Make Up a System (2.0)

Fire Alarm General Discussion
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The Pine Oaks Center Hyatt was built in 1987, and has received a number of renovations and expansions since.

Panel
Simplex 2120, tied into a Simplex 4100U INFOALARM, tied into a Simplex 4008, tied into a Simplex 4100ES, tied into another Simplex 4100ES

Initiating Devices
The original 1987 sections have 4521-20 and 2099 pulls, along with ESL and Simplex 2098 and TrueAlarm series smokes. There are a handful of ESL and Edwards heat detectors.
The buildings covered by the 4100U, 4008, and/or 4100ES have 4099 pulls and TrueAlarm smokes.

Notification Appliances
The 1987 section has Simplex Bullseye speakers on 2903 strobe plates, a few of which have Wheelock ET50 speakers instead. There are also a few 4903 series and TrueAlert speaker/strobes as well, along with one Gentex SSPK speaker/strobe in the main lobby. Guest rooms originally had ceiling mounted Simplex LifeAlarm speakers, but those rooms that were renovated have Wheelock E90 speakers instead.

The convention center, added in 2004, has Wheelock STH speakers with Simplex TrueAlert strobes installed underneath.

The areas covered by the 4008 have Simplex TrueAlert Horn/Strobes.

Areas covered by one of the two 4100ES panels have TrueAlert speaker/strobes and strobes.

All speakers are controlled off the 2120, which is configured for Slow Whoop.

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A 488 student elementary school

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Edwards 892-2B horn/strobes

Located in the OT/PT room is a Wheelock 34T horn on a Space Age Electronics AV32 flasher

One office, the math interventionists, has a Gentex SHG horn/strobe

Over in the media center, the alarms are Faraday 5505 horn/strobes

The cafeteria has Mircom FHS-240R horn/strobes

Finally the music classroom has a Cerberus Pyrotronics MTL-S15-S
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Continuing on, here is a 450 student elementary school

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Gentex GMS horn/strobes

Located in the computer lab is a Faraday 5640 horn on a 5415 flasher

One classroom, the self-contained classroom has a Faraday 450D horn with a VALS strobe

Over in the gymnasium hallway and a 4th grade classroom are Wheelock 7001 horn/strobes

The music classroom has a SpectrAlert Classic

Finally the psychologist’s office has an Edwards Integrity
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Badger Lake Bed and Breakfast was built somewhere between Wisconsin and Minnesota in 1968.

Panel
Notifier NFS-320 tied into an old dying Faraday Panel

Pulls/Smokes
All of the pulls are Faraday Chevrons, except for a Faraday 10123-1 at the entrance and a few 10561s and a NBG-12 on the second floor. Smokes are Faraday 8710, with the one in the kitchen being replaced by a System Sensor 2151 in 2012. All the smokes will eventually be replaced by System Sensor Select series soon, with most not passing inspection.

Notification Appliances
In the main dining room, there is a Faraday 5940 above the 10123-1 pull from earlier and a Faraday 6020 by the door that leads to the patio above a Chevron. The other alarms around the hotel albet very few are Faraday 6020 and a couple more 5940s, all above pulls. For the newer stuff, bathrooms have new System Sensor ceiling L-Series strobes when before they didn’t, and there is one weatherproof SpectrAlert Advance strobe for the patio.

Each hotel room has a ESL 400-series smoke alarm.

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A small 2-story house was built in 2003 and has the following setup.

Fire Alarm
Panel
Silent Knight 5700

Initiating Devices
There are only three pull stations, all RSG RMS series pulls. There are two RSG RMS pulls on the first floor, and one RSG RMS pull on the second floor. The laundry room has an Edwards 280 heat detector, the garage and kitchen have System Sensor 5621 heat detectors replacing broken Edwards 280s. Each bedroom, hallway, and above each stairwell landing, there are ESL 700 series smokes.

