Father David Bauer/Norma Bush Arenas

System Specifications
FACP: Mircom FX-2000 FACP Location: Main Electrical Room System Type: Hybrid-Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Mircom Date of last known Upgrade: 2007 Year Opened: 1963, 1973, 1986, 1996

Father David Bauer/Norma Bush Arenas is a twin arena complex located at 2424 University Drive NW, in Calgary, AB. The facility is owned and operated by the City of Calgary. Father David Bauer was built in 1963, and Norma Bush was built in 1973. The complex was expanded in 1986 and 1996, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2007.

System Specifications (2007-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main electrical room. The system runs Mircom’s CLIP addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators

There is a Mircom RAX-LCD annunciator paired with a Mircom RAX1048TZDS annunciator in the main entrance vestibule.
Both annunciator modules are mounted in a Mircom BB-1002 annunciator enclosure.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are Mircom “Select-A-Horn/Strobe” FHS-240R horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to electromechanical/15cd).
Many areas have Mircom FHS-400-RR horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 30cd) as deficiency replacements.
Lifemark Physiotherapy has Mircom FHS-340R horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to electromechanical/15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

Most pull stations are Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull stations.
Some areas have Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.
Renovated areas and some areas of Father David Bauer have Mircom MS-401AD addressable single-action pull stations.
There is a Notifier NFM-950B conventional single-action pull station at the Father David Bauer northeast exit as a deficiency replacement.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are conventional heat detectors in most mechanical rooms, dressing rooms, washrooms, and some offices and hallways. The models are a mix of the following: System Sensor 5601A, Edwards 281C, Edwards 245A, Potter CR-135W, and Potter CF-135W.
Some renovated areas have Mircom MIX-5251RBA addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors mounted on System Sensor B710LPA bases.

Modules

There are Mircom MIX-M500MA addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.