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| System Specifications |
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| FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Various System Type: Two-Stage Networked Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 70VRMS (audible) 24VDC (visual) System Coding: 20BPM (alert) Temporal (alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2018 |
Stanton Territorial Hospital is a hospital located at 548 Byrne Road, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is the largest hospital in the Northwest Territories and has 100 beds. It was built in 2018, and the fire alarm system is original.
System Specifications (2018-present)
FACP
The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The system is a network consisting of many nodes, the panels are located in the entrance and some electrical rooms. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice-evacuation. The system is configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal is a 20BPM chime, and the alarm signal is a temporal 1kHz tone. Live “Code Red” announcements are made by security in lieu of voice messages. The general alarm timer length is 3.5 minutes.
Annunciators
There are Edwards EST3-LCDANN annunciators with the LCDXL1 displays in all nurses’ stations.
Booster Panels
There are Edwards BPS6A 6-amp booster power supplies on the system.
Notification Appliances
All notification appliances are from Edwards’ “Genesis” line of products.
Most notification appliances are Edwards GC-S7VM speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, no marking, set to 30cd).
Areas requiring more audible coverage have Edwards GC-S7 speakers (white, ceiling-mount, no marking).
Some areas have Edwards G4-S7VM speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd).
All washrooms have Edwards G1-VM remote strobes (white, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd).
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All pull stations are EST SIGA-270P addressable two-stage pull stations.
Automatic Detection Devices
There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building.
Some areas have Edwards SIGA-PD addressable photoelectric smoke detectors.
Certain areas have EST SIGA-HRS addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors
All air handling units have EST “SuperDuct” SIGA-SD addressable photoelectric duct smoke detectors.
The boiler room has a System Sensor 5601A conventional 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detector, wired to an EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor module.
Modules
There are EST SIGA-CT1 and SIGA-CT2 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.
There are EST SIGA-CR addressable relay modules serving various purposes
There are EST SIGA-CC1 addressable control modules to trigger the boosters..
There are EST SIGA-IM isolator modules on each SLC.
Firefighter’s Telephones
There are Edwards 6833-4 firefighter’s telephones on each floor.
EOLs
There are Edwards EOL-P1 on the conventional heat detector circuit and all sprinkler and signal circuits.