Make Up a System (2.0)

Fire Alarms
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This school is a 950 student middle school with a system set up like this.

[quote] All hallways and some other areas in the system have Wheelock 7002T horn/strobes

The music classroom has a Gentex GMS horn/strobe

The health classroom has an Edwards 892-2B horn/strobe

One of the Workforce Development Labs has a Federal Signal 450D horn with a VALS strobe

The auxiliary gymnasium has Wheelock AS horn/strobes in code-3

Finally all the stairwells have Wheelock MT horn/strobes set to code-3 tone (not horn)
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Shawn Wilson K-8 School, which was built as an elementary school in 1969, originally had a Simplex 4208 Fire Alarm System. Signals were flush-mounted Simplex 4040 Horns behind grill plates. These were installed in the halls, the cafeteria, auditorium, gym, and library. Pulls were mostly Simplex Chevrons (each horn had one beneath it), and there were Chemitronics Heat Detectors installed throughout. Signal coding was continous. School bells were Simplex STR 6 inch bells which were installed next to each 4040 horn. Outside they put Simplex STR 10 Inch Bells. They also had DixieBells in the classrooms. The master clock panel was an older Simplex.

In 1974, a Simplex Chevron failed to operate during a fire drill and was replaced with a Simplex 4521-20.

In 1983, they added a 7-classroom building. An Simplex 2001 was installed and tied into the 4208. Signals in the new wing are Simplex 2901-9806 Horns on 2903 Light Plates. Pull stations are Simplex 4521-20s and there were a few Wiffleball smokes installed throughout. Signal coding in the new building was continuous for the horns, but the light plates flashed in 60 bpm march time. School bells were 4 Inch Edwards Adaptabells, along with Buzzers in the clocks. The master clock panel was upgraded to a Simplex 6400.

In 1991, a 4040 failed to sound during an inspection and was replaced with a Gentex SHG Horn/Strobe.

In 1995, an STR Bell broke and was replaced with a Wheelock MB-6 Bell.

In 2002, the entire school was remodeled and added on to, and at that time was converted from a K-5 elementary school to a K-8 school. The fire alarm, clock/bell, and intercom systems were replaced during this time too. The new fire alarm system is an FCI 7200 (the 1983 and 2002 additions have this panel too, with fiber between building) with an EVAX panel serving the auditorium. Signals are System Sensor SpectraAlert Classic Horn/Strobes, with SpectraAlert Classic remote strobes installed where additional strobe coverage was needed. The auditorium gained SPR1 Speaker/Strobes. Pull stations are FCI MS-2s, and there are FCI Smokes scattered throughout the building. Horn/Strobes do Mechanical Code-3, speaker/strobes play a temporal whoop tone and a voice message. The school bell is now a tone over the intercom, which is a Rauland Telecenter. The master clock panel is Rauland.

In 2005, an MS-2 broke and was replaced with a Fire Lite BG-12.

In 2007, a SpectrAlert Classic died and was replaced with a Wheelock ZNS.

In 2009, they added an 8-Classroom addition to serve the Middle School. An FCI 7100 was installed and tied into the master FCI 7200 panel. The signals are System Sensor SpectrAlert P2R Horn/Strobes. Pull stations are Gamewell FCI rebranded BG-12LX and there are addressable Gamewell FCI smokes scattered throughout.

The systems remain this way to this day.

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And here we have a middle school that has 976 students.

[quote] Its a really old school, built in the 1970s so the majority of the alarms are Standard Electric Time 450 horns behind light plates that light up when the system is in alarm

One of the workforce development classrooms has a Space Age Electronics VA4 horn/strobe

There is a Gentex SHG in the band room

Meanwhile the art room has a Fire-Lite STH-71-24VDC

The locker rooms which were redone rather recently have Edward Integrity horn/strobes in code-3

Two hallways that had to be renovated, one above the other have Simplex 4903-9237 horn/strobes
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Whitewater Junior High School, built in 1976, originally had a Simplex 4208 Fire Alarm System. The Signals were flush mounted Simplex 4051 Horns. Pull stations were Simplex 4521-20s each one under a Simplex 4051 horn, and there were a number of Chemitronics Smoke Detectors and Heat Sensors scattered throughout. Signal coding was continuous. As for the bell system, there were Simplex 4090 series 6-Inch Bells installed next to each 4051 horn. Buzzers were installed in the classroom clocks. Outside they put 10 inch Simplex Bells. The master clock panel was also by Simplex.

