Make Up a System (2.0)

Fire Alarm General Discussion
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Blue Tang Lane, a neighborhood constructed in 2008, has an odd difference when it comes to fire signaling. Each road section in this neighborhood (separating where streets intersect) has about five to twenty houses which all have separate panels, tied into a HUGE panel in a small shed next to one of the three entrances into the neighborhood.

Panels

Notifier NFS-3030 (main)
Notifier NFS-640 (23 in total for each section, all tied into 3030)

All messages for Fire or CO are recorded as “May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please. There has been a report of [fire/carbon monoxide] on [house address of the instance]. Everyone in [instance house and both next-door home addresses] must evacuate immediately.” as well as a code-3 or 4 tone for 10 seconds before and after each message. Other sections of houses not involved in the emergency will stay put.

There is also a message for a Tornado Warning that affects the whole neighborhood. It goes as a hi/lo tone and a message follows. “May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for this area. Please shelter using the lowest level floor in your residence. Do not evacuate.” the message repeats again and is followed by Hi/Lo for the remainder of the period.

There are in fact other emergency messages but I’m not gonna list them here

Notification Appliances

Each house has an abundance of speaker/strobes, particularly the Wheelock E60H models. In some locations, Wheelock RSS strobes are also installed.

Throughout the houses (excluding rooms), there is a random installation of either E60H-ALW remote speakers or E60H-24MCC-ALW speaker strobes on all floors (White ALERT-lettered ceiling mounts). Typical rooms like the kitchen, dining room, living room, and several other spaces have one speaker/strobe. Bedrooms on the other hand only have speakers, with the exception of the master and spare bedrooms which have the regular speaker/strobes. Some bathrooms have these NAs too, but the ones with showers have ET70WP-24177C-ALWs. Separate toilet rooms have White Wheelock RSSWP “ALERT” ceiling strobes. Smaller areas like oversized closets and the crawlspace have regular white “ALERT” ceiling RSS strobes.

Technically outside, but all garages have Wheelock ET-1010s, one installed over each door. The front porch of each house have SpectrAlert Classic unmarked red-strobes in order to signal which house activated the fire alarm.

The shed that houses the Notifier NFS-3030 has a SpectrAlert Classic horn/strobe on the outside and a Wheelock E50 “ALERT” lettered speaker inside, that plays whenever an emergency is detected.

Initiating Devices

Every single house has one Notifier FSP-851A smoke detector in every single room except bathrooms and ones where there is no point in putting a detector there. FST-851 heat detectors are installed in the kitchen and dining rooms. CO detectors are found throughout the houses too, although not many.

All basements have a NBG-12 pull station in the furnace room which sounds the fire signal from earlier.

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Continuing on, this is how Rainier middle school looks

[quote] Hallways and other areas not mentioned have Simplex 4051 horns on 4050-80 flashers

The food lab and the training room in the gymnasium both have Simplex 2901-9833 horns on 2903-9101 flashers

The visual communications lab has a Simplex 2901-9838 horn on a 4903-9101 strobe plate

The keyboarding and the drama classroom each have a Wheelock 34T horn on a Space Age Electronics AV32 flasher

The field house, technology lab and band classroom have Simplex 4903-9252 horn/strobes

The portables all have Simplex TrueAlerts
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Bellwether Middle School was built in 1979 as a two story middle school with a capacity of about 345 students. An 15-classroom expansion was built in 1997.

Panel
Simplex 4020 replacing the original Simplex 4208.
Graphic Annunciator in Main Lobby
Simplex 4003 in the gymnasium

Initiating Devices
The vast majority of pull stations here are Simplex 4099-9002s. Smokes are a mix of older and newer TrueAlarms. There are also a few 4098 series heat detectors in a few places. The AHUs have Simplex Duct Detectors programmed for supervisory, along with 2098 series test switches. Simplex ZAM monitor modules monitor the fire sprinkler system.

Originally, the system had Simplex 4521-20 pulls and Simplex rebranded ESL detectors.

Notification Appliances
The notification appliances here are Simplex 4903-9220 horn/strobes. These can be found in the hallways, large classrooms, media center, cafeteria, kitchen, and a few other places too. Some parts of the hallways have Simplex TrueAlert horn/strobes, and one hallway has a Siemens U-MMT-MCS horn/strobe. The art room has a Simplex TrueAlert replacing a 4903-9220, and there is a Wheelock HSR in the home ec room. Locker rooms have Wheelock MT-WM horn/strobes. Classrooms, offices, and restrooms have ceiling mounted Wheelock MIZ horns. Some classrooms has ceiling mounted EST Genesis horn/strobes replacing the MIZ horns. The gymnasium has Simplex 4903-9153 speaker/strobes.
Signal coding is code-3, the speakers do a temporal whoop tone and a voice message.