Notification Appliances
The main signals (installed in the hallways, living room, kitchen, and dining room) are Wheelock AMT-12/24-W horns. These signals are set to do Code-3 Horn for a PRI 1 (Fire) alarm, and bell for a PRI 2 (security system) alarm. In the living room, dining room, and bathrooms (excluding the master bath), there are ceiling mounted Wheelock RSS strobes. Each bedroom and the master bathroom has a Wheelock MT-12/24-W horn set to Code-3 Horn. In the garage and Patio there are Wheelock AMT-24MCW-FR horn/strobes also set to do Code-3 Horn for a PRI 1 (Fire) alarm, and Siren for a PRI 2 (security system) alarm. The bedroom horns are not tied into the security system.

Security System
Panel
Ademco Vista 120, 6151 Keypads in Master Bedroom and Laundry room.

Initiating Devices
Bedroom and Bathroom windows have Ademco 7940 contacts. One window has Potter contacts. The front door has a Ademco 944T contact, as does the door leading out to the garage. The sliding glass door in the living room has an Ademco 940 contact. The living room, master bedroom, and master bathroom have Ademco Glass Break Detectors. Living Room and dining room have Bosch motion detectors.

Notification Appliances
The AMT horns on the fire alarm system are tied into the security panel for PRI 2 alarm (set to siren). There is a Wheelock MB10 bell installed on the front porch as well.

Misc
In addition to the on-board dialer, there is a USP AVD-2010 4 Channel Voice Dialer W/ Power Supply which is programmed to dial 911 in the event the on-board dialer on the Vista 120 fails.

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Cassandra Senior High School was built in 1962 as a HUGE three story high school. This school has been expanded a number of times (1978, 1989, 1996, and 2009).

Panel
Siemens FireFinder XLS, replacing an older Cerberus Pyrotronics MXL, which replaced an old Standard Electric Time System, which was tied into an ESL 103.
There is an Audisone Voice Evacuation panel for the gym, cafeteria, and auditorium.

Initiating Devices
The 1962, 1978, 1989, and 1996 building has MSI-20B pulls. There is an FCI MS-2 in the media center, and a few RSG RMS series pulls in a few areas. Smokes here are a mix of Cerberus DI-2D series smokes, a few System Sensor i3s, and newer Siemens FirePrint smokes. As for heat detectors there are a few Cerberus models, but there is an Edwards 280 in the boiler room. APC duct detectors are installed on the AHU.
The old system had Standard 700 pulls in the 1962 wing, and Edwards 270-SPOs in the 1978 and 1989 wings, as well as a mix of Chemitronics and ESL heat sensors, plus one ESL smoke detector in the 1989 wing.

As for the 2009 wing, pulls here are Siemens rebranded RSG T-Bars, and FirePrint series smoke detectors throughout.

Notification Appliances
The 1962, 1978, 1989, and 1996 buildings have Cerberus Pyrotronics MTL-S75-S horn/strobes set to Temporal Horn throughout. Restrooms and offices have S17-S Strobes. The band room has a Siemens rebranded ZNS, a few classrooms have Gentex Commander 3 horn/strobes, there is a P2R in the library, and a computer lab has a Wheelock HSR horn/strobe. Outside, there are Cerberus Pyrotronics MTL horns. The gym, cafeteria, and auditorium have Pyrotronics SL25-75-S speaker/strobes.
The old system had Standard 350 horns with dual projectors in the 1962 building, 31Ts in the 1978 building, and 7002Ts in the 1989 building.

The 2009 addition has Siemens rebranded ZNS horn/strobes throughout, with ZRS strobes in the bathrooms, and Wheelock ASWP horn/strobes outside.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The PA System is a GE/Dukane Starcall, replacing a Rauland Telecenter III which replaced the vintage Rauland system. The master clock panel LTR-512, which replaced a Simplex 6400, in turn replacing a Simplex 2350, which replaced the original Standard model.

The 1962 and 1978 buildings have a mix of Lowell, Atlas, and Dukane speakers in the hallways, with classrooms having wall-mounted Bogen speakers with Dukane call-in switches. The cafeteria and auditorium have wall-mounted Atlas speakers. The gym uses Executone speakers. Outside there are Rauland Megaphone speakers. As for clocks, this building has a mix of analog Lathem and Simplex clocks, with a few Standard clocks in the mix as well.

