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Cochrane Arena is an ice hockey arena in the town of Cochrane, AB. It is adjacent to Cochrane High School, in Cochrane Heights. It is the original arena in Cochrane, and was built in 1990. The building has its original system, the panel, some pulls and one bell is original. The system is very interesting in notification appliances.
System Specifications
Panel
The fire alarm panel is an Edwards 2280 installed in 1990, so it is original. The system has had a few modifications since then, but the panel still remains. The annunciator is right at the front entrance, but the panel itself is not visible - it's in some electrical room. Since there is no coding options for the 2280, the system does continuous.
Notification Appliances
The notification appliances vary. There is an Edwards 6100D "Durabel" vibrating bell in the lobby, and it is original. It has the 1970s-80s Edwards logo, so it may be from 1989 or early 1990. It is the only one there, as all the others were replaced. In the arena itself, there is a Wheelock MB-G6-24 motor bell, replacing a Durabel that was no longer functioning before 2007. The hallways to the dressing rooms, however, have EST Genesis G1R-HDVM (red, wall, no FIRE) horn/strobes on trim plates. Why they are there is unknown, possibly the Durabels were not loud enough. The Wheelock bell and the EST horn/strobes have round outlines behind them, revealing that there were Durabels there before. The horn/strobes probably do code 3 while the bells do continuous.
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
The original pull stations are 1990 Edwards 270-SPO. There are still lots intact, although some were replaced with the following models. Several 270-SPOs were replaced with Mircom MS-401 pulls with both the current and older Mircom logos. There are is one Notifier NFM-950B pull station at the entrance under the annunciator, probably replaced in the mid-1990s. There is a Notifier MPS-950B in an exit in the main arena as a replacement as well.
Automatic Detection Devices
Smoke detectors seen throughout are Edwards EC30U-3 photoelectric smoke detectors.