North Hill Centre

System Specifications
FACP: Notifier NFS2-640C System Type: Addressable (Networked) System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC Date of last known Upgrade: 2018-19 Year Opened: 1958, 1973, 2000

North Hill Centre was the first shopping mall in Calgary, Alberta. It is located off of 14 Ave NW. The mall spans two floors, with professional offices (dental, pediatric and doctor clinics) on the second level. The mall was built in 1958, expanded in 1973, and then majorly renovated in 2000. The fire alarm system is from the 2000 renovation.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a Notifier NFS2-640C addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located at the food court entrance.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances are mainly System Sensor "SpectrAlert" P1224MC (red, wall, multi-candela) horn/strobes, which were installed in 2000 after the mall was expanded and renovated. The Dollarama has System Sensor "L-series" PC2RLA (red, ceiling, bilingual) horn/strobes installed in 2018/19. The Winners has System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advance" PC2WA (white, ceiling) horn/strobes which were installed in 2018, and were new old stock because the SpectrAlert Advance series was discontinued in 2017.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The pull stations are all Notifier NFM-950B, which were installed in 2000.

Automatic Detection Devices

The smoke detectors are mainly System Sensor 1412 ionization smoke detectors which were installed in 2000, but there is one Notifier FSP-851 addressable photoelectric smoke detector on the second floor.

System Specifications

System Specifications
FACP: EST QuickStart QS1 System Type:Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage:24VFWR Date of last known Upgrade: 2010 Year Built: 1973

FACP

The store is protected by an EST QuickStart QS1 addressable fire alarm system. The panel was installed in approximately 2010.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6" gong). There are also EST "Integrity" 202-5A-T remote strobes (red, 15cd), which are often mounted next to the bells.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The pull stations are all EST SIGA-270 addressable single-action "teardrop" pull stations.