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Centennial Planetarium

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System Specifications
FACP: EST3
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
Date of last known Upgrade: 2018
Year Opened: 1967

Contemporary Calgary is an art museum in Calgary. It is in Downtown Calgary, off of 11 St SW. It was where the former Telus World Of Science in Calgary was before 2011. The building is from 1967, but the alarm system is from around 2018. Following the opening of TELUS Spark in 2011, Telus World of Science closed its doors. Prior to then, the space had two fire alarm systems, one Notifier and one EST.

System Specifications (2018-present)

FACP

The fire alarm panel is most likely an EST3. It was installed in 2018. It is unknown if the system is two-stage.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances are EST "Genesis" G1R-HDVM (red, wall, no FIRE) horn/strobes, seen throughout.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The pull stations are either EST SIGA-270 or SIGA-270P.

Automatic Detection Devices

The smoke detectors are most likely EST SIGA2-PS.

Former System Specifications (Notifier TWOS) (2000s-2011)

FACP

System Specifications
FACP: Notifier AFP1010
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
Date of last known Upgrade: 2000s
Year Decommissioned: 2011

The fire alarm panel was a Notifier AFP1010. It was wired to an EST 6632 or EST2. Both systems were wired to trip each other.

Notification Appliances

For the Notifier part, the notification appliances were Notifier KMS-10-24A motor bells on Wheelock RSSP-2415W-FR strobe plates.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The pull stations were Notifier NFM-950B.

Former System Specifcations (EST for TWOS) (Early 2000s-2011)

FACP

System Specifications
FACP: Unknown panel by EST
System Type: Conventional or Addressable (Hybrid)
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC or 24VFWR
Date of last known Upgrade: Early 2000s
Year Decommissioned: 2011

The fire alarm control panel for the Edwards part was likely an EST3, EST2 or EST 6632. It was wired into the Notifier AFP1010.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances were Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells on EST 403-5A-R "Integrity" strobe plates. Some were not seen with strobe plates.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The pull stations for the EST part were Edwards 270-SPO.