Originally, the school had 4051 horns on 4050-8x light plates, and Wheelock 7002s in the cafeteria.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The PA system is a Dukane StarCall replacing the original Simplex system. The master clock panel is a Simplex 6400, replacing the original model.

For speakers, the 1979 building has Lowell speakers in the hallways, cafeteria, and media center. The gym has Tandy megaphone speakers. Locker rooms and offices have ceiling mounted Bogen speakers to replace the original Simplex ones. Classrooms have Simplex clock-speaker combos like https://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10426/normal_120314_020.jpg this, except the phone was replaced with a Dukane call-switch. The 1997 addition uses ceiling mounted Dukane speakers, with classrooms having call-in switches. Outside both buildings, there are Dukane wall-mounted speakers. As for clocks, the 1979 building has mostly Simplex analog clocks. Some classrooms had theirs replaced with American Time & Signal analog clocks. The 1993 building uses Simplex clocks throughout as well.

The bell is a chime tone over the intercom. The school used to have Simplex 4 inch bells throughout.

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Riverdale High School was built in 1987 as a three story high school. It was expanded in 1996.

Panel
Simplex 2120
Graphic Annunciator in the main lobby

Initiating Devices
The 1987 building has a mix of 4521-20 and 2099-9001 pulls. Smokes are a mix of 2098 series and TrueAlarms. There is one ESL heat detector installed as well.

The 1996 addition has 2099-9001s and TrueAlarms.

Notification Appliances
Interestingly, the 2120 is tied into the school’s intercom system and is configured to play a pre-recorded voice evacuation message through the school’s intercom speakers. The only NA’s in the 1987 building are 2904 strobes in the restrooms, gym, auditorium, and cafeteria. Some 2904s were replaced with TrueAlert remote strobes. The 1996 addition has ceiling mounted 4904 strobes throughout. The FACP is also tied into the master clock system to flash “FIRE” on the digital clocks.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The intercom system is a Telecor II, the master clock panel is a Simplex 2350.

For speakers, the 1987 building has wall-mounted Telecor speakers throughout the building. Classrooms and offices have Simplex clock/speaker combos with Telecor call switches. The auditorium, cafeteria, and gym have Tandy loudspeakers. Outside, there are Atlas megaphone speakers. The 1996 building has ceiling mounted Telecor speakers throughout with classrooms having call-in switches. As for clocks, the whole school uses Simplex digital clocks.
The bell is a tone over the PA.

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Lockwood YMCA was built in 1996. They extended their early-learning classrooms in 2009 and renovated the pool in 2018.

Panel

IntelliKnight 5700 which replaced an older Silent Knight 2224.

Halls/Fitness Center
Most of the NAs in this YMCA are white Gentex SHGs and Gentex GXSs installed far apart. These alternate between each other, so there’s never really an SHG next to another SHG. Two of these alarms were replaced by Commander 1 horn/strobes and one was installed on the ceiling in the fitness center for extra coverage. Bathrooms and office spaces have L-Series strobes respectively and recently added; the original install didn’t feature them.

Pulls are Silent Knight SD500-PSs, but the one at the entrance is a PS-DATK. All are covered by Stopper II covers.

Classrooms
The hallways weren’t really changed up as much, so the SHGs and GXSs are still there. Most of the classrooms were either redesigned or had their walls knocked down. They received Gentex Commander 3 remote strobes and the double classrooms got horn/strobes instead. Originally they had no alarms at all.

Pulls are all still Silent Knight SD500-PSs and smokes are Silent Knight SD505-PHOTOs. All pulls are covered via Stopper IIs

Pool
The entire pool got a completely massive overhaul, and not just design-wise either. Every single alarm in the room is a System Sensor SpectrAlert Advance SPSCWK-R (white; ceiling; weatherproof; speaker/strobe). There are 6 of these in the room, equally spaced out. A white Gentex Commander 3 horn/green strobe is put at the back of the room indicating if the water is bad. Other areas connected to the pool like staff rooms and other offices have a mixture of white ceiling L-Series speaker/strobes and remote speakers. Small single-unit offices have remote strobes. (Everywhere else I haven’t mentioned has speaker/strobes)

The changing rooms have a few L-Series speaker/strobes and a weatherproof Advance speaker/strobe at the pool door. Each individual room has an L-Series strobe.

