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System Specifications

FACP: EST QuickStart QS4 FACP Location: Unknown System Type:Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage:24VFWR System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes Date of last known Upgrade: 2008 Year Opened: 1911

Connaught School is an elementary (K-6) school located at 1121 12 Avenue Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school is owned and operated by the Calgary Board of Education. The school opened in 1911, and was extensively renovated in 2008. The fire alarm system is from 2008.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by an EST QuickStart QS4 addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs EST's Signature-series addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators

There is an annunciator at the main entrance, however the model is unknown.

Notification Appliances

All indoor notification appliances are Edwards "Integrity" 757-5A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd). For outdoor notification, there is an Edwards 757-7A-T horn/strobe (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd) outside the main entrance.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

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

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building, mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.

Former System Specifications

System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 4002 System Type: Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Decommissioned: 2008

note that this has come from a RECAPP report back in 2005.

FACP

The building was protected by a Simplex 4002 conventional fire alarm system. The panel location was unknown. The system coding was likely continuous.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances were most likely Simplex 2901-9720 motor bells (6" gong).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Simplex 2099-9901 conventional single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

Unknown

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-| FACP: EST QuickStart QS4 <br />System Type:Addressable<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage:24VFWR <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2008 <br />Year Opened: 1911
+| FACP: EST QuickStart QS4 <br /> FACP Location: Unknown <br> System Type:Addressable<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage:24VFWR <br /> System Coding: Temporal <br> Strobes Synchronized: Yes <br> Date of last known Upgrade: 2008 <br />Year Opened: 1911
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+'''Connaught School''' is an elementary (K-6) school located at 1121 12 Avenue Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  The school is owned and operated by the Calgary Board of Education.  The school opened in 1911, and was extensively renovated in 2008.  The fire alarm system is from 2008.
-'''Connaught School''' is an elementary (K-6) school in Beltline, near Downtown Calgary (SW). It is owned by the Calgary Board of Education, and was built in 1911, and then it was majorly renovated in early 2008. The fire alarm system is from that renovation. The school is 4 stories tall.
 == System Specifications ==
 ==== FACP ====
+The building is protected by an EST QuickStart QS4 addressable fire alarm system.  The panel location is unknown.  The system runs EST's Signature-series addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
-The fire alarm control panel is an EST QuickStart QS4. It is from 2008 when the school was renovated. The annunciator is at the front entrance, however the panel itself isn't visible. When the system goes into alarm, all strobes (indoor and outdoor) are synchronized, and all horns do code-3.
+===== Annunciators =====
+There is an annunciator at the main entrance, however the model is unknown.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
+All indoor notification appliances are Edwards "Integrity" 757-5A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd).  For outdoor notification, there is an Edwards 757-7A-T horn/strobe (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd) outside the main entrance.
-All of the notification appliances are EST "Integrity" 757-5A-T horn/strobes. They are mounted on both the wall and ceiling, while all have the standard wall "FIRE" lenses. Outside the entrance, there is an EST "Integrity" 757-7A-T horn/strobe. These horn/strobes were installed in the 2008 renovation.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
+All pull stations are EST SIGA-270 addressable single-action pull stations.
-All of the pull stations are EST SIGA-270 addressable pull stations, from the 2008 renovation.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
+There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building, mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.
-There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout.
 == Former System Specifications ==
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 *note that this has come from a RECAPP report back in 2005.
 ==== FACP ====
+The building was protected by a Simplex 4002 conventional fire alarm system.  The panel location was unknown.  The system coding was likely continuous.
-The previous fire alarm panel was a Simplex 4002 conventional fire alarm system from 1992. The panel had 12 zones. The system was in use until 2008.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
+The notification appliances were most likely Simplex 2901-9720 motor bells (6" gong).
-The notification appliances were most likely Simplex 2901-9720 motor bells or 2901-9722 motor bells.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
+All pull stations were Simplex 2099-9901 conventional single-action pull stations.
-The pull stations were Simplex 4251-20.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
 Unknown