In 1982, a 4051 horn in the auditorium died and was replaced with a Wheelock 7002T Horn/Strobe.

In 1995, a new classroom addition was built. A Simplex 4004 was installed and tied into the 4208. The signals in the new wing are Simplex 4903-9217 Horn/Strobes with Simplex 4904 remote strobes installed in restrooms and where additional strobe coverage was needed. Pull stations are Simplex 4099s and there a older Simplex TrueAlarm smokes scattered throughout the new wing. Also during this time, they upgraded the clock, intercom, and bell systems to serve the new wing. They took out the interior 6 inch bells and installed new intercom speakers throughout the old wing. 10 Inch Edwards bells were installed outside the new wing as well. The new intercom system is a Dukane StarCall system. The bell inside is a tone over the intercom, the 10 inch bells were wired to the new master clock panel. The new master clock panel is a Simplex 6400.

In 1998, a 4521-20 was found inoperative and was replaced with a Simplex 4099.

In 2002, a Simplex 4051 in the 8th grade hallway broke and was replaced with a Wheelock MT-LSM horn/strobe.

In 2006, the school fire alarm system in the main wing was upgraded. A Simplex 4100U replaced the 4208. The new signals are Simplex TrueAlert Horn/Strobes (including in the classrooms), with Simplex TrueAlert Strobes installed where required. Simplex TrueAlert Speaker/Strobes are installed in the gym, cafeteria, and auditorium. The new pull stations are Simplex 2099s, and there are TrueAlarm smokes installed throughout. Signal coding is code-3, but the speaker/strobe play a slow-whoop tone and a voice evac message.

In 2009, a Simplex 4903-9217 broke and was replaced with a Wheelock HSR Horn/Strobe.

In 2013, an older TrueAlarm was found inoperative. It was replaced with a newer TrueAlarm.

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The Renaissance Castle at Tellis Island Theme Park, which was built with the Royal Kingdoms expansion in 1996, has a MASTER Simplex 4120 FACP, along with a variety of slave Simplex 4120 FACPs, each tied into one another via fiber optic. The exception being the Dragon’s Rage Rollercoaster Station and Queue which had a Simplex 4005 tied into the MASTER FACP.
Signals for the most part are Simplex 4903-9150 Speaker/Strobes. These signals are installed at the Gatehouse, Great Hall, Kitchens & Bakehouse/Pub, and the assembly occupancies for the most part. Everywhere else they put Simplex 4903-9237 horn/strobes, but put Simplex 4903-9219 horn/strobes in the kitchens. Wheelock MIZ horns are installed in the sleeping quarters, with Simplex 4904 strobes in restrooms and anywhere where additional strobe coverage was required. Dragon’s Rage just used Wheelock MT-24WM Horn/Strobes and RSSWP strobes. The amphitheater on the other hand had Ceiling Mounted ATLAS Sounder Speakers, along with Wheelock RSSWP strobes. Pull stations are Simplex 4099s, and there are a mix of TrueAlarm smokes and ESL Heat Sensors installed throughout. Various Simplex addressable relay modules are installed throughout for various things, such as for PA System Shutdown and house lighting. Horn/strobes do code-3, whereas speaker/strobes play the standard Simplex slow whoop tone and voice evacuation message.
As for the elevator recall system, they used a FireLite MS-5 with System Sensor 2400 smokes and a ESL heat detector.

In 1998, the stables were added. A Simplex 4010 panel was added on and tied into the master FACP. Signals there are Simplex 4903-9219 horn/strobes. Pull stations are Simplex 2099s and three TrueAlarm smokes were installed.