Pulls are mostly Silent Knight SK-PULL-DAs, although a few of them, mostly in staff rooms in the back are SD500-PSs. All are covered with Stopper IIs. Smokes are SK-W and HFS-Ts in the pool room.

Originally, there were Gentex SHGs and GXS wall mounts, 2 of each. Both locker rooms had one SHG, and so did some staff rooms.

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Alice Falls Elementary School was built in 1959 as a 1-story building which included a media center, a cafeteria, and a gym/MPR. A 2-story classroom and administration/guidance addition was built in 1995 (and the school was renovated at that time too.)

Panel
Simplex 4120 (evac capabilities for cafeteria and gym/MPR), replacing the original Standard Electric Time TAX-3M
Simplex 4602 annunciator in main office
Remote Microphone in cafeteria manager office and PE office.

Initiating Devices
Pull stations here are Simplex 4099-9003s, some of which are behind Stopper II covers. Smoke detectors are a mix of Simplex 4098-9784s and 4098-9714s. Heat detectors for the most part are Simplex 4098-9402s. The AHUs have Simplex 4098-9685 duct detectors with 4098-9834 test stations.
The original system had Standard 456 pulls, with SET heat sensors along with one Fenwal smoke detector.

Notification Appliances
The main signals here are Simplex 2901-9840 horns on Simplex 4904-9139 strobe plates, these are mostly installed in the hallways, large rooms, and the media center. Some of these were replaced with TrueAlerts. There is one 4903-9219 in the art room, and a Wheelock ZNS in the computer lab. Most classrooms and offices have wall-mounted Simplex GX90S-4-15/75WR horn/strobes. A few rooms have Wheelock NS horn/strobes. There is one room in the original 1959 building that has a TrueAlert. Restrooms have Simplex 4904-9137 strobes. The cafeteria and gym/MPR have Simplex 2902-9732 speakers on 4904-9139 strobe plates. Outside, there are Simplex 2901-9840 horns, some of which were replaced with Wheelock MT-24-WM horn/strobes.
The system does continuous, the speakers play a whoop tone and voice evac message (from the 4120).

The old system had Standard Electric Time rebranded IBM 4030-2 horns, with one Simplex 4050 in the media center.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The PA system is a Rauland Telecenter 21, replacing the old Dukane system. The master clock panel is a Rauland 2524, replacing the original Simplex model.

For speakers, the 1959 building has wall-mounted Dukane speakers in the hallways, media center, and cafeteria. Originally, the gym/MPR had wall-mounted Dukane speakers, these have since been replaced with Atlas Megaphone speakers. Classrooms have Simplex clock/speaker combos with Dukane call-in switches. The classrooms that were previously the school’s old main office have Rauland clock/speaker combos with Rauland call-in switches. The 1995 building has ceiling mounted Rauland speakers in the hallways and main office. Classrooms have Rauland clock/speaker combos with call-in switches. The main office has a RB4312 phone.

As for clocks, the 1959 building has analog Simplex clocks throughout the building, the gym/MPR and renovated classrooms have Rauland digital clocks. The 1995 building has Rauland digital clocks throughout.

As for the bell, the interior bell is a 5-second steady tone over the intercom. For exterior bells, outside the 1959 building, there are 10-Inch Simplex STR bells, with one 2901-9333 replacing an STR bell that broke. Outside the 1995 wing, there are Edwards 6-inch bells behind grilles. Previously, the 1959 building had Simplex STR bells inside.

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Mitchell Park Civic Center was built in 1993.

Panel
Simplex 4002

Initiating Devices
Pull stations are Simplex 2099-9002s. Smoke detectors are a mix of 2098 series and TrueAlarms. There is one 2098 series heat detector.

Notification Appliances
Signals here are ceiling mounted 2901-9838 horns, along with wall-mounted 4904 strobes. Restrooms have wall-mounted 4904 strobes. When the 2901-9838 horns died, they were replaced with Wheelock NH and Simplex 4904 horns. Outside, there is a Gentex SHG.
Signals all do 120 bpm march time.

