CrossIron Mills

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Security Room by Food Court System Type: Addressable, Two-Stage System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Temporal (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, EST Date of last known Upgrade: 2020 Year Opened: 2009

CrossIron Mills is a large outlet mall located at 261055 Crossiron Boulevard, in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada. The mall is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, and has 17 anchor tenants, along with 206 stores and services. The building opened in 2009, and the fire alarm system is 95% original, with replacement parts being installed as deficiencies occur.

System Specifications (2009-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the security office, adjacent to the food court. It was installed around 2020, replacing the original EST3. The system runs EST’s Signature addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding is 20BPM, followed by temporal in the alarm signal. The general alarm timer length is five minutes.

Annunciators

There is an Edwards EST3-6ANN annunciator in the food court entrance vestibule.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are from EST's "Integrity" line of products.

Main Mall Corridors

The corridors of the mall have EST 757-7A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd), along with EST 757-1A-T remote horns (red, wall-mount). They have a mix of LKC-1 ceiling mount lenses and LKW-1 wall-mount lenses. These are ceiling-mounted.

Tenants

The tenants have EST 757-5A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd). These are wall-mounted.

Winners

The notification appliances are EST 757-5A-T horn/strobes, along with 757-1A-T horns for additional audible coverage. These are ceiling-mounted.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

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

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building, mounted on SIGA-SB bases. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.

Modules

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.