And guess what? Here’s two more fire alarm updates I noticed right here in Brockton!
The Boston Guitar Works store formerly had System Sensor SpectrAlert “Classic” horn/strobes (no visible pull or panels or whatever.) I last saw that back in July. But they recently had an upgrade; now they have a new Fire-Lite system of some sort (there’s a Fire-Lite ANN-80 annunciator at the main entrance), and they now have Fire-Lite BG-12 pull stations. The SpectrAlert Classics are now gone, and have been replaced with SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes! The latter I find a bit unusual; they could’ve just kept the existing SpectrAlerts, as they were already ADA-compliant to begin with and would probably work perfectly on the most modern Fire-Lite systems, unless they considered the classic version “obsolete” now.
There’s a comedy club/restaurant not too far from there that initially had NO fire alarm system, IIRC (it was built some time in the 1970s or 1980s, back then some restaurants were built without alarm systems), but now it has a similar Fire-Lite system to the Boston Guitar Works, with SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes and BG-12 pulls, but the panel is a Fire-Lite MS-9050UD, and they also have addressable Fire-Lite SD-355 smoke detectors.
An update to the Livonia Civic Center Library; I have been there the last 2-3 days for an ACT workshop, and I found some new, interesting discoveries. There is a huge National Time annunciator in the lobby of the building (unknown model) that has a watered-down floor plan of the building, which is used to detect a location of a tripped alarm. Inside the library portion, one spot has a National Time 4" bell and a Wheelock WST-24 strobe next to it! My best guess is that they are used for some kind of trouble signal. Lastly, there are these older tan heat detectors and System Sensor 2400 series heat detectors scattered throughout the building.
The library was originally constructed in 1988, so the Wheelock speaker/strobes are likely replacements from an older system.
Here’s an update to my high school’s fire alarm system.
Just recently I’ve found out that at least two of the 7002T’s were each replaced by an EST Genesis horn/strobe (each w/ fire marking, along with unmarked trim plates).
On Saturday, Livonia Fire & Rescue Station 3 held an open house, and while I was there, I noticed that the pull stations were Siemens-branded MS-51 models. I already mentioned that the building has SpectrAlert classic horn/strobes throughout, including two in the apparatus bay. I don’t know if these are used to signal emergencies or not, as there were also four large intercoms in the apparatus bay as well…
Here’s another update: I found out that the 7002T from the auditorium was also replaced by an EST Genesis horn/strobe. I didn’t go in there and see, I actually found out during a fire drill that happened during gym class (the gymnasium that I was in is right across from the auditorium where we exited from), and heard what sounded like an EST Genesis (however, it kind of sounded as high-pitched as a MIZ [the one with coding options]).
And just today (the day of this post), during lunch, I found out that they installed 3 ceiling mount EST Genesis horn/strobes in the cafeteria (first time seeing those in person). I believe that two of them were white, and one of them is red. As for the 7002T in that one corner of the cafeteria, I’ll have to check back on that, as that I normally sit far away from it.
I’m a little bit surprised that they went with EST Genesis’ as opposed to SpectrAlert Advances despite 4 of the rooms having SpectrAlert classic horn/strobes installed in each room, but I’m actually glad they didn’t go with SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes replacing 7002T’s or to add on to the system.
An update to the Costick Activities Center in Farmington Hills; I think I have already mentioned that when the new EST system was put in, the Edwards fire horns and older-style 270-SPO pull stations were left intact. Today, I was there for a train show, and I noticed that the old horns were still there, but the old pull stations have been removed, and now have wall plates covering where they once were.
Well, they finished converting the old Bugaboo Creek steak house here in Brockton into an IHOP restaurant. For the most part, they kept the existing fire alarm system but did a few modifications to it. They have a Fire-Lite system of some sort rebranded by ADT (and is the original to when the building was built in 2001-2003), with an ADT-rebranded Fire-Lite LCD-80 annunciator at the main entrance. Most of the alarms are System Sensor SpectrAlert “classic” horn/strobes, with the remote strobe version in the restrooms. During the rebranding construction, they also installed a SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobe right outside the kitchen. (I hope the Advance is at least synced up with the other SpectrAlerts!) Pulls are all Fire-Lite BG-12LXs rebranded by ADT, and during the construction they installed Stopper IIs over them. I also saw some new Fire-Lite RTU unit thingies on the ceiling, with the Fire-Lite logo on them instead of ADT!
This update comes from Livonia’s Madonna University. A hallway northwest of the Take 5 Lounge was completely renovated over the early winter season, and now consists of National Time CX series horn/strobes, along w/ Silent Knight heat & photoelectric detectors scattered throughout the hallway.
Since I’m back in gym (I was in a health class for the second quarter of the year), I’ve discovered that they’ve added EST Genesis horn/strobes in the offices adjacent to the locker rooms of the big gym, as well as the locker rooms themselves. I’m so glad they put an alarm in the locker room because before the Genesis horn/strobe was installed, the fire alarm system had went off one time when I was in there, and I wasn’t able to hear the alarms.
There were a few updates to the alarm system at the hospital I am working at (I haven’t been in some areas for a while.) One of the old 2902-9711 LifeAlarm speakers has been replaced with a Wheelock ET speaker installed on the 2903 light plate (I guess the old speaker stopped working), and the old 4259-36 smoke detectors in the cafeteria were all replaced with conventional TrueAlarms.
Yet another Genesis horn/strobe w/ trim plate replaces a 7002T horn/strobe located right outside the conference room, which is interesting because that room has a SpectrAlert Classic horn/strobe in there.
As you could probably tell, my high school’s 7002T’s are slowly disappearing, most likely due to them malfunctioning.
I just realized that I completely forgot that there was a health room adjacent to that conference room which also has a SpectrAlert Classic horn/strobe.
Update to the Plymouth District Library–the building has a National Time panel behind the library reception desk at the main entrance (unknown model)–above the panel is a 2400 series photoelectric detector. I should also add that the pull stations are of the 540 series and that the photoelectric detectors above the elevators are from Gentex, just to be a little more specific.
Update to Churchill High School–I was looking through the attendance office windows last night and saw the panel (unknown model and manufacturer), but I also found something that caught my attention; it looked like a Standard 200177 pull station! I couldn’t tell for sure because the lights were off inside, but if this is true, that would mean Churchill originally had a Standard Electric system, probably w/ rebranded 40XX horns. I also noticed a 2400 series photoelectric detector above the panel.
Update to Plymouth District Library–just over a week ago, I was doing volunteer work at the library when I heard a bell ring. It turns out it was a 6" bell on an elevator being used as an alarm, and a child had pressed it.
Update to Livonia Senior Center–while having lunch near the center today, I noticed an 8" bell (likely National Time) w/ a protective grille cover near a set of doors outside. I believe this may have been part of the older system in the building before upgrading to the current system.
A couple of the GOSs or SHGs at my school have strobes that are only being held up by their wires. I bet that over the summer, they’re going to be replaced by Commander 3’s.
They finished the new elevator at the YMCA Youth Center. When it was nearly finished, they installed System Sensor 2151 smoke detectors for elevator recall and SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes (one on each floor.) But now the SpectrAlert Advance on the first floor level is gone, and has been replaced with a Wheelock Exceeder horn/strobe! (The others in the elevator wing were probably replaced, too.) A Simplex 2099-9754 T-bar pull was also installed underneath it (the building has a Simplex 4006 system; other pull stations are a mix of Gamewell Centuries from the 1960s, Simplex 4251-20s and 2099-9756 dual-action pulls.)