In 2005, 2 4903-9237 Horn/Strobes broke and were replaced with Simplex TrueAlert Horn/Strobes.

In 2006, the Simplex 4120 serving the Grand Chambers went bust and was replaced with a Simplex 4100U INFOALARM.

In 2007 and 2008, a number of 4903-9150 speaker/strobes broke and were replaced with TrueAlert Speaker/Strobes.

In 2008 and 2009, two 4903-9237 horn/strobes were replaced with Wheelock ZNS horn/strobes.

In 2010, Simplex TrueAlert remote strobes were added in the Grand Hall to increase coverage.

In 2015, two bedrooms were renovated. The MIZ Horns in those rooms were replaced with a System Sensor HR-LF sounder.

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I posted this accidentally in the wrong thread, so sorry. Here’s this school system:

school just got cancelled tomorrow because of a blizzardy boi so instead of homework I have time to write this system

Mariline Kennicot Middle School was built in 1919, and started with absolutely no system. There wasn’t really even much built onto the school yet, rather than a few classrooms, a small gym, a cafeteria with homemade food, and one bathroom.

About two decades later, the school finally added a pull-rod alarm system, with one rod and two bells- one of the bells being in the hallway next to the rod and the other in the gym. This format worked for quite a while.

Three more decades of school improvements with more rooms & a second floor. New rooms consist of a band room, a choir room, a refreshed main office, a second set of bathrooms on the second floor, and multiple classrooms, so the school trashed the bell system (no one heard it from the second floor anyway). The new system was a Simplex 4245 panel, with Simplex Duel Blow-horns (4030-2s) installed. A first-floor hallway, a second floor hallway, the gym, and the new band room each received horns. Pulls were all Simplex Chevrons under each horn except for the one in the band room. Simplex Wiffleball smokes were also installed, especially in places like the cafeteria kitchen.

In 1974, a basketball snapped a Simplex horn right off in the gym. It was replaced by another 4030-2 and ridiculously big protective bars were placed over that.

In 1986- a decade later, the 4245 panel fried out due to the amount of false alarms happening thanks to the smokes in the kitchen. The new panel is a Simplex 2001. All horns were taken out much nicer than the bells, with the new alarms being Faraday 5505 horn/strobes (The kind that looks like a Simplex 9833 with a 7002T strobe attached). These were installed more frequently, each hallway getting at least one of these alarms, as well as both music rooms, the cafeteria, the cafeteria kitchen, and the locker rooms. Two of these alarms were mounted in the gym, and one was mounted in the main office. No other room received an NA. Pulls are Simplex 4250s and Smokes are still Wiffleballs.

As part of a major renovation in 1996, the school added on a small pool, a medium-sized auditorium, and creative arts classrooms (art classrooms, individual practice rooms for instruments, a library, and a few science classrooms. The only rooms that had horn/strobes are the pool, the pool locker room, and the auditorium, which had 4903-9219 (Videotape) horn/strobes. All the other rooms, excluding the practice rooms, got 4904-9175 strobes, and so did the other classrooms, bathrooms, and area in the front office.

In 2005, the school changed their panel to a 4100, but the only alarm swaps were the wiffleball detectors, which are now Simplex TrueAlarms. A new company manages the alarm placements now. Their first job was for a new giant computer lab. The alarms installed were Simplex TrueAlerts, a horn/strobe by the door, but a remote strobe on the back of the lab. Three other smaller labs were constructed next to the main one, but they each received TrueAlert remote strobes. (they are on continuous, unsynced btw).

In 2010, a new hallway was constructed that lead from one side of the school to another, the hallway featuring a weight room, two duel-classrooms, and another set of bathrooms. A stairwell also existed that went up to the second floor. The hallway was given three simplex TrueAlert horn/strobes, with a strobe outside the bathrooms (which had strobes). The weight room had a ceiling mount TrueAlert horn strobe, with two wall mounted strobes on both exit doors. The stairwell received a TrueAlert strobe. This is the only segment that has SmartSync, all TrueAlerts are code 3 synced.

