In this topic, I’ll post about the fire alarm systems and any associated events (activations, drills) at University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston).
This topic was inspired by @weatherdan882002’s UAlbany topic.
McCormack Hall
Panel: Simplex 4100 (most likely), located in a mechanical room in the basement.
Pull stations: 2099-9795’s
Detectors: Older TrueAlarms
Signals: 4903 speaker/strobes (and some 4904 strobes) in non-renovated areas
Renovated areas have TrueAlert speaker/strobes and remote speakers in stairwells.
Wheatley Hall
Panel: Simplex 4100U, located near the service elevator.
Pull stations: 4099-9003’s
Detectors: TrueAlarms
Signals: TrueAlert speaker/strobes in most areas, and remote speakers in stairwells.
Quinn Administration Building
Panel: Simplex 4100U, located in the main electrical room. There’s also a 4603-9101 annunciator at the entrance.
Pull stations:
4251-20’s in most areas, 2099-9138’s in the old substructure parking levels, and 4099-9003’s and some 4099-9006’s in renovated areas.
Detectors: TrueAlarms
Signals: 4041 horns on 4050-80 light plates in non-renovated areas.
One 4041 was replaced with a 4901-series horn.
Some have been replaced with Wheelock AS horn/strobes.
Parts of the second floor have TrueAlert horn/strobes.
Renovated areas have TrueAlert speaker/strobes. (the main lobby was partially renovated and is open on multiple floors, so it has some 4041+4050-80’s, a TrueAlert speaker/strobe, a TrueAlert horn/strobe, and an AS nearby… this system must be a very interesting one to hear)
The old substructure parking levels have Wheelock ET70WP speaker/strobes.
Healey Library
Panel: Simplex 4100U, located in a closet in a basement storage room.
Pull stations: 4251-20’s
…one 2099-9103…
…and one first-generation RSG RMS-1T rebranded by Aames Security.
A portion of the basement has 2099-9756’s.
The refurbished 11th floor has 4099-9006’s.
Detectors: Fire Alert FT-200’s (really old ionization detectors) in the library stacks and computer labs.
There are also some rebranded Chemetronics 400-series heat detectors.
System Sensor 2451’s at elevators.
The aforementioned portion of the basement has some non-addressable TrueAlarms.
Some 2098-9201’s can be found here and there.
The refurbished 11th floor has addressable TrueAlarms.
Signals: 4051 horns on 4050-80 light plates in most areas.
Some have been replaced with Wheelock Exceder horn/strobes.
Some restrooms have TrueAlert remote strobes.
The basement (which houses an auditorium), as well as the refurbished 11th floor, have TrueAlert speaker/strobes.
I’m rather surprised that only the basement and 11th floor had voice evacuation installed.
Bayside/Corcoran Jennison Building - UMass Boston has some space in this nearby off-campus building. Because it’s off-campus, the fire alarm system is different from the ones on campus.
Panel: Notifier system of some sort, probably an NFS2-640 (there’s an LCD2-80 annunciator at the entrance.)
Pull stations: Mix of older BNG-1’s, BGX-101L’s, and NBG-12LX’s.
Detectors: SDX-551’s and FSP-751’s, and some System Sensor 2400’s.
There’s also at least one FSP-951IV.
Signals: Wheelock 7002, NS, AS, and MT-24-LSM horn/strobes, and RSS remote strobes.
There’s also at least one SAE VA4 horn/strobe.
A restroom has a Gentex GXS strobe.
Campus Center
Panel: Simplex 4100U, located in the security office.
Pull stations: 4099-9003’s in most areas, 2099-9139’s in the parking garage.
Detectors: TrueAlarms
Signals: TrueAlert speaker/strobes
The parking garage also has some Wheelock ET-1010 speakers and RSSWP strobes.
University Hall
Panel: Simplex 4100ES, located in the Fire Command Center near the entrance.
Pull stations: 4099-9006’s in most areas.
The passageway between this building and the Campus Center has 2099-9138’s.
Detectors: TrueAlarms
Signals: TrueAlert speaker/strobes, and some remote speakers.
The aforementioned passageway has TrueAlert ES strobes next to Wheelock ET-1010 speakers.
Service and Supply Building
Pull stations: 4251-20’s
There’s also one 2099-9754.
Detectors: 4255-1 heat detectors
Signals: 4051 horns on 4050-80 light plates
The loading dock area has a Wheelock AS horn/strobe.
Integrated Sciences Complex
Panel: Simplex 4100ES, located in the Fire Command Center near the entrance.
Pull stations: 4099-9003’s
Detectors: TrueAlarms
The lobby atrium has Bosch beam detectors.
Signals: TrueAlert speaker/strobes and remote speakers
Clark Athletic Center
Panel: Simplex 4100U, located in the lobby.
Pull stations: 4251-20’s, and at least one first-generation RSG RMS-1T rebranded by Aames Security.
Detectors: TrueAlarms, and some System Sensor i3’s.
The restrooms have Chemetronics heat detectors.
Signals: 4051 horns on 4050-80 light plates
Some have been replaced with Wheelock AS and Exceder horn/strobes.
The restrooms have Gentex GX-90 mini-horn/strobes rebranded by Simplex.
A storage room has a TrueAlert horn/strobe.
Utility Plant
Same as Wheatley (panel located in control room)
Residence Halls (West & East)
Same as University Hall (panel located in Fire Command Center near the entrance)
West Garage
Panel: Simplex 4100ES, located in the tel/data room at the vehicle exit.
Pull stations: 2099-9144’s
Signals: Wheelock ASWP horn/strobes
That’s so cool! I like Simplex Truealerts. Their appearance is the best part.
Details and cause in description.
I generally don’t like being a snitch… but when University Hall’s fire alarm system has a supervisory and multiple troubles for at least 9 months and there’s no construction going on anywhere in the building, I think that’s grounds for filing a report, which I did.
As you can see, my report led to the issues being resolved!
Two videos from earlier this month.
University Hall had an alarm today. I know it wasn’t a drill since BFD and campus police were present. I’ll ask around to figure out the cause.
Update: The cause of the alarm was a “faulty water pump” (which likely means water leaked into a smoke detector.) No foul play.