State Farm Stadium

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Unknown System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (Audible) 24VDC (Visual) System Coding: Whoop + Message Strobes Synchronized: Yes, EST Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2006

State Farm Stadium is a football stadium located at 1 Cardinals Drive, in Glendale, Arizona, USA. The stadium is home to the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), and has a capacity of 63,400 fans. The stadium opened in 2006, and the fire alarm system is original.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice evacuation. The evacuation signal is slow whoop, followed by a voice message. The message script is currently unknown.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are Edwards “Genesis’ G4-S7VM speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd, 70V).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are EST SIGA-278 addressable dual-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.

Deficiencies

According to an ABC News report, the fire alarm system has numerous troubles, and has several bypasses on at all times. This is a significant violation, as the fire alarm system will fail to notify the occupants in an emergency. Link to the original news story: https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/fire-safety-failures-at-state-farm-stadium-home-of-super-bowl-lvii