Over 2018 winter break, the cafeteria was renovated to feature more food, more seats, and a better aesthetic feeling rather than what felt like a prison cafeteria. The new alarms are the Space Age Electronics infinity-series. Four LED strobes were mounted on the ceiling, one wall-mounted strobe near the order tables. One horn/strobes were mounted on each wall, making three, as well as a horn & strobe combo in the kitchen. Detectors are simplex TrueAlarms put right next to each of the ceiling strobes, with two in the ktichen, and pulls are new Simplex 4099-9006. (These are also code-3)

System remains.

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Since people are doing residential house commercial fire alarm systems I thought why not do one myself. It’s a little bit different…

In 2001, a sprinklered neighborhood w/ large two story houses was built near St. Louis, Missouri. Most houses came with SpectrAlert weatherproof horn/strobes on the exterior to signal if sprinklers were tripped, while Potter Bells were located in the basement furnace rooms (a couple houses had SpectrAlerts) to also signal. It stayed like this for a while.

Until 2016, where another part of the neighborhood was built for more houses. These houses are different, not because of the interior design, but because of the alarms. Every single new house on the street received a small Notifier SFP-2402 system.

Alarms consisted of white Gentex Commanders. The second floor had Commander 3 devices while the first floor and basement got Commander 4s, particularly to even the wiring up. There are only five horn/strobes inside the house: one on the second floor which was mounted next to all the bedroom doors, two on the first floor in the family room beside the fireplace and in the laundry room, and two in the basement- one in a large room near a pool table and the other (which was a weatherproof commander 3 instead) in the furnace room (aka the house room since this is where the panel was placed). Every other room received a remote strobe; I’m talking any bathrooms or bedrooms, the kitchen, dining room, living room, and the office. Any other space that couldn’t get any strobe coverage got a strobe too, so that includes a couple more in the basement and the master bedroom closet. Contrary to the descriptions, the alarms are placed quite far apart, because all the rooms are pretty large. On top of this, three System Sensor carbon monoxide alarm/detectors are installed, each the circular ceiling mounts. One is installed in the living room, one in the kitchen, and one in the basement. The only pull is one RSG RMS-1P in the furnace room under the Commander 3. Detectors are Fire-Lite SD355s– one near the spare bedroom on the first floor, one in the laundry room, one wall-mounted on the second floor hallway above the Commander 3 horn/strobe, and one in the basement near the Commander 4 horn/strobe.

For the exterior, there were only two weatherproof commander 3 strobes on the house. One is by the frontyard porch, and the other is in the backyard.

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This is another 950 student middle school (for some reason the randomizer I use seems to favor middle schools. LOL) that is set up in this way.

[quote] Most areas have Siemens U-HNH horn/strobes

The spanish classroom which has never been touched or renovated once and is still the same, has an Edwards 881D horn on a Edwards 891D light plate with no “FIRE” lettering and its mounted like a 4051 on a 4050-80 would be

Both the art room and the ESL classroom have Amseco BZ-50Ps horn behind Amseco SB24 series Select-a-Strobe strobe plates

The health classroom, music classroom and the STEM lab have Wheelock 7002Ts horn/strobes

The smaller auxiliary gymnasium has SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes set to code-3

The media center has Siemens U-MMT horn/strobes set to code-3 horn
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Now I really wanna do a house, so here’s my go:

This is a 1960s ranch style house, about 2,500 square feet. Four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and not really the house you’d expect to have a fire alarm system.

Initially, the system was extremely basic. No control panel, just two 120VAC IBM bells (one in the upstairs hallway, one in the basement near the mechanical room). There were several heat sensors/smoke detectors as well.

In 1988, the home was remodeled. In place of the upstairs bell, a Simplex 2901-9047 bell was installed. In the basement, an additional Simplex 2901-9332 bell was installed in the newly-finished hallway that led to the newly-finished bedrooms. The original bell remained, had drywall placed over it during the renovations. The hardwired smoke detectors were all replaced with Simplex “whiffleball” ones, and in addition three battery-operated smoke detectors were installed in each of the bedrooms.

