Fire Alarms in Buildings (2.0)

Mandan Tennis Center- Mandan, ND
This place opened in December of 2022. It consists of a dome with 6 courts, 3 outdoor courts, and a small entrance building with a pro shop, a meeting room, and restrooms. The fire alarm system only covers the small entrance building.

Panel: Siemens Cerberus PRO FC901 50 point addressable panel located in the main entrance

Notification Appliances: A Siemens ZH-MC-CR horn/strobe, a Siemens SLHSCW-F horn/strobe, and 3 Siemens SLSWR-F remote strobes

Pull Stations: Siemens HMS-S addressable pull stations

Smoke Detectors: Siemens OP921 addressable smoke detectors

Are you sure it is a 50 point panel and not something with more capacity

Yes, I am. I saw the model number. It’s an extremely small building. They are probably using less than 10 points because they just have a smoke detector in each room and two pull stations. There is no sprinkler system.

All pictures were taken at SeaWorld Orlando

The system is a Gamewell-FCI system with mostly Wheelock/Gamewell-rebranded Wheelock Notification Appliances, as well as a few System Sensor devices. The new area across the bridge has a Notifier System with System Sensor devices.







Wheelock Exceder in a bathroom. Sounds like a nightmare.

Never seen a weatherproof cover like this.












Wall mount unit on the ceiling.




First time seeing the LED L-Series.

One of the few SpectrAlerts in the main area.

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A very interesting & unique system with all those different devices for sure! (especially those rare-as-heck single-action BG-12s!)

Those single action BG-12’s are technically rare, but for some reason every Gamewell system I’ve ever seen in person has had those. I’ve also seen a few Silent Knight systems with them. I’ve never seen Notifier or Fire-Lite versions, though.

Oh, really? Alright. I believe I’ve only seen one system with them in person though.

Was debating if I should put this entry in a pre-existing topic I made or just make a completely new one…
A church I visited for formal
This church was originally built in 1914. Since then, there have been expansions to the church.
Photo dump:


A Gamewell M46 manual station under a Universal Stopper. Quite dirty, and is covered in webs.

A much more pristine M46 and stopper combo. This one’s smack dab at the entrance. Also has a break rod!

3 devices at the entrance: the previous M46, a red Wheelock E(T?)70WP with a faded strobe, and a Fire-Lite LCD-80.

White E(T?)70.

Wheelock Eluxa outdoor speaker/strobe, in an area I couldn’t access.

Regular Eluxa speaker/strobe.

Pretty much the only BG-12 I could see. And it happens to be in an off-limits area (taken from a distance, my phone’s 8MP camera is goddang awful).

Unknown pull under a Stopper, in the same area the red WP Eluxa was in. Looked like a Simplex T-Bar when I saw it.

What I’m assuming is some sort of Gamewell detector, i.e ASD-PL2F.

Finally, this shot of another E(T?)70WP. Sign is supposed to say “NO SMOKING - NO VAPING,” but the sun seems to have absolutely beamed upon it.

Hopefully I got most of the model numbers in here correct

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Spirit of Life Church- Mandan, ND
This church was originally built in the 70’s, and was expanded to around 3x the size in the mid-90’s. The fire alarm system was only installed to protect the newer part of the building. The 70’s portion was repurposed into a community food pantry and soup kitchen. The building pretty much remains unchanged since the 90’s addition.

Panel: Likely an EST LSS4

Notification Appliances: EST 792 (Pre-Integrity) horn/strobes and their single-gang remote strobe variants

Pull Stations- EST 270-SPOs

Detectors: EST 6270B or 6250B smoke detectors. I only saw one in the building, right near the entrance to the unprotected 70’s area. This is kind of concerning because most of the building seems to have no automatic detection and this is not a sprinklered building. I hope they have duct detectors. Wherever the panel is (I don’t know), it probably has a detector near it as well.

Annunciator: EST RSA4 annunciator in a cabinet that looks like this (Credit to @El_Chupacabra for the photo (not one that I took from the church)):


The photo shows a SAN annunciator. The only difference is that the church’s annunciator cabinet only has one row of zone annunciation cards with only 4 LED’s in use. Also, the cabinet has tinted glass rather than clear glass. The RSA4 annunciator itself looks like this:

Unlike most systems of this age, I can’t see this one getting replaced anytime soon, as it’s remained untouched and almost completely trouble free since the day it was installed. Also, they are not planning to make any major changes to the building anytime soon.

Thanks to @TheCarson116 and @El_Chupacabra for all of the help identifying the panel and annunciator in this topic, as I really don’t know much at all about EST history (although I do know a little more now!).

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Micro Center (Madison Heights, MI) - Opened in 2002, almost all the devices described here can be seen in Google Maps 360 imagery.