The 1989 and 1996 buildings have ceiling mounted Rauland speakers throughout, with classrooms in the 1989 building having Simplex clock/speaker combos with Rauland call-in switches. As for clocks, it seems these buildings use Simplex analog clocks almost exclusively.

The 2009 building has wall-mounted Dukane speakers throughout, with classrooms having ceiling mounted speakers with call-in switches. As for clocks, this building uses Lathem Digital clocks.
Outside each building there are wall-mounted Atlas speakers.

The bell is a tone over the intercom. Before 1996, there were Standard 6 inch bells inside the 1962 and 1978 buildings with 10 inch bells outside. Simplex 4 inch bells were installed in the 1989 building, with 10 inch bells outside.

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425 student elementary school. I will do one or two more when I’m not about to pass out. LOL

[quote] All hallways have Edwards 792 horn/strobes

The gymnasium, the administration suite and the music classroom have Edwards 892-2B horn/strobes

The preschool classroom and the computer lab has a Wheelock 7002

The cafeteria has Simplex 2901-9806s on 4903-9101 strobe plates

The 3rd to 5th grade self-contained classroom has an Edwards Integrity

The art and reading classrooms have a Mircom FHS-340R horn/strobe
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Cedar Pines Hotel was built in 1983.

Panel
Simplex 4100U INFOALARM, replacing an old Simplex 2120.

Initiating Devices
The pulls here are Simplex 4521-30s, though a handful of them have been replaced with 4099s. There is one Edwards 270-SPO in the club level. Smoke detectors are a mix of ESL 1400 series in guest rooms, and corridors having Simplex 2098 and TrueAlarm series smokes. A few areas have Edwards 280 heat detectors. Some of the ESL smokes were replaced with Gentex ones.

Notification Appliances
The entire building has a mix of ceiling mounted 2902 series LifeAlarm, Wheelock ET1080, Simplex 4904 and Gentex SPK speakers, with a few areas having Wheelock E90 speaker/strobes. Recently renovated areas have TrueAlert ceiling mounted speaker/strobes. Guest rooms have Simplex Bullseye speakers, but a few of them have Wheelock E50 remote speakers replacing broken signals. Some renovated guest rooms have Simplex TrueAlert remote speakers. ADA rooms have 4903 series speaker/strobes. Recently renovated restrooms have Simplex TrueAlert strobes. The lobby has Simplex Bullhorn speakers with 4904 strobes installed directly below the speakers.
The panel is configured to play the standard 4100U whoop tone and voice message.

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The first elementary school is a 390 student elementary school

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Simplex 4903-9219 horn/strobes

Located in the drama classroom is a Simplex 2901-9806 on a 2901-9101 light plate

One area, the 4th and 5th grade wing has Simplex 4051 horns on 4050-80 light plates

Over in the computer lab, there is an Edwards 792 horn/strobe

The social worker’s office has a Simplex TrueAlert

Finally, one 2nd grade classroom has a Wheelock AS-2415
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An elementary school for 350 students

[quote] All hallway areas and some big rooms not mentioned here have Simplex 4903-9237 horn/strobes

The largest 3rd grade classroom has a Simplex 4903-9219 horn/strobe

Inside of the largest preschool classroom, there is a Simplex 2901-9806 horn on a 2903-9101 light plate

The renovated music classroom which previously has a Simplex 4051 horn on a 4050-80 light plate now has a Simplex TrueAlert

Then the math interventionist’s office has a Space Age Electronics 2DCD horn on an AV32 flasher

With the only Simplex 4051+4050-80 in the school remaining being in the reading interventionist’s office
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Gordon Middle-High School was built in 1972, and was expanded and renovated in 1999 and 2018.

Panel
Simplex 4020 which replaced the original Simplex 4207, tied into a 4010ES for the new building. 4602 annunicator in main office and dean’s office.

