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| System Specifications |
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| FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Maintenance Office System Type: Two-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Temporal (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, EST Date of last known Upgrade: 2004 Year Opened: 1982, 2004 |
The High River General Hospital is a hospital located at 560 9 Avenue Southwest, in High River, Alberta, Canada. The hospital is owned and operated by Alberta Health Services. The hospital was built in 1982, and was expanded in 2004. The fire alarm system was upgraded following the 2004 expansion.
System Specifications (2004-present)
FACP
The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the maintenance office. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. The alert coding is 20BPM, and the alarm coding is temporal.
Annunciators
There are Edwards EST3-LCDANN annunciators at all nurse’s stations.
The cancer centre annunciator is equipped with the Edwards LCDXL1 display; all others are equipped with the standard display.
There is an Edwards EST3-6ANN annunciator in the main entrance vestibule.
Notification Appliances
Most notification appliances are Edwards MB10-24 motor bells (10” gong) mounted on Edwards 403-5A-R strobe plates (15cd).
Newly renovated areas have System Sensor SSM24-6A motor bells (6” gong) mounted on Edwards 403-5A-R strobe plates (15cd).
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 all corridors and in all patient rooms.
Some patient rooms and all elevator shafts have Edwards SIGA-PD addressable photoelectric smoke detectors as deficiency replacements.
All other areas have Edwards SIGA-HRD or EST SIGA-HRS addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors. There is a 75/25 mix of HRD to HRS throughout.
All detectors are mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.
Modules
There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.
There are EST SIGA-CR addressable relay modules serving various purposes.
EOLs
There are Edwards EOL-P1 end of line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.