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Fairmont Hotel MacDonald

From FireAlarmPedia
System Specifications
FACP: Notifier NFS2-3030C
FACP Location: Various
System Type: Two-Stage Networked Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS
System Coding: Unknown
Date of last known Upgrade: 2009
Year Opened: 1915

Fairmont Hotel Macdonald is a large historic luxury hotel located at 10065 100 St NW, Edmonton, AB. It has 198 guest rooms, and suites on the 3rd and 8th floors; these are named after former guests. The hotel was originally built in 1915, had an expansion in 1953 that was later demolished in 1983, and the underwent a renovation in 1991, and finally in 2005 for Queen Elizabeth II’s tour of Alberta. The fire alarm system was installed in 2009.

System Specifications (2009-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a networked Notifier NFS2-3030C addressable fire alarm system. There are various panels, the locations are unknown. The system runs Notifier’s FlashScan addressable protocol, and is equipped with the Digital Voice Command (DVC) voice evacuation system. The system is also configured for two-stage operation; the tones and/or messages are unknown at this time.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

All notification appliances except for the Wedgewood and Harvest Room are from System Sensor’s “SpectrAlert Advance” line of products.

Common Areas and Ballrooms[edit | edit source]

Most notification appliances are System Sensor SPCWA speakers (white, ceiling-mount). These are mostly mounted in place of the previous speakers.

Some areas also have System Sensor SPRA speakers (red, wall-mount). There are no notification appliances in the Jasper Room.

Wedgewood Room & Harvest Room[edit | edit source]

These rooms contain 8” ceiling speakers, most likely Simplex 2902-9314 speakers (8”, round, 25V), installed in 1991; the only devices to remain from the previous system.

Guest Rooms & Suites[edit | edit source]

All guest rooms have System Sensor SPCWA speakers (white, ceiling-mount). These are mounted above the doors. The Queen Elizabeth II Suite has two of these speakers.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Notifier MPS-950KB conventional two-stage pull stations. These are wired to two FMM-101A addressable modules, located behind each station.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are Notifier FSP-851A addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building, mounted on System Sensor B210LPA bases. There is also a sprinkler system with waterflow detection.

Modules[edit | edit source]

There are Notifier FMM-1A addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.

There are Notifier FRM-1A addressable relay modules serving various purposes.

EOLs[edit | edit source]

There are Notifier EOL-CR end of line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.