Initiating Devices
The 1972 and 1999 buildings have 4099-9003 pulls behind Stopper II Covers. Smokes are a mix of older and newer TrueAlarms. The basement has an ESL 280 heat detectors, but the boiler room has a newer Simplex heat detector replacing an older model. There are Simplex duct detectors on the AHUs.

The original system had Simplex 4521-30 pulls, with one FCI MS-2, and Chemtronics heat sensors, with one Simplex 2098 smoke added later on.

The 2018 building has 4099-9003 pulls and TrueAlarm smokes.

Notification Appliances
The 1972 and 1999 buildings have 4903-9236 horn/strobes throughout, with classrooms and restrooms having 4904-9137 strobes. Some classrooms have Wheelock RSS strobes replacing broken devices. The media center has a Siemens U-HN-MCS horn/strobe replacing one 4903-9236, the culinary lab has a EST Genesis horn/strobe. Some hallways have Simplex 4903-9147 horn/strobes replacing broken 4903-9236s. The gym, cafeteria, and auditorium have Simplex 4903-9147 speaker strobes tied into a 4003 voice panel. Outside there are Gentex GMS24 horn/strobes behind STI 1200 series covers. In the basement, there is a Wheelock EH-DL1 Horn from the old system that has since been disconnected.
The original system had Simplex 4040 horns with dual projectors, with some being replaced with Wheelock EHS-DL1 Horn/Strobes.

The 2018 building has Simplex TrueAlert ES Horn/Strobes and Strobes throughout, with Wheelock ASWP horn/strobes outside.

All horn/strobes do code-3, the 4003 is setup to do a Temporal Whoop tone and default voice message.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The PA system is a Rauland Telecenter U, replacing a Rauland Telecenter III which replaced the original Executone system. The master clock panel is a Midwest Time Control MTC-600 which replaced a Simplex 6400 that replaced the old Simplex master clock panel.

The 1972 building has Lowell LCB8 A speakers in the hallways and library, the cafeteria has wall-mounted Executone speakers. The gym and auditorium have Tandy speakers. Classrooms have Lowell clock/speaker combos with Rauland call switches. As for clocks, there is a mix of Simplex, Lathem and MTC analog clocks throughout the building.

The 1999 building has ceiling mounted Rauland speakers throughout, with classrooms having call switches as well. Outside the 1972 and 1999 buildings, there are wall-mounted Rauland speakers. As for clocks, the 1999 building has Simplex analog clocks throughout, with some classrooms having MTC clocks instead.

The 2018 building has MTC D_B clock/speaker combos in the hallways, classrooms have ceiling mounted Quam H16/RVP speakers with Rauland call switches. Outside there are Quam System 1 speakers. Classrooms and lab rooms have MTC D_C clocks.

The bell is a tone over the intercom similar to this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr9huiF_X6g

The original bell system had Simplex 4080 6-inch bells in the hallways next to the 4040 horns. Outside, they used Simplex 4080 10 inch bells.

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The schools continue to get smaller. This is a 344 student elementary school.

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are newer Siemens U-HNH horn/strobs

Located in the cafeteria are Faraday 5506 horn/strobes

One room, the music classroom has an Amseco BZ-54VT horn behind a BZ-54VT+SB Select a Strobe plate

Over in the computer lab is a Federal 450 horn on a Space Age Electronics AV32 light plate

The preschool classroom has a Siemens U-MMT

Finally the speech classroom has a Siemens U-MHT
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Lauren Elementary School was built in 1976 and renovated in 1997.

Panel
Gamewell FCI E3, replacing a Gamewell 600XL that replaced the original Simplex 4208.
Audisone AU-360 voice panel in the gymcafetoruim.
RAN-7100 annunciator in front office.

Initiating Devices
The building has Gamewell Century pulls, with some having been replaced with FCI MS-2s and Gamewell FCI MS-7s. Smokes here are Gamewell XP95, System Sensor i3, and FCI Velociti series. Previously, all the heat detectors were all Edwards 280 series, but these were all replaced with FCI Velociti series heat detectors. AHUs have System Sensor Innovair Series duct detectors.

