Kalahari Resort- Wisconsin Dells, WI
I last visited this resort in the summer of 2022. I will be talking about the system as it was at that time in this post. This is the first Kalahari resort that was ever built. The original part of the building (sections 1 and 2 on my map) opened in 2000. It had many additions done throughout 2000’s and 2010’s The Hillside Building (section 7 on my map) was added after 2022.
As you can see in the above map, I’ve divided the resort into 7 sections. The blue numbers are representing the numbers that I will be referring to each section by, and the red lines are representing the divisions between each section. Each section was built at a different time and has different characteristics when it comes to its FA system. Sections 1 and 2 are the original part of the building. This entire resort has a network of Johnson Controls IFC2-3030 panels. The original sections may have originally had a Notifier AM-2020 or Johnson Controls IFC-2020 system for the resort’s first few years.
Section 1: (Opened in 2000)
Notification Appliances- Red System Sensor Spectralert Classic wall mount horn/strobes and remote strobes (the ones with the screw holes).
Detectors- Mostly Johnson Controls 2951J smoke detectors and 5951J heat detectors in the lobby above the restaurant.
Pull Stations- Mostly Notifier BGX-101L pull stations, with at least one Johnson Controls JBGX-101L that may be a replacement and at least one replacement Johnson Controls JBG-12LX
Rooms: Kidde P3010 series Smoke and CO alarms and Gentex GX90-4R mini horns
Annunciator: Flush mounted Johnson Controls JLCD-160 Annunciator with no door by the main entrance.
Section 2: (Opened in 2000)
No fire protection in this area. This is the indoor waterpark.
Section 3: (Opened sometime after 2000 and before 2005)
Notification Appliances: Wheelock AS-24MCW-FR horn/strobes and RSS-24MCW-FR remote strobes
Detectors: Mostly Johnson Controls 2951J smoke detectors, and for some reason a Notifier FST-751 by one of the entrances that must have been NOS.
Pull Stations: Mostly Johnson Controls JBG-12LG pull stations, with a few JBGX-101L pull stations
Rooms: Simplex rebranded Gentex GX90-4W mini horns and Kidde P3010 series smoke and CO detectors (the ADA rooms have Wheelock AS-24(XX)W-FW and RSS-24(XX)W-FW devices instead of mini horns)
Section 4: (Opened in 2008)
Notification Appliances: Wheelock E70-24MCW-FR, E90-24MCC-FR, E90-24MCC-FW, and RSS-24MCW-FR speaker/strobes and remote strobes. They actually use the speakers in this section for general paging throughout the theme park.
Detectors: Johnson Controls 2951J smoke detectors (including two by the elevator that are less than a foot apart for some reason)
Pull Stations: Johnson Controls JBG-12LX’s
Annunciators: There are three flush-mounted Johnson Controls JLCD-160 annunciators with no doors throughout this section.
Remote Microphone: A Johnson Controls RM-1SA an a CAB-RMR cabinet next to the annunciator in the theme park’s main entrance
Section 5: (Opened sometime after 2000 and before 2005)
Notification Appliances: Wheelock E70-24(XX)W-FW, E90-24(XX)C-FW, and RSS-24(XX)W-FW speaker/strobes and remote strobes. The E70 devices are the older ones with the Wheelock logo next to the “FIRE” lettering on the front.
Detectors: Johnson Controls 2951J smoke detectors
Pull Stations: Johnson Controls JBG-12LX’s
Annunciator: Johnson Controls JLCD-160 flush mounted annunciator with no door.
Section 6: (Opened sometime after 2000 and before 2005)
Notification Appliances: Wheelock NS-24MCW-FW and RSS-24MCW-FW horn/strobes and remote strobes.
Detectors: Johnson Controls 2951J smoke detectors
Pull Stations: None in the hallways, but I would assume that there is probably at least one Johnson Controls JBG-12LX somewhere in the building, such as at the front desk
Rooms: Johnson Controls 2951J smoke detectors on older System Sensor sounder bases (the ones that have a continuous piezo horn) If one goes off, all of the rooms on that floor go off. They do not sound the general building alarm. I know this because they went off during our stay in 2022.
Section 7: (Opened in 2024)
This building did not exist in 2022