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Schooner K-8 School was built as a 1-story K-5 elementary school in 1981. The school was expanded into a K-8 school in 2009.

Panel
GE/Edwards EST3 replacing a Simplex 2120
EST remote annunciator in main office replacing the original graphic annunciator
GE/Edwards ANS2 in the gym and cafetorium.

Initiating Devices
Pulls are all EST SIGA 278s. Smokes are all EST SIGA-PS, there are also a few EST SIGA-HFS heat detectors present as well. Duct detectors are EST SIGA-SD.

The original system had Simplex 4521-20 and 2099 pulls, and Simplex rebranded ESL smokes, with a few TrueAlarms.

Notification Appliances
The main signals here are EST G1RF-HDVM horn/strobes throughout both buildings. Restrooms and areas needing additional coverage have G1RF-VM strobes. Locker rooms and the exterior has EST 757-7A-T horn/strobes. The gym and cafetorium have EST G4HFRF-S2VMC speaker/strobes.

The original system had Simplex 4051 horns with dual projectors on 2903 light plates. However, some 4051s were replaced with Wheelock AH, FOS 6120, and Federal Signal 450 horns. There were also a few Simplex TrueAlert horn/strobes too.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The intercom system is a Telecor XL replacing the original Bogen system. The master clock panel is a Midwest Time Controls MTC-600, replacing the original Simplex 2350.

For speakers, the 1981 building has square Telecor 8 inch speakers in the hallways, media center, and cafetorium. The main office and resource rooms have Telecor ceiling speakers. Classrooms have Midwest Time Controls clock/speaker combos with Telecor call-in switches. Outside, there are Telecor megaphone speakers. Previously, the school had Bogen speakers throughout, with Simplex clock/speaker combos in classrooms (with call-in switches). The 2009 addition has ceiling mounted Telecor speakers in the hallways, locker rooms, and offices, and Midwest Time Control clock/speaker combos in the classrooms with Telecor call-in switches. In the gym and outside there are Atlas Megaphone speakers. As for clocks, the whole school uses MTC digital clocks throughout. Previously, the 1981 building had Simplex analog clocks.

The bell is a tone over the intercom. Previously, the 1981 building had Simplex 4 inch bells throughout.

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Forrester High School was built in 1969 as a HUGE 2-story high school, and was completed renovated and expanded (with a new auditorium and 14-additional classrooms) in 2014.

Panel
Simplex 4100ES INFOALARM, replacing the original 4207.
Simplex 4603 annunciator in the main office.

Initiating Devices
Pulls are all Simplex 4099-9003s. The school also has Simplex 4098-9754 smoke/heat sensors throughout the campus. APC Duct Detectors are installed on the AHUs, these are monitored by Simplex monitor modules.
The front office also has a STI Stopper station (Red) for use as a “duress alert” button to initiate a campus-wide lockdown. The 4100ES also monitors a panic button system. An STI stopper station (Green) is also installed in the main office for use to initiate a tornado warning alert.

Notification Appliances
Each classroom and office space has a ceiling-mounted Simplex 4906-9154 speaker/strobe. All hallways and large rooms (i.e. cafeteria, auditorium, gym, media center, etc) have Simplex 4906-9151 speaker/strobes. Restrooms and areas needing additional strobe coverage have Simplex 49VO-WRF strobes. Outside, there are Wheelock ET-1010-R speakers and Simplex 49VO-WRFO strobes.
In addition, each classroom and assembly area have SAE IAVSTR24G for a tornado warning strobe, and a SAE IAVSTR24R for a lockdown strobe.

The original system had Simplex 4040 horns in the hallways, with one Federal Signal 350, and a Gentex SHG.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The intercom system headend is a Bogen Quantum Multicom IP, replacing the original Simplex system. The master clock panel is a Bogen BCTP 8000 that replaced a Simplex 6100 which replaced the original Simplex model.

For speakers, the school has Bogen WBS810QIP speakers in the hallways, media center, cafeteria, auditorium, and gym. Classrooms and offices have Bogen S1810QIP speakers with SC1 call-in switches in classrooms. Previously, the 1969 building had Lowell speakers in the hallways, Atlas speakers, in the gym, cafeteria, auditorium, and media center, and Simplex clock/speaker combos in classrooms. Outside, there are Bogen SAH15 horn speakers.
As for clocks, the whole school has Bogen BCBD clocks throughout the building, most of these replacing old Simplex clocks.

