Gateway to Asia (Calgary Zoo)

System Specifications
FACP: EST QuickStart QS1 FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule System Type: Single-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis Date of last known Upgrade: 2017 Year Opened: 1964

The Calgary Zoo is a large zoo in Calgary, Alberta. The zoo is owned by the Calgary Zoological Society. This page will cover the Gateway to Asia building, which houses animals such as tigers and monkeys. The building opened in 1964 as Panda Passage, and was mostly rebuilt in 2007. The fire alarm system was mostly installed in 2007.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by an EST QuickStart QS1 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule. The system runs EST’s Signature addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
This QuickStart was installed in 2017, replacing an older variant.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are EST “Genesis” G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd), mounted on EST G1RT trim plates.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are EST SIGA-270 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.

EOLs

There are Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistor plates on all circuits.