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| FACP: EST QuickStart QSC FACP Location: Boiler Room System Type: Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Self-Sync Date of last known Upgrade: 2013 Year Opened: 1955 |
St. Thomas Aquinas School is a Catholic elementary school located at 4540 26 Avenue Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta. The school is owned and operated by the Calgary Catholic School District. The school opened in 1955, and the current fire alarm system was upgraded in 2013.
System Specifications
FACP
The building is protected by an EST QuickStart QSC conventional fire alarm system. The panel is likely located in the boiler room. The system coding is temporal.
Annunciators
There is an EST QSA-1-S annunciator at the main entrance, equipped with an EST QSC-CPU-1 control card and an SL30 zone annunciation card. This annunciator is mounted inside the cabinet of the previous FACP, an Edwards Custom 6500.
Notification Appliances
All indoor notification appliances are Edwards “Genesis” G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd). For outdoor notification, there is an Edwards CS405-7A-T weatherproof remote strobe (red, wall-mount, 15/75cd) outside the main entrance.
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.
Automatic Detection Devices
Not known.
System Specifications (1970s-2013)
Please note that all information except the FACP section is unconfirmed.
FACP
The building was protected by an Edwards Custom 6500 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located at the main entrance. The system coding was march time (120BPM).
Notification Appliances
All notification appliances were Edwards “Durabel” 6100D vibrating bells (6” gong).
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All pull stations were Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations. It is unknown if these were replaced, or if they are still in use on the new system.
Automatic Detection Devices
Not known.