Annunciators/panel:
<At least two Radionics keypads (one D1255 at the main entrance foyer, and one D1256 in the checkout area)

<Main panel unknown (it is in a dedicated room, which is a restricted area), but presumably Radionics

Detectors:
<None noticed

Pull stations:
<Radionics t-bars (rebranded RSG RMS-1T units with the cylinder locks), with one at the main entrance protected by a STI Stopper II cover

Notification appliances:
<System Sensor SpectrAlert classic horn/strobes and strobes throughout the building

Other:
<One Alarm Lock PG21MS at the rear emergency exit
<One silver Detex EAX-500 at the front emergency exit, which replaced an Alarm Lock PG21MB shown in Google Maps 360 imagery

Knights of Columbus/Monaghan Banquet Hall (Livonia, MI - built in 1978)

Annunciators/panel:
<Unknown, presumably a later National Time & Signal Corporation (Natsco) 2000-series unit

Detectors:
<Pyrotector 3040-series units throughout the building

Pull stations:
<Natsco Type 641 units next to entry/exit doors

Notification appliances:
<Natsco Type 411R units throughout the building

Hobby Lobby- Bismarck, ND
This building was originally opened in the early 80’s as a grocery store and was renovated in the early 2000’s and turned into the Hobby Lovby it is now. The fire alarm system was fully replaced during that renovation and it remains the same to this day.

Panel: Seemingly some kind of older Amseco security based “fire alarm” panel with a keypad at the front door

Notification Appliances: White Amseco ceiling mount Select-A-Horn/Stobes and wall mount remote strobes

Pull Stations: Potter P32-1T pull stations

Detectors: I didn’t see any

This system likely only has a few years left in service, as Hobby Lobby is moving and a clinic will take over the building and renovate it.

I made a post about that:

Legacy Financial Partners Building- Bismarck, ND (Opened in 2025)
Panel: Gamewell-FCI GWF-7075 addressable FACP

Notification Appliances: System Sensor P2WL and SWL horn/strobes and strobes (likely old stock)

Pull Stations: Gamewell-FCI MS-7ASF addressable pull stations (single action BG-12 rebrands)

Detectors: Gamewell-FCI ASD-PL3 addressable smoke detectors

Fleet Farm- Bismarck, ND (Opened in May of 2025)
Panel: For some reason, a hugely overkill Gamewell-FCI E3 panel

Notification Appliances: System Sensor PC2WLED and SCWLED horn/strobes and strobes (my first time seeing LED L-Series devices!)

Pull Stations: Gamewell-FCI MS-7ASF addressable pull stations (single action BG-12 rebrands)

Detectors: Gamewell-FCI ASD-PL3 addressable smoke detectors and several duct detector variants as well

Riegsecker Craft Barn (Shipshewana, IN)

Detectors:
<ESL 429/449-series smoke detectors throughout the building, hardwired in series
<One Dicon/Ten-Tek smoke detector (with the square test button), presumably replacing an ESL unit

Notification appliances:
<One Star Sprinkler Co. bell on the west exterior of the building (visible in Google Street View)
<One Edwards 6" Adaptabel (painted over with white paint) serving as an emergency exit alarm

Plaid Umbrella Collective (Shipshewana, IN)

Detectors:
<One ESL 429/449-series smoke detector on a support pillar

Davis Mercantile (Shipshewana, IN)

Annunciators/panel:
<Unknown, presumably Silent Knight

Detectors:
<Silent Knight SD505-APS units throughout the building

Pull stations:
<Silent Knight SD500-PS units throughout the building

Notification appliances:
<White System Sensor SpectrAlert classic horn/strobes and strobes throughout the building

Essenhaus Inn & Conference Center (Middlebury, IN)

Annunciators/panel:
<Siemens FireFinder annunciator in the entrance foyer

<Main panel unknown, but presumably at least one FireFinder XLS-series unit

Detectors:
<Siemens PE-11T(?) units throughout the building

Pull stations:
<Siemens MSI-10B units throughout the building, with at least one unit being an older variant with the Siemens insignia at the top
<Siemens MSI-20B units throughout the building

Notification appliances:
<Siemens U-MMT horn/strobes throughout the building
<Two Wheelock AS horn/strobes; one replacing a U-MMT inside, and the other a weatherproof version at the main entrance. Both are Siemens rebrands.

Other:
<This inn originally had a Simplex system! This is how I found out:


There were originally 2903-series plates prior to the building getting expanded during the 2000s, with the horns getting replaced by U-MMTs while the plates were left intact throughout! Presumably, there were also 4251-series pulls, 2908-series photoelectric detectors, and as for the panel, I’m guessing it was a 2001, 4001, or 4002.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport - Terminal 1 - Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory, MN
I’ve mentioned this one several times but there’s something new!
Because the Wheelock S8 speaker/strobes were recently discontinued, newly renovated areas have Eluxa speaker/strobes.

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Grand View Lodge - Gull Lake Center - Nisswa, MN
Pulls: Silent Knight SD500-PS’


Detectors: SD505-APS’

Signals: Wheelock ZNS horn/strobes

Love’s: DeFuniak Springs, FL


Residential smoke alarm in a bathroom, is this normal?

I originally posted this in the Make up a system thread lol. I just realized my mistake and had to correct it.

Probably not, but then again there should be no smoke detectors in bathrooms to begin with as that’s one of the places that should be avoided (along with kitchens & garages): instead heat detectors should be installed in such a location (& in this case installing a commercial one would allow it to be hooked to the larger fire alarm or security system if one’s in place) Wouldn’t surprise me if the owner of that particular Love’s either cheaped out or simply didn’t know any better with installing that residential detector.

might be used against vaping or smoking though

Maybe, but there are purpose-made vape & tobacco smoke detectors made specifically for such (which might be more evidence that the owner of that Love’s cheaped out on doing things right).