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System Specifications

FACP: Kidde VS4

FACP Location: Upstairs Mechanical Room
System Type: Hybrid-Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR

System Coding: Temporal

Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Self-Sync
Date of last known Upgrade: 2019
Year Opened: 1957

Our Lady of the Assumption School is a catholic school located at 7311 34 Ave NW, Calgary, AB. It is part of the Calgary Catholic School District, and teaches Kindergarten to Grade 9.This school was built in 1957, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2019.

System Specifications (2019-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Kidde VS4 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the upstairs mechanical/boiler room. The system runs Kidde's GSA addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators

There is a Kidde K-RLCD-C LCD annunciator and a K-RLED24 LED annunciator at the entrance.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are from EST's "Genesis" line of products, and were installed in 2019. Most notification appliances are EST GC-HDVM horn/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, no lettering, set to 30cd). There are EST G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) in the gymnasium and shop; these were newly installed in new locations with the NAC overhaul, and did not remain from the previous setup. For exterior notification, there is an Edwards WG4RN-HVMC weatherproof horn/strobe (red, no lettering, set to 70cd) by the tarmac, and an EST "Integrity" CS405-8A-T weatherproof remote strobe (red, 110cd) by the entrance.

Prior to the overhaul, all indoor notification appliances were EST G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) and there were two CS405-8A-T strobes outside. However, one was removed during the overhaul.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional pull stations. Most were installed in the 1990s, but there are a couple second-generation ones. There is a GE-rebranded 270-SPO as a deficiency replacement.

Automatic Detection Devices

All smoke detectors are Kidde KIR-PD addressable optical smoke detectors, mounted on KI-SB bases. The duct detectors in the air handling units and above ceilings are Kidde SD-2W two-wire photoelectric duct smoke detectors.

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-| FACP: Kidde VS4 <br />System Type: Hybrid (mostly Addressable)<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VFWR <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2019 <br />Year Opened: 1957
+| FACP: Kidde VS4
+FACP Location: Upstairs Mechanical Room<br />System Type: Hybrid-Addressable<br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VFWR
+System Coding: Temporal
+Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Self-Sync<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2019 <br />Year Opened: 1957
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-'''Our Lady of the Assumption School''' is a catholic school that teaches Kindergarten to Grade 9, and is located in the neighborhood of Bowness in Calgary, Alberta. This school was built in 1957, and has its current system since 2019.
+'''Our Lady of the Assumption School''' is a catholic school located at 7311 34 Ave NW, Calgary, AB. It is part of the Calgary Catholic School District, and teaches Kindergarten to Grade 9.This school was built in 1957, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2019.
-== System Specifications ==
+== System Specifications (2019-present) ==
 ==== FACP ====
-The panel is a Kidde VS4, installed in the 2010s. It most likely replaced an EST 6616 from the 1990s. The system has all strobes synchronized, and all horns doing code-3. There is an annunciator at the entrance, however the panel is not visible, it's located in the upstairs mechanical/boiler room.
+The building is protected by a Kidde VS4 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the upstairs mechanical/boiler room. The system runs Kidde's GSA addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
+==== Annunciators ====
+There is a Kidde K-RLCD-C LCD annunciator and a K-RLED24 LED annunciator at the entrance.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
-The notification appliances inside were updated in July 2019. Like almost every other school in the district, the building's notification appliances are from EST's Genesis line of devices. The main devices are EST GC-HDVM (white, ceiling, no FIRE marking) horn/strobes set on low volume, replacing G1R-HDVM horn/strobes. However EST G1R-HDVM (red, wall, no FIRE) horn/strobes remained in the gym and shop, but were moved to different locations. Outside, there is an EST Integrity CS405-8A-T strobe by the entrance. There were originally two, but one of them was removed in 2019. There is one EST WG4RN-HVMC (red, no FIRE) horn/strobe for outdoor notification as well, located by the tarmac.
+All notification appliances are from EST's "Genesis" line of products, and were installed in 2019. Most notification appliances are EST GC-HDVM horn/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, no lettering, set to 30cd). There are EST G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) in the gymnasium and shop; these were newly installed in new locations with the NAC overhaul, and did not remain from the previous setup. For exterior notification, there is an Edwards WG4RN-HVMC weatherproof horn/strobe (red, no lettering, set to 70cd) by the tarmac, and an EST "Integrity" CS405-8A-T weatherproof remote strobe (red, 110cd) by the entrance.
+Prior to the overhaul, all indoor notification appliances were EST G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) and there were two CS405-8A-T strobes outside. However, one was removed during the overhaul.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
-The pull stations are all Edwards 270-SPO, but from different eras. Most are from the early 1990s, some from the mid 1990s, one newer GE branded 270, and a couple from 1970s-80s with the old E logo. There may also be a 270-SPO from 1957. All pull stations are wired into Kidde GSA-CT1 addressable modules, as they are conventional.
+All pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional pull stations. Most were installed in the 1990s, but there are a couple second-generation ones. There is a GE-rebranded 270-SPO as a deficiency replacement.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
-There are Kidde GSA2-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout, from the 2010s when the Kidde was installed. Heat detectors are unknown at this time.
+All smoke detectors are Kidde KIR-PD addressable optical smoke detectors, mounted on KI-SB bases. The duct detectors in the air handling units and above ceilings are Kidde SD-2W two-wire photoelectric duct smoke detectors.
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