One 10" fire bell on the exterior of the building, possibly a sprinkler bell.
The rest of the alarms here are unique; they are identical to Wheelock 7002T-24 horn/strobes, except with Wheelock ET speakers in place of the horn! All of these alarms have a flush-mount plate, and I am guessing there may have been older alarms there before. Please let me know if there is a model number for what I am talking about, as I am not sure.
Detectors:
Ceiling-mount Gentex ionization detectors at each elevator.
Pulls:
National Time 641 pull stations throughout the building, with most located underneath the alarms.
Student Center
Alarms:
Gentex SSPKCLP series speaker/strobes throughout the building; there are a TON of these scattered.
National Time CX series strobes throughout the building in areas with needed coverage.
There is also a unique “emergency system” here as well, that has blue strobes in some places.
Detectors(?):
On the ceiling, are these uniquely-shaped tan “cones” that appear to be protective guards for heat detectors. Have you guys ever seen one of these before?
Pulls:
National Time 540 series pull stations throughout the building.
As part of the “emergency system”, there are also blue pull stations under each blue strobe; they are slightly identical to a Mircom pull.
Today I went back to the Stonehill College to see someone, and just for the heck of it I’d see what had happened to the Merkert-Tracy Hall.
The new fire alarm system is a rather boring Siemens system (I saw an annunciator in the main lobby and it had a FireFinder logo on it, so that might be the system panel type). It just has Wheelock ZNS horn/strobes and remote strobes, and those dual-action RSG T-bar pull stations, and the only smoke detectors were those Siemens/Faraday FireSmart smoke/heat detectors near the elevator. Naturally, the building also does not have any bells anymore.
It looks like Stonehill College is officially through with Simplex. Additionally, I heard they will be building a new sports complex. The current Sally Blair Ames sports complex is now falling apart due to the snow (it is currently closed down as we speak), and does not have as many modern facilities as a typical college sports complex/athletic department would have (there isn’t even a swimming pool anywhere on the campus!) System recap:
I believe the building is going to be fixed up and renovated, or even torn down once the new sports complex will be constructed (the new one will most likely have a Siemens system too), and there’s a very good chance the fire alarm system in that building will be scrapped and replaced as well, most likely with another Siemens system. I think there are now only two or three Simplex systems left on the campus (there used to be more than that.)
Alarms:
Spectralert Classic horn/strobes in the dining area, with strobe variations in each restroom.
Detectors:
Chemetronics heat detectors in the dining areas.
Pulls:
These are very interesting; they are a little bit identical to computek272’s FCI MS-2 model, although it appears that you either pull down or “lift up” to set off the alarm (not a dual-action). In addition, there is no sort of identification on any of the stations I saw there, although one could assume it is an FCI model based on the similarities (between that and the MS-2).
Most of the alarms here are white, ceiling-mounted EST Genesis speaker/strobes (it is a multi-story building) and strobes throughout the building, located in the hallways, bathrooms, and just about every other major room.
One red, wall-mount EST Genesis speaker/strobe at the main entrance.
One red, wall-mount EST Genesis horn/strobe in a seating area.
All of the strobes on the alarms are set to 15 candela.
Detectors:
EST SIGA series heat detectors scattered throughout the building.
One old and very dusty ionization detector near two elevators, possibly left over from the old system.
Panel:
One EST3 series voice-evacuation panel in the lobby area; it is located right next to an old, unused black panel from the old system.
Pulls:
EST SIGA-270 pull stations scattered throughout the building.
Initiating:
BG-12 pull behind front desk, 2251B smokes on B224RB bases for Elevator recall
Signals:
SpectrAlert Advance.
•PCxWs in the main corridors,
•PxRs, SRs in the locker rooms/gyms/other rooms,
•PxRKs in and near the swimming pool and shower area.
Today, at White Oaks mall, the FA went off, right around 10 min before closing. After wanting to hear this system go off for the longest time, I finally got to hear it. I was in the newer part of the mall, and there were Edwards 10” vibrating adaptabels that went off in code 3. I’m now assuming the FA panel must be a newer model, most likely an EST 1, 2 or 3. I also didn’t have my camera, so I didn’t get a recording. The alarm lasted about 15-20 minutes, and no one even bothered to evacuate, not even us. We just bought our things, and when we were leaving the alarm was silenced. I also saw on one of the annunciators that the FA system wasn’t reset. I’m assuming the FA going off was just some idiot who pulled it.
SpectrAlert classic speaker/strobes throughout the dining area.
SpectrAlert classic strobes inside the bathrooms and one in the dining area.
One SpectrAlert classic speaker-only device above the dining area strobe I mentioned.
Annuciator:
One white ADT annuciator at the main entrance, next to the panel.
