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| System Specifications |
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| FACP: Siemens FireFinder XLS
FACP Location: Unknown, multiple System Coding: 20BPM + standby message (Alert) Temporal beep + default message (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes |
The CORE Shopping Centre is a LARGE shopping mall located at 324 8 Ave SW in Downtown Calgary, AB. It consists of TD Square (336 8 Ave SW), the Holt Renfrew building (510 8 Ave SW) and former Calgary Eaton Centre. It spans 3 city blocks, and has about 160 stores on 4 floors. It also has four office towers, which are TD Canada Trust Tower (40 floors + 1 penthouse), Home Oil Tower (34 floors) and Dome Tower (35 floors). The building was built in 1977 and 1990, and was renovated in 2012. The fire alarm system was upgraded during the renovations.
System Specifications (2012-present)
FACP
The building is protected by a networked Siemens FireFinder XLS addressable fire alarm system. The panel locations are unknown. The system runs Siemens' FirePrint addressable protocol, and is networked for two stage operation. The alert signal is an 20BPM beep with a message to stand by, followed by temporal with the default Siemens message as the evacuation signal.
Notification Appliances
The main notification appliances are Siemens SE-MC-CW-B speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela, bilingual, set to 30cd) and Siemens SEC-W speakers (white, ceiling-mount). They are found throughout the buildings and in many tenants.
The Indigo store has SEC-W speakers and Siemens ZR-MC-CW-B remote strobes (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela, bilingual).
The Simons store has the two main speakers and speaker/strobes with a Siemens ST-MC-CW-B remote strobe (white, ceiling-mount, multi-candela).
The Rocky Mountain Soap Co. has a Siemens CS-4200-70 (square, 4", ceiling mount) speaker.
The Devonian Gardens have Siemens CS-8100-70 (square, 8") speakers, and Siemens-rebranded Mircom SPS-208A-70 (8", square, wall-FIRE) speaker/strobes (model TBA).
The service corridors and parkade have Siemens SET-MC-VR-B vandal-resistant speaker/strobes (red, wall-mount, multi-candela, bilingual).
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
The pull stations are all Siemens HMS-2S bilingual addressable two-stage single-action pull stations. They have two sets of contacts on the button, one Normally Open, and one Normally Closed. They are located at almost every exit.
One store has a Simplex 4251-40 two-stage single action pull station, however it is not in use anymore due to not being addressable.
Automatic Detection Devices
The smoke detectors are Siemens "FirePrint" HFP-11 addressable multi-sensor smoke/heat detectors, found throughout. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.
Modules
There are Siemens XTRI-M addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.
EOLs
There are Siemens EL-300C end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.
Sequence of Operations
Each building's fire alarm systems operate separately. An alarm initiated in one building activates all signaling devices in it into the Alert phase. All other buildings stay silent. When that building goes into evac, the other two buildings from it start the alert signal. After 5 minutes, if the system is not acknowledged, all buildings go into evac.