Throughout the 1990s, the neighborhood that this house was in took a downturn, along with the economy of this fictional city, and eventually the house was foreclosed on. The home lay abandoned from about 1994 to 2010, when the home was bought as a major fixer-upper for less than the price of most cars…

By 2010, the neighborhood had actually managed to gentrify quite a bit, and now new homes were being constructed in place of the old ones. The owners that bought this house, however, decided to remodel and expand the existing structure, adding a second above-ground floor. The house probably wouldn’t have had a commercial fire alarm system installed yet again, however the new owners had decided to turn it into a six-bedroom bed and breakfast. Finally, in 2012, construction began on the bed and breakfast, and the house was quite literally gutted to the studs. The construction project ran into numerous issues, including asbestos and zoning issues with the city, and for a while it seemed the bed and breakfast would never be completed. Until…

…finally in 2015 the permits came through, money was raised, and construction could continue. The new bed and breakfast was scheduled to open in the summer of 2016; roughly five years after the owners had origionally intended. Interestingly, one of the requirements that the owners had tried to fight was installing a commercial fire alarm and sprinkler system, which the AHJ required for all multi-occupancy buildings. Eventually, though, a compromise was reached with the city that required a commercial fire alarm and sprinkler system in exchange for some other descisions made in favor of the owners.

In any case, the fire alarm system chosen for the bed and breakfast was a smallish Notifier system, the panel being whatever the Notifier equivilant of the Fire-Lite MS-5UD is. The devices were System Sensor SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes (wall and ceiling mount, white) in the kitchen, common areas, and hallways, and low-frequency sounder/strobes in each of the six rooms (wall mount, white). Smoke detectors were all Notifier, no pull stations were installed. Finally, a System Sensor P2RK was installed on the exterior of the home. This is how the system remains to this day. HOWEVER…

…remember the IBM bell that was covered with drywall back in the 1980s? That was uncovered, virtually intact, during the remodel. The owners liked the “retro” feel of the bell, and decided to mount it on the wall in the remodled basement. Although it’s not connected to the fire alarm system, the owners or guests still ring it sometimes for fun, via a switch near the wall.

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The randomizer I used finally gave me something OTHER than a middle school! Yay!

This 1500 student high school (I blame School Clearing House for not labeling the names of their schools) has a system set up in this way.

[quote] Most areas have Space Age Electronics VA4 horn/strobes

But the drama classroom remains the alarm original to the school: a Simplex 4051 on a 4050-80 light plate that lights up with no “FIRE” lettering

Two workforce development classrooms out of the eight at the school have Space Age Electronics 2DCD horns on Space Age Electronics AV32 light plate with that light also staying on

The chorus classroom has a Gentex GMS horn/strobe

One workforce development room has its 2DCD horn break down and was replaced by a Edwards Integrity in code-3

Finally the weight training room has a SpectrAlert Classic in code-3
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Destin Heights Apartments, built between 1984 and 1985, originally had an FCI FC-72 fire alarm system for each building. The main signals in the apartment buildings were Wheelock 34T-12 Horns. Pulls were FCI MS-2s. Smokes were mostly ESL brand. As for the clubhouse, they used Wheelock 7002T Horn/Strobes, with FCI MS-2s pulls and System Sensor 2400 smokes. Signal coding was continuous.

In 1993, a Wheelock 34T-12 died and was replaced with a System Sensor MAEH.

In 1999, an MS-2 in the clubhouse was found inoperative and was replaced with a FireLite BG-10.

In 2002, a 34T-12 broke during an inspection. It was replaced with a System Sensor SpectrAlert Horn.

In 2005, a fire broke out on the first floor of building 3, causing significant damage to the units. The whole system was replaced once that building was rebuilt. The new system is a FireLite MS-10UD. Signals are Wheelock AH Horns in the apartments, plus ASWP horn/strobes outside. Pull stations are FireLite BG-12s, and they put System Sensor i3 smokes throughout. Also a water sprinkler system was installed and a Wheelock MB10 was installed outside.

