More actions
| System Specifications |
|---|
| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 Year Opened: 1978 |
Northland Professional Centre is a 5-story low rise building mainly used for medical purposes such as dental or orthodontics. The building can be seen right off of Crowchild Trail NW. This building was built in 1978, but has had the current panel since 2012, and the current notification appliances since August 2017. The fire alarm system also has been rewired on the NACs. The system is currently serviced by AE Security.
System Specifications (2017-present)
FACP
The building is protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS fire alarm system. The panel is located in the lobby, and it replaced a Simplex 4207 or 2001 in 2012. The NAC circuits have been rewired in 2017. When the Simplex system was replaced in 2012, all of the initiating devices were replaced with FirePrint devices. However, the notification appliances were kept until 2017. The system does code-3 in alarm.
Notification Appliances
The notification appliances are all from System Sensor's "SpectrAlert Advance" lineup. There are System Sensor P2RA (red, wall-mount) horn/strobes located throughout. For additional visual coverage, there are System Sensor SRA (red, wall-mount) remote strobes in some areas. These were installed in August 2017 in new locations, because the original bells were not loud enough (there was only one bell per floor.) Since then the horn/strobes have been installed in the offices themselves. They are usually set on 30 cd, but there is one on 110cd. For outdoor notification, there is a System Sensor SRKA strobe outside the entrance. The permit issued for this replacement was "Fire alarm upgrade (horns and strobe)"
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All of the pull stations are Siemens HMS-S single-stage, addressable pull stations. These only have English lettering, unlike other Siemens systems installed in Calgary. These are installed in the places of the original pull stations. They were installed in 2012.
Automatic Detection Devices
The smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" FP-11 multi-sensor heat and smoke detectors, installed 2012. They are located throughout.
Former System Specifications (1978/2012-2017)
| System Specifications |
|---|
| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC Date of last known Upgrade: 2012 Year Decommissioned: 2017 (bells only) |
FACP
The building was (and still is) protected by a Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. It was installed as the replacement panel for the original Simplex 2001/4207 in 2012. When the system went into alarm, it most likely did code-3 or continuous.
Notification Appliances
The original notification appliances were bells. The original bells were Simplex 4080 10" vibrating bells, but the lower floor had an Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bell, as a replacement for a failed bell. These bells were kept on the Siemens system until August 2017 because there was only one bell per floor, so it was not loud enough in the dental clinic rooms, and for that reason had to rewire the NAC circuits to go into the rooms themselves.
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
The pull stations were (and still are) Siemens HMS-S single-stage, addressable pull stations with English lettering. They replaced the original Simplex 4251-20 pull stations.
Automatic Detection Devices
The smoke detectors were Siemens "FirePrint" FP-11 multi-sensor heat/smoke detector combos, which replaced the original Simplex smoke detectors.