The old system had Simplex 4521-20 pulls, and Chemtronics heat sensors, with two ESL smoke detectors added later on.

Notification Appliances
The main signals here are Wheelock MT-LSM horn/strobes, set to code-3 horn. A number of these were replaced with Wheelock MT-24-VFR and Wheelock HSR horn/strobes. Classrooms and restrooms have Wheelock RSS strobes. The art room and music room have Wheelock ZNS horn/strobes replacing broken MT-LSMs. The gymcafetorium has Wheelock ET70-LSM speaker/strobes, and two E90 speaker/strobes. Outside, there are Wheelock MT-WM and Wheelock ASWP horn/strobes.

The original system had Simplex 4051 horns on 4050-85 light plates, with one being a Wheelock 34T on a 4050-85 light plate.

Clock/Bells/Intercom
The PA System is a Bogen Multicom 2000, replacing a vintage Rauland system. The master clock panel is a Lathem 512, replacing a vintage Simplex model.

For speakers, the hallways and media center have wall-mounted Rauland speakers. The gymcafetorium has Executone Megaphone speakers behind wire guards. Offices have ceiling mounted Bogen speakers. Classrooms, the art room, and music room have Simplex clock/speaker combos with Bogen call switches. Outside, there are weatherproof Quam speakers. As for clocks, the hallways have Lathem digital clocks. Everywhere else seems to use either Lathem or Simplex analog clocks (the later being from when the school was built, the former being replacements).

The bell is a tone over the intercom. The original system had Simplex 4 inch bells inside, and Simplex 6 inch bells outside.

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Jones K-8 School was originally built in 1959 as a K-6 Elementary School. The school was renovated and expanded into a K-8 school in 1995, and a second expansion was built in 2003.

Panel
Cerberus Pyrotronics MXL, which replaced a coded Standard Electric Time fire alarm system.

Initiating Devices
The 1959 and 1995 buildings have Cerberus Pyrotronics MSI-10B pulls, with a few RSG RMS T-Bars replacing broken pulls. Smokes are Cerberus DI-X3 series, with a few System Sensor i3 and ESL 700 series smokes in the mix. There are also Cerberus ILPT-1 heat detectors throughout.
The old system had Standard 407 series pulls, a few mechanical heat sensors, and one ESL smoke detector added later on.

The 2003 addition has Cerberus Pyrotronics MSI-10B pulls and DI-X3 series smokes, with one ILPT-1 heat detector.

Notification Appliances
The 1959 and 1995 buildings have Cerberus Pyrotronics rebranded Faraday 6226-W horn/strobes in the hallways and large rooms (i.e. media center, cafeteria, auditorium, gym, music room, and art room). Classrooms, restrooms, and offices have ceiling mounted Cerberus Pyrotronics MH Horns. A few of these horns were replaced with Wheelock NS-24MCC-FR, Siemens U-MMT-S17-C, and Gentex Commander 4 horn/strobes. Outside, there are Cerberus Pyrotronics rebranded Simplex 2901-9840 horns, with one being replaced by a Wheelock ASWP horn/strobe.
Signals are set to continuous.
The old system had Standard rebranded IBM 4030-2 horns, coded to 4-4-4-4.

The 2003 addition has Siemens U-MMT-S17 horn/strobes, with U-S17 strobes in the classrooms and restrooms. Outside, there are Wheelock ASWP horn/strobes.
Signals here are set to code-3.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The PA System is a Dukane Starcall, replacing an old Executone system. The master clock panel is a Lathem LTR-512 replacing a vintage Edwards model.