In 2009, the clubhouse upgraded their fire alarm system as a part of a major remodel. The new system is a FireLite MS-9600UDLS with a Wheelock SafePath voice evac panel. Signals are Wheelock E70 speaker/strobes, with Wheelock RSS Strobes in the bathrooms. They put E70WP speaker/strobes outside to serve the tiki bar. Pull stations are FireLite BG-12LXs and there are SD335A smokes scattered throughout. Signal coding is a code-3 tone with the standard male voice evacuation message.

In 2010, an ESL smoke detector was found inoperative and was replaced with a System Sensor i3 smoke with an internal sounder.

In 2011, a 34T-12 broke and was replaced with a System Sensor P2R Horn/strobe.

In 2016, an MS-2 died and was replaced with an EST 270-SPO.

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Now we have a middle school that holds 925 students.

[quote] Main alarms are Simplex 9838s on 2901 strobe plates

The computer lab has a Simplex 9806 on a 2901 strobe plate

The exceptional children classroom has a Simplex 4903-9405

The drama classroom has a Cerberus Pyrotronics HDC-24C on Space Age Electronics AV32 light plate which flashes in code-3

One of the workforce development classrooms has an Edwards Integrity in code-3

The art classroom has a Wheelock AS in code-3
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A house with a unique 3.5 story design, built around 1975, originally just had old hardwired smoke alarms.

But in 2010, the new owners decided to put in a fire alarm system. The new system is a Mircom FX-2000 with a Sigcom DVS-50 serving the rec room, living room, dining room, and kitchen. Signals are Mircom FHS-340 Horn/Strobes in the hallway, basement, master bedroom, and office room. Each bedroom and bathroom got Mircom Mini horns. System Sensor SpectrAlert Advance Speaker/Strobes are installed in the rec room, kitchen, dining room, and living room. Outside and on the patio, they put System Sensor P2R Horn/Strobes. Pull stations are Mircom MS-700AP. Mircom MIX-2251AP smokes are installed throughout, but Beam200 Smokes are installed in the living room. System Sensor Duct Detectors are installed on the AHU and HVAC Duct in the Attic. Horn/strobes are set to code-3. Speaker/strobes play a whoop tone and a voice evacuation message. The detached garage gets a Silent Knight 5700 fire alarm system, with 2 System Sensor P2R Horn/Strobes, along with RSG T-bars and Edwards heat detectors.

In 2014, a Mircom Mini horn broke and was replaced with a Wheelock HW Horn.

In 2017, a Notifier BG-12 replaced a MS-700AP in the rec room.

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Continuing on with my middle school kick, we have a 888 student one.

[quote] The hallways have Wheelock 7002T horn/strobes

One of the workforce development classrooms has a Federal Signal 450D horn with a VALS strobe

The drama classroom has a Siemens U-HNH

The locker rooms have Gentex SHGs

The art room has a Wheelock MT in code-3 tone

The dance classroom has a Wheelock NS in code-3
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Consolidated High School was founded in 1970. The original system was an Edwards Custom 6500 with 270-SPO’s and newer 881D DC Adaptahorns and Edwards lights.

In 1973, a new building was added into the school, and there were Faraday 5640 horns behind Faraday light plates. Also, there are Faraday lights in the restrooms.

In 1989, an Adaptahorn was dead, so it was replaced with and Edwards 895B-001 horn/strobe.

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(Decided to make another post since I can’t edit the other one)

Consolidated High School was founded in 1970. The original system was an Edwards Custom 6500 with 270-SPO’s and newer 881D DC Adaptahorns and Edwards lights.

In 1973, a new building was added into the school, and there were Faraday 5640 horns behind Faraday light plates. Also, there are Faraday lights in the restrooms.

