Town Peddler Craft & Antique Mall (Livonia, MI)
Detectors:
LEGOLAND California that I went to has a fire alarm system.
LEGO Sea Life Aquarium had these.
Panel: Notifier AFP-400
Annunciator:
Notifier LCD-80TM located in the main entrance of the aquarium and that means the panel is a AFP-400.
Notification Appliances:
White Wheelock E90-24MCC-FW Ceiling Mount Speaker/Strobes. Strobe settings are unknown.
White Wheelock RSS-24MCW-FWs Strobes. The strobes are set on 15cd.
White Wheelock Ceiling Mount RSS-24MCC-FWs Strobes.
White Wheelock E70-24MCW-FW Speaker/Strobes.
Detectors:
Notifier FSI-851 placed on the ceiling in the aquarium and outside of the aquarium.
Outside the Sea Life Aquarium
Notification Appliances:
Wheelock ET70WP-2475-FR Speaker/Strobes. The strobes are set on 180cd and may be variable.
The Ramada in Florence, Kentucky has kind of an interesting system.
These are the main pulls in the hotel. I’ve never seen this model before. Some of them are installed pretty high. There are also some Fire-Lite and Silent Knight BG-12’s.
The NA’s are a mix of 6" and 10" Wheelock bells. Some have been painted white.
These were probably the original bells. Most have been removed and plated over.
Most of the smokes are ESL 449C’s
ESL 523C
There are also a few System Sensor i3’s.
Strangely, there’s even a Simplex smoke.
Interesting; I think those ESL smokes actually have an ADT logo on them. I’ve seen them like that, as well as with their own logo, Autocall, Edwards, Simplex and FCI.
As for that Simplex smoke detector, I guess at one time Simplex was servicing the hotel and they wound up replacing one of the old smoke detectors.
It’s interesting that the pull has an NYC-style stripe on the front.
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (Blue Lake Township, MI) This is probably the biggest one I will be explaining to date. The campus has numerous structures, but only a specific number of them have actual alarm systems.
I will start off with the units. In each sleeping cabin (excluding the Unit Director Hut), there is a smoke detector on the ceiling that gets tested each week. Our cabin had what looked like a photoelectric model, possibly a Benson BWK-429. Also, outside most U.D. huts, is a 6" double gong bell setup; it is NOT used for alarm signaling, but rather for telephone purposes. Some units, however, have electronic speakers in place of bells that might have broken.
Now, onto the good stuff (there are a variety of systems involved :D)…
Circe Building
Alarms:
System Sensor BRK MA/SS horn/strobes in most rooms of this small building; two located next to exit doors, and one inside a kiln room.
Detectors:
In one room, there are detectors from 1 and 2 that were hanging by their wires! :shock:
Marek Hall North
Alarms:
Simplex 4903- series horn/strobes in the hallways of the building (they might be speaker/strobes because there are two floors, and the building has at least one elevator, but I am not sure). There is a surprisingly low abundance of these to be found; there aren’t even any alarms in the massive dining hall or any of the bathrooms! :shock:
Detectors:
TrueAlarm series heat detectors in the hallways and kitchen areas of the building.
Pulls:
2099-9795 pull stations scattered throughout the building, mostly located next to exit doors.
Marek Hall South
Alarms:
Honeywell branded 7002T-24 horn/strobes; one in a small dining area and one in a performance room, for example.
Pulls:
Honeywell S464A pull stations, with about four of these in the performance room; these are also the only pull stations NOT to be compliant with ADA-required standards (too high off the floor).
Miller Theater
Alarms:
Pulls:
NBG-12 pull stations next to exits; some of these say to “push, then pull down”, while others simply say “pull down”.
The Rose This is a performance venue modeled after Shakespeare’s theater of the same name. There originally was no fire alarm system (with the exception of one apparatus) in order to preserve the historical appearance of the structure, but due to fire code, such a system had to be added.
