Takoma Station

System Specifications
FACP: ADT EST3 FACP Location: Fire Equipment Room System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (Audible) 24VDC (Visual) System Coding: Slow Whoop + Message Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis Date of last known Upgrade: 2010s Year Opened: 1978

Takoma Station is a WMATA train station located at 327 Cedar St NW, Washington, DC. The station was built in 1978, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in the 2010s.

System Specifications (2010s-present)

FACP

The station is protected by an ADT EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the fire equipment room. The system runs ADT’s Signature addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice evacuation. The evacuation signal is slow whoop, followed by the default EST3 message.

Annunciators

There is an ADT EST3-LCDANN annunciator in the station manager’s office.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are a mix of Edwards “Genesis” WG4WF-SVMC weatherproof speaker/strobes (white, set to 70V) and Edwards WG4RF-SVMC weatherproof speaker/strobes (red, set to 70V).
Areas requiring additional audible coverage have a mix of Edwards WG4WF-S weatherproof remote speakers (white, set to 70V) and Edwards WG4RF-S weatherproof remote speakers (red, set to 70V).
Some areas have Edwards CS405-7A-T weatherproof remote strobes (red, 15/75cd).
Some areas have Hyperspike TCPA-10 high-output speakers.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are ADT ADT-278 addressable dual-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are ADT ADT-HRS addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in all elevator lobbies, mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.