As for speakers, the 1952 building has Lowell speakers in the hallways, with Lowell clock/speaker combos and Dukane call switches in the classrooms. The library and cafeteria have ceiling mounted Dukane speakers. The art room and music room have Lathem clock/speaker combos. The auditorium and gym have Executone megaphone speakers. Outside, there are weatherproof Dukane Baffle speakers. The 1995 and 2003 building have Dukane clock/speaker combos in the hallways with classrooms having ceiling mounted Dukane speakers and call switches. Outside, there are Atlas wall speakers. As for clocks, the 1952 building has a mix of Edwards, American Time & Signal, and Lathem analog clocks. The 1995 and 2003 use Dukane digital clocks in the hallways, and Lathem digital clocks in the classrooms.

The bell is a tone over the intercom. The old bell system had Edwards 6 inch bells inside, and Edwards 10 inch bells outside and in the gym.

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Moving on, this is a 600 intermediate school that houses grade 5 and 6. Here is their system.

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Wheelock 34 horns on Space Age Electronics AV32 flashers

Located in the chorus room is a Gentex SHG replacing that combo

One room, the ESL classroom which was renovated received a Faraday 6120 horn/strobe

Over in the special education resource room for 6th grade also had its Wheelock 34+Space Age Electronics AV32 combo replaced with a Space Age Electronics VA4 horn/strobe

The self-contained classroom has a Cerberus Pyrotronics MTL horn/strobe

Finally the special education resource room for 5th grade has a Wheelock MT-24MCW
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Since we can apparently double-post in this topic, here is an elementary school which is actually NAMED because I found the name of it. Yay! This elementary school is called the Edmunds Elementary School.

[quote] The hallways in the school all have Gentex GMS horn/strobes

The reading interventionists office has an Edwards 892-2B horn/strobe

The literacy interventionist’s office has a Space Age Electronics 2DCD horn behind an AV32 flasher

The community room and the math interventionist’s office has a Standard 450 horn behind a Standard 450 light plate

The art classroom has a Wheelock Exceeder, replacing a Standard 450 horn and light plate that broke down

The social worker’s room has a SpectrAlert Advanced replacing an Edwards 892-2B horn/strobe
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Hazelman Senior High School–built 1928, 1964, 1974, 1985, 1994, 1997, 2015

Architectural History of Hazelman Senior High School

Hazelman opened its doors to it’s first 600 students in the fall of 1928, as a four building campus. The Main Building (3 floors) housed 25 classrooms, the Gymnasium, Auditorium, and Administrative Offices. The Music Building (two floors) housed the tiered (mutli-level) band and chorus rehearsal rooms, as well as the theatre arts rehearsal space and all associated storage rooms. The cafeteria was, well, the cafeteria and kitchens. Lastly, the Vocational Building (two floors) hosted 15 vocational/trade classroom spaces. Athletic facilities were located behind the campus and are irrelevant to this post.

The first addition came in 1964, when a new Administrative Offices building was constructed adjacent to the Main Building, as the office wing in Main was converted to classroom space to accommodate the growing student population. This was followed in 1974 by the New Science Building, an open-concept classroom building designed to accommodate 15 science classes, and has five traditional Labratory rooms for the Physics and Chemistry classes to use on a “first come, first occupied” basis. Then, in 1985, a one-story Special Needs Classroom Building was constructed and houses six Special Needs classrooms, as well as all necessary facilites needed. This building was connected to the Main Building via a hallway that opened into the cafeteria hallway. Further expansions came in 1994, with the 20 Classroom New History Building, and again in 1997, with the 1500-Person capacity New Gymnasium. Then, in 2015, a new, $6.5 Million Cafeteria opened with a 700-Person dining capacity and five serving lines.

Fire Protection History of Hazelman Senior High School

When opened, all of the 1928 Buildings had manual pull-rod fire alarm gongs. Electric alarms were first installed in 1964, as outlined below.

Control Panel—Simplex 4246-1—5 Zones, One Zone per Building, installed in the New Administration Building

Notification Appliances—Simplex 4030 Horns, a mix of -1 and -2 Models throughout the four 1928 Buildings. The ‘new’ 1964 building has Simplex 4037 flush mount horns. Signal Coding is Continuous.

initiating Devices—Simplex 4251-1 Chevron pulls and Chemtronics Heat Sensors. Trip-switches of unknown manufacturing origin were installed on each existing pull-rod.

