACF Room System Type: Two-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Temporal (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: N/A Date of last known Upgrade: 2010s Year Opened: 1972, 1992, 2023

The Claresholm General Hospital is a hospital located at 221 43 Avenue West, in Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. The hospital opened in 1972, and was expanded in 1992 and 2023. The fire alarm system was fully upgraded in the 2010s.

System Specifications (2010s-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the CACF room on the main floor. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal is 20BPM, and the alarm signal is temporal.

Annunciators

There are Edwards EST3-LCDANN annunciators with Edwards LCDXL1 displays in the main entrance vestibule and at all nurse’s stations.

Notification Appliances

The original building and 1992 expansion have Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6” gong).

The 2023 expansion has System Sensor SSM24-10A motor bells (10” gong) mounted on Edwards 403-7A-R strobe plates (15/75cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are EST SIGA-270P addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors in most areas, and there are EST SIGA-HRS addressable fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in most storage rooms and washrooms.

The 2023 expansion has Edwards SIGA-OSD addressable optical smoke detectors and Fire Detection Devices CR-135 conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors, wired to Edwards SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules.

All addressable detectors are mounted on Edwards SIGA-SB bases. There are EST “SuperDuct” SIGA-SD addressable photoelectric duct smoke detectors in some areas, with EST SIGA-LED remote indicators mounted below each detector on the drop ceiling.

System Specifications (1972-2010s)

Please note that these system details are unconfirmed, and are sourced from a RECAPP facility evaluation report.

FACP

The building was protected by an Edwards Custom 6500 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the CACF room on the main floor. The system was configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal was 20BPM, and the alarm signal was 120BPM march time.

Annunciators

There were Edwards 456 lamp annunciators located in the main entrance vestibule and all nurses’ stations.

Notification Appliances

The original portion of the building had Edwards “Adaptabel” 333D single-stroke bells (6” gong). The 1992 expansion had Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6” gong).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were Edwards 281C conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors throughout the hospital. There were Edwards 6260B-100 conventional duct smoke detectors with 6264B heads.