Since the old thread was sort of a waste of bandwidth space and has been removed for now, and that my brother now goes to this school, I thought I would just start a whole new thread about the campus alarm systems (this time with NO pictures of everything.)
The university is very old (originally a state college), with buildings built between the early 20th century and today. All the academic-related buildings and at least two dorms have Simplex systems, while other dorms generally have EST systems. I will only be covering the academic buildings, starting with the east campus (it is divided by railroad tracks, and the two sides can be accessed by an underpass near the train station and a railroad crossing near one of the dorms.)
EAST CAMPUS COMMONS: The building has a Simplex 4120 voice-evacuation system, and is the original from when the building was built in 2002. All alarms are Simplex 4903-9148 speaker/strobes, even in restrooms. The pull stations are 4099-9003 dual-action T-bars with Stopper II covers over them, and the smoke detectors are addressable TrueAlarms (most of them on the campus are usually 4098-9714 heads on 4098-9792 bases.)
TINSLEY ATHLETIC CENTER:Also built in 2002, but this building has a Simplex 4100 voice-evacuation system, and the audible-visual signals are TrueAlert speaker/strobes, while restrooms have remote strobes. Again, the pulls are dual-action 4099-9003s, and the pulls in the gym have the red wire cages over them. Smoke detectors are the addressable TrueAlarms.
OPERATIONS CENTER: Simplex 4100U system, the original from when the building was built in 2003. The alarms are mostly TrueAlert horn/strobes, with remote strobes in restrooms and one above the panel. Again, the pulls are addressable 4099-9003s, and the smokes are addressable TrueAlarms.
BURILL OFFICE COMPLEX: Similar to above, but the panel is a Simplex 4010 (red cabinet version.)
MOAKLEY TECHNOLOGY CENTER: The building has a Simplex 4100 voice-evacuation system from 1995. Next to the panel is a Simplex-rebranded SAE annunciator of some sort, possibly for the sprinkler system. Alarms are 4903-9147 vertical speaker/strobes, while restrooms have the vertical 4903 remote strobes. Pull stations are Simplex 2099-9795 T-bars; one of them at one of the exits has a Stopper II cover over it. All the smoke detectors are the older-style Simplex TrueAlarms: one is on the smaller 2-wire base, others are on the bigger base. There are also Simplex beam detectors in the main lobby.
HART/BURNELL HALL: This is where my brother has had most of his classes so far. It was built in 1979, and the fire alarm system has been modified and upgraded over the yearsā¦
ORIGINAL 1979 SYSTEM: Standard Electric Time system with SAE graphic annunciator outside the main entranceway. The alarms were Space Age 2DCD horns on AV32 light plates (no āFIREā lettering) located in many areas, even in some restrooms! The pull stations were older Johnson Controls pulls, and smoke detectors were older Adaemco smoke/heat models.
CURRENT SYSTEM: Simplex 4100U system; the old SAE annunciator is still outside, but inside there is also a 4603-9101 LCD annunciator next to a large red Simplex transponder panel. Most of the alarms are now multi-candela Simplex TrueAlert horn/strobes, but a few restrooms that had the SAE horn/lights now have remote TrueAlert strobes (other restrooms that had those alarms now have TrueAlert horn/strobes in them as well!) The recently-renovated classrooms also have TrueAlert horn/strobes in them now, too. Many of the old JC pulls are still intact in the Burnell Hall wing, but most of them in Hart Hall were replaced with Simplex beak-glass 4251-30s (some time in the '80s and early '90s), and there are also a few Faraday F1G Chevrons and Simplex 2099-9754s scattered around the Burnell Hall wing. Many of the old Adameco smoke detectors are still intact, but the renovated classroom wing have addressable TrueAlarm smokes. There are also a few 2098-9201 and -9202 smoke detector heads on 2098-9536 4-wire bases replacing older Adaemco smokes (and at least one conventional TrueAlarm.) New Simplex duct detectors were also installed during the upgrade, and there are 2098-9806 test stations on the ceiling in certain areas as a result.
The West campus has many older buildings, so it gets a bit more interesting hereā¦
RONDILEAU CAMPUS CENTER: The system is a Simplex 4100, installed some time in the mid-1990s to replace an older Standard system from when the building was built in 1970 (the building still has a Standard time system.) At the main entrance is a 4603-9101 LCD annunciator, and below it is a Simplex graphic annunciator showing the system zones, meaning that many areas of the building use conventional devices! Most of the alarms are Simplex 4903-9219 horn/strobes, even in restrooms, while renovated areas like the cafeteria and student life offices have TrueAlert horn/strobes. Most of the pull stations are Simplex 2099-9756 dual-action T-bars, except in renovated areas, which have addressable 4099-9003 pulls. There are some old Standard/Chemtronics heat sensors in some areas, but the renovated areas, the auditorium and near the elevator (redone in 2010) have addressable TrueAlarms.
BOYDEN HALL: Originally built in 1924, this is the most famous structure on the campus, and initially had a fire alarm upgrade in 1979. The current fire alarm system is a Simplex 4100, replacing an older 2001 panel (an old Simplex trouble bell is still connected to the 4100.) A 4003 voice control panel is also outside the renovated auditorium. Most of the alarms are Simplex 4051 horns on 4050-85 light plates (with black āFIREā lettering on the lens), and most of the pull stations are Simplex 4251-20 T-bars. There are also several older Simplex 4259-36 smoke/heat detectors around the building, along with some 2098-9201 and -9202 smoke detector heads on 2098-9536 bases and a few replacement conventional TrueAlarms. There are also some 4255-5 heat sensors in a few areas (one of them was replaced with a TrueAlarm heat sensor.) The renovated offices and classrooms have TrueAlert horn/strobes and addressable TrueAlarm smoke detectors, and the auditorium (renovated in 2008) has TrueAlert speaker/strobes, along with a few horizontal 4903 speaker/strobes. Pulls are addressable 4099-9003s, and again, the smokes are addressable TrueAlarms.
