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HI Castle Mountain Wilderness Hostel

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System Specifications
FACP: Edwards 1527
FACP Location: Unknown
System Type: Conventional
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
System Coding: Continuous
Date of last known Upgrade: Late 1980s
Year Opened: 1960s

HI Castle Mountain Wilderness Hostel is a hostel located on the corner of Highway 1A and Highway 93 South, Castle Junction, AB, near Banff. It is owned by HI Hostels. The building was built in the 1960s, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in the late 1980s.

System Specifications (late 1980s-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards 1527 conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system coding is continuous.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are Edwards “Durabel” 6100D vibrating bells (6” gong).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Edwards 275-C111 conventional pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None, this system pre-dated CFAA and fire codes requiring smoke or heat detectors. There are several Kidde household ionization smoke alarms in the building.