High River General Hospital Annex

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4010ES FACP Location: Basement Mech Room System Type: Single-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SmartSync Date of last known Upgrade: 2015 Year Opened: 1955

The High River General Hospital Anne is a medical building located at 560 9 Avenue West, in High River, Alberta, Canada. The building was built in 1955 as a nurse’s residence, and was converted to offices in 1995. The fire alarm system was first upgraded in 1982, and most recently in 2015.

System Specifications (2015-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Simplex 4010ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the basement mechanical room. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators

There is a Simplex 4606-9102 annunciator paired with a Simplex 4602-9101 annunciator at the main entrance.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are Simplex “TrueAlert” 4906-9127 horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd). All washrooms have Simplex 4906-9101 remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004CA addressable two-stage single-action pull stations. The general alarm key switches on these stations are not programmed, and do not function as this is a single-stage system.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors in most areas. Some mechanical and storage rooms have Simplex 4098-9733 addressable heat detectors. All detectors are mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 bases.

Modules

There are Simplex 4090-9002 addressable relay modules used for HVAC shutdown.

Former System Specifications (1982-2015)

Former System Specifications
FACP: Edwards 2280 FACP Location: Basement Mech Room System Type: Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous Strobes Synchronized: No Year Installed: 1982 Year Decommissioned: 2015

Please note that these specifications are unconfirmed, and are sourced from a RECAPP facility inspection report.

FACP

The building was protected by an Edwards 2280 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the basement mechanical room. The system coding was continuous.

Annunciators

There was an Edwards annunciator at the main entrance.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances were Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6” gong) mounted on Edwards 403-5A-R strobe plates (15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were Edwards 6250C conventional ionization smoke detectors throughout the building. There were Edwards 281C conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in all mechanical rooms.