In 1989, an Adaptahorn was dead, so it was replaced with and Edwards 895B-001 horn/strobe.
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In 1996, the system was replaced with a CP-35 System 3. Signals are U-HN-MCS and U-HN-S17S, and in the hallways, U-HN-MCS-C, or U-HN-S75S-C. In the largest classrooms, there are U-MMT-S30S-C’s and in the cafeteria U-MMT-MCS’s.

In 2003, they went with a renovation and added Wheelock MT-24MCW.

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This next school rather than being a middle school like I have been doing is actually a high school so we are going up a level. It currently holds 1410 students. This is their system.

[quote] The majority of the school has Simplex 4903-9219 horn/strobes

All areas around the gymnasium and the gymnasium itself including the locker rooms have Simplex 2901-9838 horns on 4903-9101 strobes

Two workforce development classrooms, one foreign language classroom and the art classroom have Gentex SHGs horn/strobes

The drama classroom and a third workforce development classroom has Edwards 792 horn/strobes

The health classroom has a vertical Wheelock AS in code-3

A fourth workforce development classroom has a Mircom FHS-240 in code-3
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Wilson Elementary School, built in 1992, originally had a Notifier System 5000 fire alarm system. Signals were Wheelock EHS-EL1 Horn/Strobes installed throughout the school. Wheelock WH3T-24-FR Strobes were installed in the restrooms and in classrooms, and Wheelock 34T-12 Horns were installed outside. Pull stations were Notifier BNG1s and there were System Sensor 2400 smokes scattered throughout. Signal coding is continuous. The bell is a tone over the intercom, which is a Dukane Starcall. The master clock system is also by Dukane.

In 1995, an FCI MS-2 replaced a BNG1 in the library.

In 1998, a Gentex GMH Horn replaced a busted 34T-12 outside.

In 1999, two BNG1s failed to operate and were replaced with Fire-Lite BG-10s.

In 2001, they added 5 portables. A Fire-Lite MS-4 was tied into the Notifier Panel. Signals are Gentex SHG Horn/Strobes, with RSG T-bars and ESL Heat Sensors installed in each.

In 2002, 3 EHS-EL1 horn/strobes died and were replaced with Wheelock NS Horn/Strobes.

In 2003, an EHS-EL1 in the art room failed to sound and was replaced with a Wheelock MT-24 VFR horn/strobe.

In 2004, two System Sensor 2400 smokes broke and were replaced with Notifier FSP smokes.

In 2007, a new classroom addition was built, a Notifier NFS-320 was installed and tied into the System 5000 Panel. Signals in the new wing are Wheelock ZNS Horn/Strobes, with ZRS strobes in the restrooms. Pull stations are Notifier BG-12LXs and there are a few FSP smokes scattered throughout. Everything else was the same. Also two 34Ts were replaced with System Sensor HR horns.

In 2010, the cafetorium was renovated. A Wheelock SAFEPATH panel was installed for voice evac purposes and tied into the existing panel. Signals are Wheelock E50 Speaker/Strobes replacing the existing horn/strobes in the cafetorium. Pulls are Notifier BG-12LXs. Also RSS strobes were installed in a few classrooms to replace broken strobes.

In 2013, a few of the EHS Horn/strobes failed and were replaced with Wheelock HSR horn/strobes.

In 2015, the System 5000 went bust and was replaced with a Notifier NFS2-640. Everything stayed the same.

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This next school is an elementary school which has 946 students total attending it.

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Simplex 4903-9237 horn/strobes

Located in the music room is a Simplex 4903-9219 horn/strobe

One room, media center has a Simplex 2901-9806 horn on a 2903-9101 light plate

Over in the multipurpose room, the alarms are Simplex TrueAlerts because it was redone recently

The art classroom has a Space Age Electronics 2DCD on a AV32 light plate

Finally, the dining room hallway still has the school’s original alarms, which are Simplex 4051 horns on 4050-80 light plates
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Marlin Junior High School, built in 1964, originally had a Simplex 4246-4 Fire Alarm System. Signals were mostly Simplex 4048-R Horns. There was one horn at each end of the hallways, two horns in the media center, two horns in the cafeteria, 4 horns in the auditorium, and 4 horns in the gym. Large rooms like the band room had one horn. Under each horn was a Simplex 4251-1 Chevron Pull Station. Signal coding is continuous.
For school bells, they installed Simplex STR 6 Inch Bells, the gym and auditorium, and outside, they used Simplex STR 10 inch bells. Classrooms had Dixie Buzzers in the clocks.

