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Calgary International Airport, also simply known as YYC Airport is an international airport that serves Calgary. It is located at 2000 Airport Rd NE, Calgary, AB, is the fourth largest airport in Canada, and the largest and busiest airport in Alberta. It was built in the late 1930s, and the Domestic terminal was built in 1977, and the International terminal was built in 2016. The International terminal has the original fire alarm system, and the Domestic terminal's system is from the 2000s. It does have hotels, some with their own fire alarm system. All systems are wired to trip each other when one goes into alarm.

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System Specifications (International Terminal)

System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 4100ES

FACP Location: Near In-Terminal Marriott Hotel
System Type: Addressable, Networked, Two-stage
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (audible)
24VDC (visuals)

System Coding: Unknown

Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SmartSync
Date of last known Upgrade: N/A
Year Opened: 2016

FACP

This terminal is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located somewhere near the in-terminal Marriott hotel according to an airport safety plan. This system is networked to the one in the Domestic Terminal. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The tones and messages are unknown at this time.

Notification Appliances

All of the notification appliances are from Simplex's "TrueAlert" line of products. Most notification appliances are Simplex 4906-9153 speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, set to 15cd). Some areas have Simplex 4906-9154 speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 15cd). In areas where more sound coverage is needed, there are Simplex 4902-9721 remote speakers (white, ceiling-mount), and Simplex 4902-9717 remote speakers (white, wall-mount).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004CA addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Simplex 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the terminal, mounted on 4098-9792 bases.

System Specifications (Domestic Terminal)

System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 4100ES

FACP: CACF Room (Main Node)
System Type: Addressable, Networked, Two-Stage
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC

System Coding: 20BPM (Alert)

Temporal? (Alarm)
Date of last known Upgrade: 2016
Year Opened: 1977

FACP

This terminal is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The main panel is located in the CACF room near the former Concourse B security checkpoint, and an auxiliary panel is located in the vestibule of Departures Door 1. These replaced Simplex 4100U panels in 2016 to be networked to the one in the International Terminal; the cabinets remain as part of the upgrade kit. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding is 20BPM, followed by the evacuation signal which is most likely temporal.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances differ depending on the area. Most notification appliances are Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells (10" gong) on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW-FR strobe plates (red, set to 15cd). Some areas post-security have Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10" gong). Some are mounted remotely, and some are on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW-FR strobe plates, installed later. The departures area also has Simplex 4904-9105 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 110cd), mounted on the lowered ceilings of the entry doors.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004CA addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.

Bonus Information

-The 4100ES in the Domestic Terminal set an Instagram record for actual troubles, with a whopping 102 troubles! There was one with more troubles, but it had many disabled points, whereas this one did not.

-This is the only major airport in North America to use bell/strobes for notification appliances. [[]