Panel:
One Fire-Lite voice-evacuation panel at the main entrance, although there is supposedly a second panel inside the kitchen, according to some writing on the front.
Pulls:
ADT-branded NBG-12 pull stations throughout the building.
SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes (wall and ceiling-mount) in the gardening area.
Gentex Commander 3 and 4 series horn/strobes and strobes (wall and ceiling-mount) throughout the main store.
I believe the original system consisted of Wheelock AS horn/strobes in the store and one Edwards Integrity horn/strobe in the gardening area; the latter alarm was covered by an actual Stopper II cover! :shock:
Annuciator:
One annunciator next to one of the entrances.
Pulls:
There are no noticeable pull stations in the current system, although I think the older system might have had either a SIGA-270 or ADT 5050-001 model.
Very early yesterday morning, me and my mother took an unexpected trip to the emergency room at St. John Providence Park Hospital in Novi; I had a killer ear infection (although with antibiotics, it’s a lot better now). I have already mentioned a National Time system in one of their office buildings, so now, here’s the main building!
Alarms:
White TrueAlert speaker/strobes throughout the building.
White TrueAlert strobes in smaller rooms and other areas in need of coverage.
Detectors:
Ceiling-mounted TrueAlarm detectors throughout the building.
Pulls:
2099-9795 pull stations behind Stopper II covers.
Now that I had 2 fire drills during period 4 last school year the main system is in continuous and the TrueAlerts were always in Code 3, and yes they were extremely loud especially because the construction of the hallway. The strobes in the new hallway were in sync unlike the rest of the building as well. Unfortunately, I will probably not hear these alarms again because I did not take any world language (spanish) courses next year and I will not be in that hallway unless I have a study hall.
Farmington Community Library (Farmington Hills, MI)
Alarms:
National Time CX series horn/strobes throughout the building, even in the restrooms! :shock:
National Time CX series strobes that are also throughout the building.
One National Time CX series weatherproof horn/strobe outside.
Detectors:
The older portion of the building features System Sensor 2400 series heat detectors.
For other parts of the library, there are National Time photo/ionization detectors to be found.
Panels:
One National Time 902 series panel next to the main entrance.
Just next to the above panel is a smaller, red panel with “Guardian Alarm” branded on it; according to the description, it is also used for a fire alarm panel (although this is NOT a voice-evacuation system, despite the building having two floors and a basement level).
Pulls:
National Time 540D series pull stations (push, then pull down); the pulls in the basement are protected by Stopper II covers (it is the children’s area).
Buddy’s Pizza (Farmington Hills, MI)
Detectors:
Edwards 294B series heat detectors throughout the building.
Best Buy - Davenport (was there quickly since I needed to get an iPad charger and camera batteries. I had taken an older iPod charger but the 'Pad complained about it when I went to plug it in @ the room)
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Simplex System
[*]2099 or 4099 pulls
[*]4903 horn/strobe
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Days Inn - Kimberly Road - Davenport, IA
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[*]Simplex system (panel not visible)
[*]4251 T-Bars
[*]2098-9636 smokes on 2098-9637 bases
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Surprisingly one is mounted above a drop ceiling:
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while the rest on said ceiling are surface-mounted:
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There is also an [i]i[/i]³ in the breakfast nook, probably replaced one of the -9636s
[*]2901-9838s on 4903-9101 strobe plates
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[*]a vertical-oriented electronic 4903 is in the pool area.
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[*]FireX 4618 smokes in-room (at least the room we stayed in, and my mom's sister's room. My mom's brother's room, however, had an 0406.)
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Random antique store in LeClaire, IA
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Simplex system
TrueAlarm smoke
White, ceiling-mounted 4903
That Notifier voice-evac system reminds me of the ones they have recently been installing in some schools in my city that were renovated since 2008, but only one has the classic speaker/strobes (and Spectra Advance remote strobes), in the middle school my parents went to. The other two (soon probably four) schools use the SpectrAlert Advance speaker/strobes.
The panel was probably one of those Notifier ONYX NFS-3030 voice-evacuation systems, which these schools use (or will use for one of them).
Those wiffle-ball smokes on the 2098-9637 bases reminds me EXACTLY of how the smoke detectors at the Community Bank in my city (except it has 2903+2901-9833 horn/lights as the alarms) and I saw one just like that at the Brockton Day Nursery (TrueAlert horn/strobes). I am sure these two places I saw them also used the 2098-9636s like the one pictured (and the one I have).
Looks like it’s probably a Simplex 4002 system, judging by the types of signals and pulls used, but they may have since replaced it with a 4005 or something. That one detector above a drop ceiling obviously appears that the ceiling was replaced at one point; I’ve seen a few install jobs of heat sensors sticking out like that for the mentioned reason.