In 1973, a small fire broke out in the woodshop room. The 4048-R in that room was replaced with Simplex 4050 horn, and the STR Bell was replaced with an Edwards 4 inch bell. They also replaced the 4251-1 with a Simplex 4521-20 pull station. They also installed Chemtronics heat sensors in certain areas in case another fire broke out.

In 1978, the 4048-R in the kitchen failed to sound, and was replaced with a Federal Signal 350 horn. Since there was no school bell in the kitchen at the time, a Simplex 4090 series 6 inch bell was installed.

In 1981, they added on a 8-classroom addition to the school. A Simplex 2001 panel was installed and tied into the existing Simplex 4246-4. Signals there were Simplex 2901-9806 Horns in the hallway, with two horns on 2903 light plates. Pulls in the new wing were Simplex 4521-20s. They also installed a few Simplex rebranded ESL smoke detectors in the storage closet and in the hallways, plus a few Simplex heat sensors as well. Signal coding was continuous for the horns, but 90 bpm march time for the two light plates. They also put two Edwards 4 Inch Bells in the hallways, and Dixie Buzzers in the classrooms, as well as 10 inch Edwards bells outside. The master clock panel was upgraded to a Simplex 2350 to accommodate the new wing. Everything else remained the same.

In 1995, the school was remodeled and they decided to upgrade the fire alarm, and the clock/bell and intercom systems. The new fire alarm panel is a Simplex 4120, replacing both the 4246-4 and 2001. Signals are Simplex 2901-9840 Horns on 4903-9105 Strobe Plates installed throughout the school, however some of the classrooms had Simplex 4903-9217 Horn/Strobes. Areas that additional strobe coverage got Simplex 4904 series remote strobes. Most of the smaller classrooms got Wheelock MIZ horns instead. The Auditorium, Cafeteria, and Gym gained Simplex 2902 Speakers on Simplex 4903-9105 Strobe Plates. The new pull stations are Simplex 2099s. Simplex 4908-9847 smokes are scattered throughout, the ESL smokes remained. They also installed a few Simplex 4908 series heat detectors to replace the Chemtronics heat sensors. Signal coding is continuous, and the speaker/strobes play a repeating chime tone along with a voice evac message. They also removed all the interior bells and buzzers and installed new intercom speakers throughout the school. They kept the exterior bells and tied them into the new clock system. The interior school bell is now a tone over the intercom simliar to this: Dropbox
The new intercom system is a Dukane Starcall, and new LED Clocks are installed to replace the older Simplex clocks.

In 1998, a 4901-9840 in the 7th grade wing died and was replaced with a Gentex GMH Horn.

In 2002, an ESL smoke in the storage closet failed and was replaced with a Simplex TrueAlarm.

In 2005, a Simplex 4903+2901-9840 in the choir room broke down and was replaced with a Wheelock AS Horn/Strobe.

In 2010, two classrooms were remodeled into a technology lab. They installed a TrueAlert Horn/Strobe in each.

Between 2011 and 2013, a few of the MIZ Horns died and were replaced with Wheelock HSR Horn/Strobes.

In 2014, they added a two story addition to the school. A Simplex 4100ES was tied into the 4120 to serve the new wing. Signals in the new wing are Simplex TrueAlert Horn/Strobes (ceiling mounted in the classrooms, and wall mounted in the hallways), along with Simplex TrueAlert remote strobes in the restrooms. Pull stations are Simplex 2099s and TrueAlarm Smokes are scattered throughout. Signal coding in the new wing is Code-3. Everything is still the same.