HARRINGTON HALL: The building was built in 1926 and renovated in 2003. It currently has a Simplex 4020 fire alarm system with TrueAlert horn/strobes, 4099-9003 pull stations and addressable TrueAlarm smoke detectors.
TILLINGHAST HALL: Built in 1916, their current Simplex 4100U InfoALARM voice-evac system was installed in 2007. The alarms are mostly multi-candela TrueAlert speaker/strobes, with remote TrueAlert strobes in restrooms (and one right by the panel), and again, there are addressable 4099-9003 pull stations and TrueAlarm smoke detectors. A couple of old disconnected ESL smoke detectors can also be found in a couple areas (one of them rebranded by Autocall,) and outside there is a Wheelock RSS weatherproof strobe.
ART CENTER: This is the oldest building on the campus, built in 1904 and renovated in 1974. The current system is a Simplex 4002 (small version, replacing an old 4208; the 4002 panel is installed right next to the old 4208 cabinet.) The alarms are Simplex 4051 horns on 4050-80 light plates (no āFIREā lettering on the lens this time), and the pulls are break-glass 4251-30s. There are also a few 2098-9201 smoke detector heads on 2-wire 2098-9637 bases, obviously installed when the 4002 was put in. This is the only fully-conventional fire alarm system on the campus.
HUNT HALL: Prior to its addition/renovation, the panel was a Simplex 4020. They might still have it, but Iām not sure. They still have the existing stuff prior to the renovation (installed around 2001), with TrueAlert horn/strobes, 4099-9003 dual-action pulls, addressable TrueAlarm smoke detectors, along with Simplex beam detectors in one hallway. The new wing from last year has the same devices.
OLD SCIENCE BUILDING: This building was built in 1964, presumably with an old Gamewell FlexAlarm system, and was torn down last year. Prior to this, it had a Simplex 4020 system with TrueAlert horn/strobes installed everywhere, even in classrooms (restrooms had remote TrueAlert strobes), 4099-9003 dual-action pulls, and TrueAlarm smoke detectors in most areas, except classrooms, which had the heat sensor version.
NEW CONANT SCIENCE CENTER: This building is brand-new, and was opened this past September. The panel is most likely a Simplex 4100ES voice-evacuation system (no surprise!) Most of the alarms are TrueAlert speaker/strobes, but curiously some areas have remote TrueAlert speakers with remote TrueAlert strobes installed next to them! The smoke detectors are addressable TrueAlarms, and the pulls are most likely 4099-9003 dual-action T-bars. There is a video of the system going off on YouTube, and the alert tone is Slow Whoop.
MAXWELL LIBRARY: Built in 1971, and the main three floors were renovated between 2005-2007, and part of the ground floor renovated recentlyā¦
OLD SYSTEM (prior to 2005): Standard Electric Time system with Standard Vibratone 450 horns, flush-mounted in most areas (but a few horns were surface-mounted); at least one of the lecture halls and presumably other areas had remote Standard āFIREā lights. Pull stations were the old round Standard 200177s.
CURRENT SYSTEM: Most likely a Simplex 4100U; there is a 4603-9101 annunciator near the main entrance. The first to third floors and the renovated Starbucks and theater in the ground floor have multi-candela TrueAlert horn/strobes (restrooms and a few other areas have remote TrueAlert strobes). Parts of the basement still have the old Standard 450 horns, but many others were removed, some with TrueAlerts installed in their place, others with the horn removed and a metal plate installed behind the flush-mount grille! The ground floor still has the old Standard pulls, but other areas have Simplex 4099-9003 dual-action pulls. Many areas, including the ground floor, have addressable TrueAlarm smoke detectors.
KELLY GYMNASIUM: My brother and I actually used to go to a fitness program for kids here when we were younger, so I got to see the old fire alarm system when the building was originally built in 1957!
OLD SYSTEM: An old Edwards system with projector-style āFire Hornsā in several areas, several of them red, some blue, others brown! Pulls were older-style Edwards 270-SPOs (with the old Edwards shield logo on the bottom.) There were also 6-inch IBM bells in several areas, presumably they used to be class-change bells. I also remember the swimming pool room having NO alarm signals in it (I could tell there used to be an Adapt-a-horn in there as well, but only the round mounting bracket remained.) Outside, a round āregularā-style surface-mount Adapt-a-horn was installed near the main entrance (also with āFIRE HORNā label.)
CURRENT SYSTEM: The building had its fire alarm system redone in 2008. Currently they have a Simplex 4100U InfoALARM voice-evacuation system. The alarms are mostly multi-candela TrueAlert speaker/strobes in many areas (the alarms in the gyms have those metal wire covers on them), but restrooms have remote TrueAlert strobes, and the shower rooms have Wheelock ET70WP speaker/strobes. Pull stations are all addressable Simplex 4099-9003s; the pulls in the gyms have sounder-less Stopper II covers over them, while others are uncovered. The smoke detectors are addressable TrueAlarms, and the swimming pool room has Simplex beam detectors. There is also a Simplex 2098-9806 test station in the main gym with an STI cover meant for alarm signals over it!
Any comments?