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Wheelock notification devices are just as if not more common on Notifier systems in my area compared to System Sensor. I'm by no means anywhere near an industry professional, so I'll let some of the more experienced people tackle compatibility, but looking at the Notifier website it seems most if no...

randomperson wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:15 am

You mean this?

Actually yeah... I'm not sure that's the exact video that I saw, but that's the tone.

I can't remember what it was called, but there was a system test video (taken in a hospital, I think) that had a really nice hi-lo chime tone that essentially went *hi-lo-hi* pause *hi-lo-hi*. Don't think there was a voice message, but I may be wrong. I'm not sure what the panel was, but the notific...

idontwannaknow wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:51 pm

This one’s a little harder, but what alarm may’ve been installed with this “backbox contraption”. I’ve seen a few of these around my school.

I might just be seeing it wrong, but that looks too large to be a backbox for a fire alarm. Maybe a clock or PA speaker?

I'm curious, how does your administration decide when to do drills? I know my school loves to do them at the last minute and sometimes at very insensible times... I think district policy where I live is that the principal meets with the head of security and someone from the fire department in Augus...

I don't normally post on this topic for things other than fire drills, but of note is that my school has been in containment for two weeks now (a new record! yay! :| ) with no end in sight following two especially gruesome fights the week before Christmas that resulted in hospitalization and arrests...

Part 1 (of 2) of stuff from my Washington DC trip: Terminal A at Washington Reagan National Airport has a Cerberus Pyrotronics system with a mixture of Siemens MS-51 and MS-501 pull stations, along with Siemens S-LP-series speaker/strobes. The security checkpoint has Wheelock E-50s. The US Capitol V...

A brand new soccer complex was just completed pretty much right down the road from me, and it has a pretty unexpected system. The actual soccer fields are all outside, so the indoor area is basically just locker rooms and a concessions area. The building couldn't be more than maybe 15,000 square fee...

How about water? I've never been much of a soda drinker

"Dang, I wonder what fire alarm system that place is gonna have" All of you new construction fire alarm nerds, this topic is for you! Choose a commercial building in your area that's either under construction or planned to be constructed, speculate what sort of fire alarm system will be installed, a...

A medium-sized apartment complex that consists of three buildings was recently built near my house, and when I had the chance to take a quick peak into the lobby a few days ago, I most certainly did, being the weird fire alarm guy that I am :wink: . The building actually has a SIMPLEX system, which ...

Reminds me of a nice conversation my U.S History class had with my teacher earlier this year. I can't remember what exactly started it, but it went something like this: Student: What happens if, like, there's a shooter who comes into the classroom? Teacher: Well, last year they would've announced it...

Fire Drill | October 11th, 2018 (Thursday) | Scheduled Time: 2:15 PM | Actual Drill: 2:40 PM | Period 7, Originally Period 6 Yesterday, my 2nd period teacher told us that there would be a fire drill at 2:15, which for me is just AP US History, so I figured that maybe I'd finally have a nice, normal...

A few fun smaller systems from that past month or so... The Frazee Rest Area along US-10 near Frazee, MN has a tiny Siemens system. So small in fact, that I saw every single system component minus the panel. The restrooms each have a Wheelock RSS strobe,the main entrance has a Wheelock AS horn/strob...

Wow, I didn’t know they still install remote strobes in classrooms! Neither did I. I was expecting the classrooms to each get an HSRC, but I will say because my school is like 50 years old most of the classrooms are smaller than what you'd typically find in a newer building. I'm thinking that maybe...