1974 saw the addition of the New Science Building.

Control Panel—Simplex 4208—8 Zones, Three Zones in New Science, the other five cover the existing zones. The 4246-1 was removed. Installed in the Administration Building.

Notification Appliances—Simplex 4051+4050-80 Horn/Lights. Flush mounted in New Science, and surface mounted in all remaining buildings, replacing the 4030 signals. Signal Coding is Continuous.

Initiating Devices—Simplex 4251-20 Pull Stations and 4255-1 Smoke Sensors in New Science; all existing devices remain intact.

In 1985, the New Special Needs Wing was constructed. Of course, new devices had to be installed.

Control Panel—Simplex 2001—12 Zones, Four Zones for the New Special Needs Wing, the remaining eight cover the existing zones. A Space Age Electronics Graphic Annunciator was installed in the vestibule of Main Building. The 4208 was removed.

Notification Appliances—Simplex 2901-9833+2903-9001 Horn/Lights and 2904-9001 Remote Lights–Flush Mounted in New Special Needs. Simplex 2901-9333 Bells are added to all building exteriors across the campus. All existing devices remain intact. Signal Coding is 90 BPM March Time across the campus.

Initiating Devices—Simplex 4251-30 Pull Stations and Simplex 2098 “Wiffle-Ball” Smoke Sensors in New Special Needs; all existing devices remain intact.

In 1994, the New History Building opened its doors. Due to a District-level change in services, a totally different kind of system is installed.

Control Panel—Cerberus Pyrotronics IXL—One SLC, One ICon-1 I-Series SLC Module for New History, 12 CZI-H2S modules to cover the existing zones, One GAD module to drive the graphic annunciator in Main Building. The Simplex 2001 is removed.

Notificaton Appliances—Cerberus Pyrotronics EHM-D Horn/Strobes and SVMT-F Remote Strobes in New History; all existing devices are now run by Cerberus Pyrotronics PAD-3 Remote NAC Panels. SIgnal Coding is Continuous across the entire campus.

Initiating Devices—Cerberus Pyrotronics MSI-20B Pull Stations and a mixture of ILI-1 and ILP-1 Smoke Sensors in New History connected to the ICon-1 Module. All existing devices remain intact and are monitored by the CZI-H2S Modules.

In 1997, the New Gymnasium opens. The IXL is still the control panle, but there are minor alterations.

Notification Appliances—Cerberus Pyrotronics MC-S75-F Horn/Strobes and S75-F Remote Strobes throughout the New Gymnasium Building, with a Cerberus Pyrotronics TTH high-output horn on the exterior of the building, all controlled by a Cerberus Pyrotronics PAD-3. Signal Coding in this building is Temporal 3, while the remainder of the campus still sounds in Continuous.

Initiating Devices—Cerberus Pyrotronics MSI-10B Pull Stations and ILP-1 Smoke Sensors throughout the New Gymnasium, controlled by another ICon-1 added to the IXL.

Nothing really changed, with the exception of the occasional dead signal being replaced with a Siemens U-MMT-MCS device, until 2015. The New Cafeteria opened in 2015, and this brought MAJOR changes in the name of Simplex.

Control Panel—Simplex 4100ES InfoAlarm. Conventional Zone modules monitor all existing conventional zones, while all addressable devices are replaced. A new Graphic Annunciator is installed in Main Building, and Simplex 4603-9101 Annunciators are installed in ALL buildings. The IXL panel is removed.

Notification Devices—Simplex TrueAlertES 49AV-WWF Horn/Strobes and Simplex TrueAlertES 49VO-WWF Remote Strobes are installed throughout the New Cafeteria Building, along with Simplex TrueAlertES 49WP-APPLW-CO Weatherproof Horn/Strobes on the exterior. All existing signals remain in place, but all the Cerberus Pyrotronics PAD-3 NAC panels are replaced with Simplex 4009 IDNet NAC Extenders. Signal Coding is now Temporal 3 across the entire campus.

