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Calgary Fire Department Station 18

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System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100U
FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule
System Type: Single-Stage Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
System Coding: Temporal
Strobes Synchronized: Yes, SmartSync
Date of last known Upgrade: 2010
Year Opened: 1975

The Calgary Fire Department is the fire department serving the City of Calgary. This page will cover Station 18, located at 415 68 Ave NW, Calgary. The station was built in 1975, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in 2010.

System Specifications (2010-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Simplex 4100U addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances are Simplex “TrueAlert” 4906-9127 horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).
The dorm rooms have Simplex 4901-9852C mini-horns (white, wall-mount, silenceable).
For exterior notification, there is a Simplex “TrueAlert” 4906-9105 weatherproof remote strobe (red, wall-mount, set to 60cd).

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull stations, installed in the late 2010s.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Simplex 4098-9733 addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors throughout the building.
The corridors, stairwells and dorm rooms have Simplex 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors.
All detectors are mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 bases.
The air handling units have Simplex 4098-9756 addressable photoelectric duct smoke detectors.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are Simplex 4090-9116 addressable IDNet isolator modules on the SLCs.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

There are Simplex 2081-9040C end of line resistor plates on all signal circuits.