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Calgary General Hospital

From FireAlarmPedia
System Specifications
FACP: Edwards 6500
System Type: Conventional
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
Date of last known Upgrade: N/A

System Coding: 20BPM (Alert)

March Time (Alarm)
Year Opened: 1977
Year Demolished: 1998

The Calgary General Hospital was a name given to four hospitals in Calgary. The only system known is the Centennial Wing, located in Building 3 (address: 841 Centre Ave NE, Calgary, AB). which had 5 floors. That wing was built in 1977, and retained the original system until being demolished in 1998.

Former System Specifications (1977-1998)

FACP

The Centennial Wing was protected by an Edwards Custom 6500 conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system was configured for two-stage operation. Alert coding was 20BPM, followed by March Time (120BPM) for the alarm coding.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances were Edwards "Adaptabel" 333D single-stroke bells (6" gong). One bell was salvaged by a retired firefighter, and was given to Alberta Fire Alarms, however it became non-functional in 2023.

You can see the bell in action in this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcoT8Js2K3g

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage single-action pull stations. TwentyThree33 and Alberta Fire Alarms each own one pull station from this wing.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were Edwards 281A fixed/rate-of-rise heat detectors throughout the building.