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| FACP: Edwards 6500 System Type: Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC Date of last known Upgrade: N/A System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) March Time (Alarm) |
The Calgary General Hospital was a name given to four hospitals in Calgary. The only system known is the Centennial Wing, located in Building 3 (address: 841 Centre Ave NE, Calgary, AB). which had 5 floors. That wing was built in 1977, and retained the original system until being demolished in 1998.
Former System Specifications (1977-1998)
FACP
The Centennial Wing was protected by an Edwards Custom 6500 conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system was configured for two-stage operation. Alert coding was 20BPM, followed by March Time (120BPM) for the alarm coding.
Notification Appliances
All notification appliances were Edwards "Adaptabel" 333D single-stroke bells (6" gong). One bell was salvaged by a retired firefighter, and was given to Alberta Fire Alarms, however it became non-functional in 2023.
You can see the bell in action in this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcoT8Js2K3g
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All pull stations were Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage single-action pull stations. TwentyThree33 and Alberta Fire Alarms each own one pull station from this wing.
Automatic Detection Devices
There were Edwards 281A fixed/rate-of-rise heat detectors throughout the building.