Initiating Devices—Simplex 4099-9004 Pull Stations and Simplex 4098-9792 Smoke Sensors are installed throughout the New Cafeteria and replace all Cerberus Pyrotronics I-Series devices. All conventional initiating devices remain intact and are connected to Zone Conversion Modules within the 4100ES.

So far, nothing else has changed, with the exception of a Wheelock HS4-24MCW-FR replacing a defunct 4051+4050-80 in Main Building in 2017.

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4 rivers middle school was built in 1967 with an old simplex 4247 system within 10 inch bells and 4251-113 pulls. In 2006-2007, the school had it’s library expanded and the system was out of date and replaced with an EST QuickStart with siga-278’s and genesis horn strobes. In 2010-2011, the school built a new wing with wheelock exceeders and siga-278’s.

Stadium C football stadium was built In 1990 with a simplex 2120 with 4251-20’s and simplex 2901-9838 Horns on 4903-9101 strobe plates. In 2011, the system was replaced with a 4100es with simplex 4099’s and simplex 4906-9251 addressable speaker strobes and 4906-9201 strobes. A couple of renovations took place in 2013 and throughout 2017 and some of the 9251’s on walls that were torn down were replaced with TrueAlert ES speaker strobes.

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Here we have Ramstad Middle School which has a mostly Simplex system when it comes to the horns used.

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Wheelock 7001T horn/strobes

Located in the family and consumer sciences lab, there is a Wheelock 34T horn on a Space Age Electronics AV32 flasher

One room, the computer lab, there is a Wheelock 7001 horn/strobe

Over in the band room, there is a Wheelock 7002 horn/strobe

The receptionist’s office has a Wheelock MT horn/strobe

Finally the pool room has a Wheelock MIZ horn/strobes
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Woodlands Elementary School was built in 1979, and was renovated in 2013.

Panel
Simplex 4010ES, that replaced a 4002 which replaced the original 4208.
4003EC for the multipurpose room.
4606-9102 Annunciator in Main Office.

Initiating Devices
Pulls are Simplex 4099-9003 series behind Stopper II covers. Smokes are Simplex 4098 series. There is a 4098 series heat detector in the boiler room, the prop room, and kiln room. There are Simplex Duct Detectors on the AHUs.
The old system had a mix of 4521-20 and 2099 pulls, and Chemtronics heat detectors with a few Simplex 2098 smoke detectors in the mix.

Notification Appliances
The main signals are Simplex 49AV-WRF(-BA) Horn/Strobes throughout the building. For additional signal coverage, the media center has two additional 4906-9228 horn/strobes. Restrooms have 49VO-WRF(-BA) strobes. The multipurpose room has Simplex 4906-9251 speaker/strobes. Outside, there are Simplex 49AV-WRFO(-BA) Horn/Strobes.
Horn/strobes do code-3, the 4003EC is configured to play a Code-3 tone and voice message in the multipurpose room.

The old system had 4051s w/ dual projectors on 4050-85 light plates. A few light plates had Federal 450D and Wheelock 34T horns. There was a 7002T in the music room, and a Wheelock ZNS in the kitchen.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The PA System is a Telecor XL replacing a old Rauland system. The master clock panel is a Lathem LTR-512 replacing the original Simplex model.

For speakers, hallways have Quam wall-mounted speakers, as does the media center. Individual offices have ceiling mounted Quam speakers. Classrooms have Lathem clock/speaker combos, with Telecor call-switches. The multipurpose room has ceiling mounted Telecor speakers. The art room and music room have ceiling mounted Quam speakers and Telecor call switches. Outside, there are 4 Simplex 10 Inch Bells, with one Atlas speaker at the front of the school. As for clocks, the hallways have Lathem digital clocks, as do the classrooms. Offices, the media center, and multipurpose room have Simplex clocks.

The bell is a tone over the intercom inside, the exterior bells are wired to the clock panel. The old system had Simplex 6 inch bells inside as well.