BMO Centre

System Specifications
FACP: EST3 System Type: Addressable, two-stage (Networked with EST3X) System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC Date of last known Upgrade: 2019 Year Opened: 1981

The BMO Centre is the largest convention center in Calgary. It is located in Stampede Park in SE Calgary. It was built in 1982, but only a couple of pull stations are original. The current system is from 2013, after the Calgary Floods. The centre consists of five exhibition halls, a 12000 sq ft ballroom and many meeting rooms. It is well known for hosting the Calgary International Auto & Show. The building is currently being expanded, and the original Hall A has been demolished to make way for the new expansion.

System Specifications

NOTE: This is how the system looked as of February 2020 and Hall A has been demolished, so this page may not reflect how the system looks today.

FACP

The BMO Centre is protected by a two-stage EST3 fire alarm system. The EST3 system was installed in 2013 after the Calgary floods. The previous panel was an EST2, which was damaged by water in 2013 during the flood. The EST2 was located at the entrance, but an EST3 annunciator is in its place, but the main FACP is not visible, it's in an unknown location.

Annunciators

There is an EST 3-LCDANN LCD annunciator at the entrance. It is in the place of the EST2.

Notification Appliances

The main notification appliances are Edwards MB10-24 motor bells on EST "Integrity" 403-5A-R strobe plates. They are from when the EST2 was installed, around 2003 and some strobes have yellowed. In the exhibitor areas, these bell/strobes are sometimes flown from the ceiling and are hardly noticeable. Some areas have Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells on EST 403-5A-R strobe plates from the 1990s, with very yellow strobes. By the entrance, an MB10-24 bell broke down in 2018, and was replaced with a new white sticker Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell, with the yellowed strobe plate still intact. Outside, an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell from the 1990s (or possibly 1980s) has been spotted on one side of the building. Hall A has been demolished, and it is unknown if the bell/strobes in there still exist.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The main pull stations are EST SIGA-270P from around 2003 with the old EST logo. Some of these SIGA-270P pull stations broke down over the years, and one has been replaced with a EST GE variant in an exhibitor hall, and a few are the current generation SIGA-270P. In some areas, there are 1990s Edwards 270-GAO, including one exhibition hall. There have been a couple early 1980s 270-GAO pull stations spotted in the building.

Automatic Detection Devices

All of the smoke detectors are EST SIGA-PS from 2003.

System Specifications
FACP: EST3X System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2013-2016

System Specifications (newer wing)

FACP

The panel for this wing is an EST3X. The panel is from somewhere from 2013-2016. It is unknown if this wing is from 2013-16 or if the panel is original to it.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances are golden sticker Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells on EST "Integrity" 403-5A-R strobe plates. They have the golden stickers instead of the current generation white sticker bells for some unknown reason, new old stock maybe?

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The pull stations are EST SIGA-270 or SIGA-270P, unknown if they are the EST GE variant or current generation.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.