Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago North Shore (Skokie)

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Across from Front Desk System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis Date of last known Upgrade: 2015 Year Opened: 1969

Holiday Inn & Suites is a chain of hotels owned by Intercontinental. The chain is headquartered in Denham, England, and has locations globally. This particular hotel is located at 5300 W Touhy Ave, in Skokie, IL. The hotel was built in 1969, and was renovated in 2015. The fire alarm system was most recently upgraded in 2015.

System Specifications (2015-present)

Please note that some system details are unconfirmed.

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located across from the front desk. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances

The older portion of the building has Edwards “Integrity” 757-5A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd).
The newer portion of the building has Edwards “Genesis” G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are EST SIGA-278 addressable dual-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building, mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.

Modules

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.