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Fire Alarms in the BJs in Dedham, MA:
System Sensor P24110
System Sensor P2R or P4R SpectrAlert Advance (Candela setting is 110)
System Sensor SpectrAlert Classic S2415, 1575, 30, 75 or 110
I like the Classic SpectrAlerts
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yes, I see it now and it is considered a fail. I was thinking the reflectors would be similar to the SpectrAlert Advanced series wall units
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The Italian Village Pizzeria, Riverside, Connecticut:
This restaurant shares the system with the rest of the shopping strip it is in (with the exception of the ACME, which has an EST2 system with 270-SPO pulls and Integrity remote strobes- the alarm audio is integrated into the overhead paging system.)
The pulls here are FCI MS-7s:
The N/As are Wheelock AS horn/strobes:
The detectors are ASD-PL2s:
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Just so you know, that specific detector that you took a picture of is actually a heat detector. You can tell because of the gray ring on the front of the detector.
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The BLOC (formerly Macy’s Plaza), Los Angeles, CA
EST2 system
The place was remodeled around 2013-2017 and was turned into an open-air shopping center. I recall the alarms here going off once, I was late to whatever because it was on silence when I went to check on it. It did the EST chime and someone was talking over the microphone, it was in December 2020. There are weatherproof speaker strobes in the area of what used to be enclosed.
Streetview in 2012 before remodeling. I do remember it a bit when I went here before the remodeling in 2013-2014.
(Credits to Thank You (25 Millions ) views on Flickr)
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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
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Americas Quality Inn & Suites Finlayson/Sandstone/Hinckley In Hinckley MN Built In 1992
Notification Devices Simplex 2901-9838 With 4901-9101 And Simplex 2099 Pull Station
Holiday Inn Express- Fargo, ND
This is a fairly new hotel that opened in the mid-2010’s.
Panel: Gamewell-FCI E3
Common Areas:
Notification Appliances: System Sensor SPSR speaker/strobes
Pull Stations: Gamewell-FCI branded single action addressable BG-12’s (This area seems to require single action pull stations as every pull station that I have seen in recent buildings, including ones that would normally be dual action, has been single action)
Smoke Detectors: Gamewell-FCI versions of Notifier 851 and 951 series
Rooms:
Same smoke detectors on sounder bases. Shockingly, there aren’t any speakers in the rooms.
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Fire Alarms at the Brockton Bus Station;
Simplex 4903-9236 15CD Horn/Strobes (4 of these packed in the small waiting area), they have a Green Asterisk on the strobe reflector. Either these are -9236s or they are just extremely late models of the 4903-9219 that have that green asterisk to indicate 15CD (Which I highly doubt). I think they are -9236. There was also 1 Gentex GX90S-4-15/75WR in that poorly maintained restroom which really surprised me; even I wouldn’t expect a 4903-9236 in the restroom; I’d just hope for a 4904-9137 strobe as it’s a smaller restroom that wouldn’t need a 30 or 110CD strobe. And plus the horn strobes are 15CD, which may be harder for the occupants to notice. 4903-9236/9237/9238 Horn/Strobes are some of the Quietest Horn/Strobes from Simplex. The 4903-9236 Strobes are very very dim in comparison to its 4903-9238 brother which has a really bright strobe represented by an Orange Triangle 110CD strobe.
I believe these have been replaced with LED speaker/strobes.
Fire Alarms at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels:
EST2 Voice Evac System, place opened in 2002.
It does slow whoop according to the evacuation plan I found at the entrance by a setup similar to what is shown in the photo. There are remote strobes in the church as well as some integrity speaker strobes mounted on the walls and ceilings. The mausoleum that’s underground has ceiling integrity’s, along with the hallway by the Galero Grill.
Wilderness Resort
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Very large resort. %100 percent EST. I A EST3. Genesis Horns in the guest rooms, and Genesis Horn/Stobes in the Hallways. Integrity’s in the pool areas. There are 3 pools at this resort. Most of it was built in 2002. 270spos for the pulls.
From Wikipedia;
In 1995, the Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort opened for business along U.S. Highway 12(Wisconsin Dells Parkway) with a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) water park named Fort Wilderness. In 1999, the hotel added its second indoor waterpark, Klondike Kavern, and an additional sixty guest rooms.
In 2002, the resort opened the Wild West region of the hotel which has 162 guest rooms. It also includes Dodge ‘Em City, a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) indoor play park featuring Timberland Playhouse and Lake Wilderness outdoor waterpark. In 2003, the Wild West Waterpark opened for business
More pictures to come
More Pictures:
Also interesting “Area of Rescue Assistance” signs. Some of them look custom built from exit signs, like in the picture that looks like a Lithonia Lighting exit sign.
This hotel is so big, I walked 2.5 miles walking through the halls!
Also I noticed some of the integrity’s had Cerberus Pyrotronics labels on them. Probably the original system.
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Crowne Plaza - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Panel: Notifier NFS2-3030 with LCD-160 annunciator
Common Areas and Corridors
Pulls: NBG-12LXes
Detectors: FSP-851s
AVs: PC2RLs, P2RLs, and P2RKs
Units
Detectors: FSP-851s and various residential smoke alarms
AVs: System Sensor B200S-LF sounder bases
Grand Traverse Mall - Traverse City, MI
TJ Maxx
Some sort of EST system. Horn strobes are Edwards 892/895/896s and EHSs. Simplex T-Bars and an Edwards 270-SPO. Smoke detectors are Edwards.
JCPenney
Addressable Fire-Lite system made up of SpectrAlert Advances (ceiling, white), a lone ADT BG-12LX, and some monitor modules.
Rest of the mall
Large 90s addressable Simplex system that is presumed to be a 4100 Classic. It consists of 4903-9101 strobe plates with 2901-9840s mounted on them, TrueAlerts in new stores, and TrueAlarms and some older Simplex detectors. I found a heat as well.
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Interesting back box 
This is a mix of all the buildings on the college campus. A lot of the systems have been updated and modernized after renovations. It’s an interesting mix of vintage in modern devices.
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