Alarms:
Detectors:
System Sensor i3 series smoke detectors over some of the exits.
Pulls:
Honeywell 5140MPS-1 t-bar pull stations under the alarms.
I accidentally left out some stuff from the Circe Building at Blue Lake (above); the pull stations are Fire-Lite branded BG-10 models, and there is also an older-style Fire-Lite MP-24 panel in a workroom next to an exit.
I believe thats an Edwards 6" adaptabel, probably single stroke.
Pizza Ranch Austin, MN Pizza Ranch, no relation to Pizza Hut, is a western-themed pizza buffet. with locations in the Midwest.
Notifier http://www.notifier.com/products/pages/firewarden-50.htm FireWarden-50 panel,
Notifier http://www.notifier.com/products/datasheets/DN_7114.pdf N-ANN-80: Black 80 character LCD Annunciator.
_ Saw the N-ANN-80, and did research on Notifier’s site and found out it’s used with the FireWarden-50
NBG-12 Pulls
Gentex Commander3 Horn/Strobes, Strobes in restrooms. I was expecting SpectrAlert Advances but was pleasantly surprised.
Taylor Town Trade Center (Taylor, MI)
Alarms:
Annunciators:
One Honeywell annunciator at the main entrance, next to an unidentifiable panel.
Pulls:
Admeco 5140MPS-X series t-bar pull stations next to exits.
Gameplay (Livonia, MI)
Alarms:
Ceiling-mounted SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes throughout the building.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Livonia, MI) This building was constructed in 1993, and is currently on its second system.
Alarms:
Class Change Bells (Sunday School operates here):
Ceiling-mounted Adaptabels (4") in the hallways and large rooms.
Detectors:
Pulls:
National Time 541 series pull stations located next to entry and exitways.
Livonia Lock & Key (Livonia, MI)
Detectors:
There is only one System Sensor 2400 series heat detector inside.
St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (Dearborn, MI)
Detectors:
All I found here were some heat detectors in the basement, with a slight resemblance to the System Sensor i3 models.
Faith Bible Church (Farmington Hills, MI)
Detectors:
Some Kidde smoke detectors scattered throughout the building (one in the lobby area, another one in some room).
Lou LaRiche Chevrolet (Plymouth Township, MI)
Alarms:
Detectors:
Pulls:
One office in the showroom area has what appears to be a Pyrotronics-branded MS-501 model.
Blackwell Ford (Plymouth Township, MI)
Detectors:
What appear to be System Sensor 5600 series heat detectors throughout the showroom building.
Village Ford (Dearborn, MI)
Detectors:
System Sensor 2400 series heat detectors throughout the showroom building.
Kroger (23303 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI)
Alarms:
At the front of the store (in a small office area) is a Wheelock NS horn/strobe.
Panel:
The same area also has what looks like a Gamewell Identiflex 600 series panel.
Pulls:
Also in the same area, is a Gamewell “full moon” pull station.
Dollar Tree (Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI)
Alarms:
White, ceiling-mounted Potter-branded Select-A-Horn/strobes throughout the store.
Panel:
The stockroom in the back has an unidentifiable red panel.
Pulls:
At least one Potter “lift and pull” pull station in the front of the store.
Staples (Dearborn, MI)
Alarms:
All of the above alarms are flush-mounted.
Marshalls (Dearborn, MI)
Annunciators:
Two Radionics annunciators at the corridor entrance to the store (one white for security, one red for fire).
Detectors:
One TrueAlarm smoke detector, also at the corridor entrance.
Panel:
A Simplex 4005 panel located at the corridor entrance.
Pulls:
One 2099-9795 pull station at the corridor entrance.
Walmart (Canton Township, MI)
Alarms:
Annunciators:
Pulls:
Radionics “Lift and Pull” pull stations, with one that can be found in the Customer Service area.
Marshalls (Livonia, MI)
Alarms:
Pulls:
At least one 270-SPO next to a fire exit in the back.
