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| Former System Specifications |
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| FACP: Siemens MXL FACP Location: West Entrance System Type: Two-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Temporal (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes Date of last known Upgrade: 2019 Year Opened: 1971 Year Decommissioned: 2022 |
Northland Village Mall was a mall located at 5111 Northland Drive NW, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall opened in 1971, and was demolished in 2022. The fire alarm system was installed in 2005.
Former System Specifications (2005-2022)
FACP
The building was protected by a Siemens MXL addressable fire alarm system. The panel was located near the former west entrance. The system ran Siemens’ FirePrint addressable protocol, and was configured for two-stage operation. Alert signal coding was 20BPM, followed by temporal as alarm signal. General alarm timer length was 5 minutes.
Notification Appliances
Most notification appliances were Siemens U-MMT-MCS-B multi-tone horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to continuous horn/15cd).
Some areas had Siemens MTH-MC-R-B multi-tone horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to continuous horn/15cd) as deficiency replacements.
The Walmart formerly had Siemens U-MMT-S17-C horn/strobes (red, ceiling-mount, 15cd) installed on the walls, which were replaced when an independent system was installed. The same horn/strobes could be found in the hallways, some with wall orientation "FIRE" stickers.
The Best Buy formerly had Siemens U-MMT-MCS-W-B horn/strobes (white, wall-mount), which were replaced when an independent system was installed.
Some areas had Siemens ZH-MC-R horn/strobes (red, wall-mount). All horns were set to continuous horn.
There was a Siemens MBDC-6C motor bell (6" gong) in an entrance vestibule, however the purpose was unknown.
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All pull stations were Cerberus/Siemens MSI-30B addressable two-stage single-action pull stations. Some were branded Cerberus, while others were branded Siemens.
Automatic Detection Devices
There were Siemens FP-11 addressable multisensor smoke/heat detectors throughout the building. There was also sprinkler system with waterflow detection.
Modules
There were Siemens TRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.