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Safeway is a chain of grocery stores in Alberta. This particular location is in Dalhousie, NW Calgary. It is officially called Safeway Dalhousie Station, due to being adjacent to the Dalhousie station on the CTrain line. It was built in 1996, and the fire alarm system is original, other than some strobes. The store is in a large plaza, however only the Safeway is protected by a fire alarm system.
System Specifications
FACP
The fire alarm control panel is an EST 6632. The fire panel is original and is located in the entrance on the right.
Notification Appliances
The notification appliances mainly consist of the original Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells on EST "Integrity" 403-5A-R strobe plates. In the floral section, there's an Edwards 439D-10AWC bell on a Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plate, the Wheelock strobe plate replaced an EST strobe plate that stopped working. On the ceiling, there is a mix of EST "Integrity" 202-5A-T (red) and 202-5A-TW (white) remote strobes scattered around, all with the standard wall "FIRE" lenses. They are original, and they are for additional visual coverage. Some of them have been replaced with System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" SR (red, wall) remote strobes, again on the ceiling. For outdoor notification, the there is an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell on an EST 403-5A-R strobe plate at the entrance.
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
The pull stations consist of Edwards 270-SPO, all original from 1996.
Automatic Detection Devices
None noticed.