Kohl’s (Westland Mall, Westland, MI)
Alarms:
The only noticeable thing that I could find here was a MASS241575ADA horn/strobe at one of the entrances.
Pulls:
270-SPO pull stations next to some of the entryways; some of them are behind Stopper II covers.
Other alarms in Westland Mall:
Victoria’s Secret: A 34T-24 horn mounted onto one of those rare, unusual Wheelock boxes w/ an exposed light inside the bottom.
Lane Bryant: One MA/SS horn/strobe outside the store entrance.
The Sundrie Shop: One MT4 outside the store entrance.
As I mentioned before, the mall system consists of red, wall-mount 202-8A-001 strobes and ceiling-mount Integrity horns, some gray and others white. Down a severe weather shelter hallway, however, there are red, wall-mount versions of these, with at least one of them being a horn/strobe! At least one of the strobes, however, was replaced with a 4904-9138 model.
Lowe’s (Westland, MI)
Alarms:
Pulls:
Radionics t-bar pull stations next to entrances/exits.
Almost a week ago, I came back from another camping trip up in Northwest Michigan. Recently, I had found my sticky notes I used to document alarms there, and now I am ready to share them with all of you!
Harbor Cinemas (Amber Township, MI)
Alarms:
Detectors:
What I assume was some sort of a Siemens heat detector, but I am not sure.
Pulls:
Siemens-branded MS-151 pull stations next to exits and at the entrance.
Hunts Do-It Center (Whitehall, MI)
Alarms:
All that is inside this store is a 6" Adaptabel on a support pole, which I assume might be for general signaling purposes.
Most other stores that I visited had common household smoke detectors.
Walgreens (5 Mile/Newburgh, Livonia, MI)
Alarms:
Annunciators:
One white Bosch annunciator at the main entrance.
Detectors:
One i3 series photoelectric detector at the main entrance.
Faith Lutheran Church (Livonia, MI)
Alarms:
Old Simplex 4040 horns throughout the building; there is one in a hallway that is gray and actually behind a grille large enough for a bell! Also, inside the gym, there is a white, ceiling-mount 4040 above one doorway.
Class Change Bells:
The gym had one 4" Adaptabel used for general signaling (there is a school at this church). It was the only bell I saw while I was here.
Detectors:
First Alert photoelectric detectors near some of the doorways in the gym.
Pulls:
Old Simplex Chevron pull stations; being that this is an old system, none of them were ADA compliant.
16th District Court (Livonia, MI)
Alarms:
At least one AS weatherproof horn/strobe on the west side of the building.
Dearborn Heights Fire Headquarters (Dearborn Heights, MI)
Alarms:
One MA/SS weatherproof horn/strobe on the east side of the building, next to the apparatus bay. I don’t know if this is used for a fire alarm system, or for fire calls.
I’m back from a nice vacation destination! Seems that the forum is looking a little like a ghost town, but I have some new spots to fix that right up!
Walmart (Tawas City, MI)
Alarms:
Annunciators:
At least one Bosch annunciator at the grocery entrance to the store.
Detectors:
At least one Gentex photoelectric detector above a stockroom door in the back.
Pulls:
At least one Radionics “Lift and Pull” pull station in a customer service area at the front.
Branham’s Jewelry (East Tawas, MI)
Detectors:
At least one i3 series heat detector in the retail area of this store.
Windbreaker Gifts (East Tawas, MI)
Detectors:
Some Edwards heat detectors throughout the store.
Kmart (Oscoda Township, MI)
Alarms:
Two 4" Adaptabels; one wall-mount above the main entrance to the store and one ceiling-mount above a fire exit in the back.
Rite Aid (Oscoda, MI)
Annunciators:
One Radionics annunciator at the main entrance to the store, but it likely is used for security purposes.
Bunyan Town (Au Sable Township, MI)
Detectors:
One unknown heat detector in the center of this store that bears a resemblance to a 2400 series detector or one of those Admeco detectors.