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-'''Calgary International Airport''', also simply known as '''YYC Airport''' is an international airport that serves Calgary. It is in NE Calgary. It is the fourth largest airport in Canada, and the largest and busiest airport in Alberta. It was built in the late 1930s, and the Domestic terminal was built in 1977, and the International terminal was built in 2016. The International terminal has the original fire alarm system, but the Domestic terminal does not. It does have hotels, some with their own fire alarm system. All systems are wired to trip each other when one goes into alarm.
+'''Calgary International Airport''', also simply known as '''YYC Airport''' is an international airport that serves Calgary. It is located at 2000 Airport Rd NE, Calgary, AB, is the fourth largest airport in Canada, and the largest and busiest airport in Alberta. It was built in the late 1930s, and the Domestic terminal was built in 1977, and the International terminal was built in 2016. The International terminal has the original fire alarm system, and the Domestic terminal's system is from the 2000s. It does have hotels, some with their own fire alarm system. All systems are wired to trip each other when one goes into alarm.
-Note: Wiki staff are in the process of acquiring more information about this system.  As such, this page is not being maintained for the time being.  Please check back to see the page when it is done!
+Note: Wiki staff are in the process of acquiring more information about this system. As such, this page is not being maintained for the time being. Please check back to see the page when it is done!
 ==System Specifications (International Terminal)==
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-| FACP: Simplex 4100ES <br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (audible) <br> 24VDC (visuals) <br />Date of last known Upgrade: N/A <br />Year Opened: 2016
+| FACP: Simplex 4100ES
+FACP Location: Near In-Terminal Marriott Hotel<br />System Type: Addressable, Networked, Two-stage<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (audible) <br> 24VDC (visuals)
+System Coding: Unknown
+Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SmartSync<br />Date of last known Upgrade: N/A <br />Year Opened: 2016
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 ====FACP====
-The fire alarm panel is a two-stage Simplex 4100ES, and is located somewhere near the in-terminal Marriott hotel, according to an airport safety plan. It is a voice-evac system, and likely has the InfoAlarm command center.
+This terminal is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located somewhere near the in-terminal Marriott hotel according to an airport safety plan. This system is networked to the one in the Domestic Terminal. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The tones and messages are unknown at this time.
 ====Notification Appliances====
-Most notification appliances are Simplex "TrueAlert" 4906-9153 speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount). Some areas have Simplex "TrueAlert" 4906-9154 speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount). In areas where more sound coverage is needed, there are Simplex "TrueAlert" 4902-9721 speakers (white, ceiling-mount), and Simplex "TrueAlert" 4902-9717 speakers (white, wall-mount).
+All of the notification appliances are from Simplex's "TrueAlert" line of products. Most notification appliances are Simplex 4906-9153 speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, set to 15cd). Some areas have Simplex 4906-9154 speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 15cd). In areas where more sound coverage is needed, there are Simplex 4902-9721 remote speakers (white, ceiling-mount), and Simplex 4902-9717 remote speakers (white, wall-mount).
 ===Initiating Devices===
 ====Pull Stations====
 All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004CA addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.
 ====Automatic Detection Devices====
-There are Simplex "TrueAlert" 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the terminal.
+There are Simplex 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the terminal, mounted on 4098-9792 bases.
 ==System Specifications (Domestic Terminal)==
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-| FACP: Simplex 4100ES <br />System Type: Addressable<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2016 <br />Year Opened: 1977
+| FACP: Simplex 4100ES
+FACP: CACF Room (Main Node)<br />System Type: Addressable, Networked, Two-Stage<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC
+System Coding: 20BPM (Alert)
+Temporal? (Alarm)<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2016 <br />Year Opened: 1977
 |}
 ====FACP====
-The terminal is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. There are two panels in this terminal; the main panel is located in the CACF room, which is near the former Concourse B security checkpoint. The auxillary panel is located in the vestibule of Departures Door 1. The panels replaced Simplex 4100U panels, however the new panels are retrofitted into the old cabinets.
+This terminal is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The main panel is located in the CACF room near the former Concourse B security checkpoint, and an auxiliary panel is located in the vestibule of Departures Door 1. These replaced Simplex 4100U panels in 2016 to be networked to the one in the International Terminal; the cabinets remain as part of the upgrade kit. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding is 20BPM, followed by the evacuation signal which is most likely temporal.
 ====Notification Appliances====
-The notification appliances differ depending on the area. Most notification appliances are Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells (10" gong) on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW-FR strobe plates. Some areas post-security have Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10" gong). Some are mounted remotely, and some are on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW-FR strobe plates. The departures area also has Simplex 4904-9105 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd), mounted on the lowered ceilings of the entry doors.
+The notification appliances differ depending on the area. Most notification appliances are Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells (10" gong) on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW-FR strobe plates (red, set to 15cd). Some areas post-security have Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10" gong). Some are mounted remotely, and some are on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW-FR strobe plates, installed later. The departures area also has Simplex 4904-9105 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 110cd), mounted on the lowered ceilings of the entry doors.
 ===Initiating Devices===
 ==== Pull Stations ====