The bell is a tone over the intercom. Previously, the 1969 building had Simplex STR 6 inch bells throughout, with STR 10 inch bells outside.

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Just got back from another vacation in Vermont and while being up there with almost nothing to do, it lead to me thinking about more schools and how their systems are set up so here they are! XD

Gildo Rey elementary school

[quote] Hallways: Gentex GMS

ESL classroom: Wheelock 7002T

Self-Contained for grades 3 to 5: Edwards 895B-001

Health classroom: Faraday 5940+5415 flasher

Playshed: Classic SpectrAlert

Portables: Gentex Commander 3
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Hazelwood elementary school:

[quote] Hallways: Gentex SHG

Playshed: Wheelock 7001

OT/PT office: Edwards 792

Reading classroom: Space Age Electronics 2DCD+AV32 flasher

Portables: Gentex Commander 1

Band classroom: Gentex GOS 800 Hz
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Lake View elementary school:

[quote] Hallways: Edwards 881D+891D light

Music classroom: Edwards 895B-001

Self-Contained for grades K to 2: Edwards 892-2B

Playshed: Siemens U-HNH

OT/PT office: Classic SpectrAlert

Portables: Edward Genesis
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Lakeland Hills elementary school:

[quote] Hallways: Simplex 2901-9833+2903-9101 light

Playshed: Simplex 4041+4050-80 light

OT/PT office: Gentex GMS

Art classroom: Edwards 792

Double portables: Classic SpectrAlert

Single portables: Wheelock MT
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Lea Hill elementary school:

[quote] Hallways: Edwards 892-2B

Library: Space Age Electronics VA4

Music classroom: Edwards 792

Playshed: Faraday 5505

Double Portables: Edwards Integrity

Single Portables: Cerberus Pyrotronics MIZ
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Pioneer elementary school:

[quote] Hallways: Wheelock 7002

ESL classroom: Wheelock 7002T+Space Age Electronics AV32 light

Math classroom: Amseco BZ-51+RSD-24L

Playshed: Simplex 2901-9806+2903-9101 light

Portables: Wheelock AS

Reading classroom: Wheelock NS
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Drayton School District 216 features an Elementary, Middle, and Intermediate school, built in 1976, 1993, and 2002 respectively. An addition was put on the middle school in 2003, and a daycare/pre-k section was added onto the Elementary school in 2010. A school staff building was also constructed in 2012, making there a total of four buildings

Panels

Elementary: Simplex 4100U with a tied-in Gamewell-FCI S3 from the Intermediate School for the daycare and kindergarten section. The 4100U replaced the original Standard Electric Time panel after a power surge.

Intermediate: G-FCI S3 replacing a Simplex 4100U.

Middle: G-FCI E3 replacing yet another 4100U

Staff Office: G-FCI 7075

Elementary School

Notification Appliances

Common NAs here are Simplex 2901-9845 horns on 4903-9105 strobe plates which are installed mostly in the hallways, gym, large offices, and the all-school auditorium. Classrooms, bathrooms, smaller offices, the main office, and pretty much everywhere else have Simplex 4904-9105 strobes. Under circumstances, some hallway areas have remote strobes too like bathroom entrances. Few of the -9845 horns are replaced by -9846s, one -9805, and a couple TrueAlert horns. Two classrooms have a 4904-9137s and so does one woman’s restroom.

Another common NA is the “dreaded” Simplex TrueAlert. Due to the fact there is no smart sync, they’re all on continuous. Horn/strobes are installed in the lunchroom and some hallways. Strobes are in renovated classrooms and some bathrooms and offices. One classroom has a TrueAlert horn/strobe but the horn part was disabled. A couple TrueAlerts are replaced with Gentex Commander 3s. One Commander 3 horn/strobe can be found at the auditorium entrance, wrongfully ceiling mounted over the operator desk.

The Daycare/Pre-K section is on the Eastern part of the Elementary School. Signals are all mostly Wheelock Exceder horn/strobes, installed in the hallways, and classrooms; strobes are installed in the bathrooms. Commander 3 horn/strobes are put by the doorways leading into the section.

Before the addition, the pre-k/daycare was a lone hallway stretching to an exit, with a singular 2901-9845/4903-9105 combo. Original alarms before Simplex were Standard dual projection horns.

Initiating Devices

Most pulls are Simplex 2099-9795s, although there are the occasional 4099-9001s where a pull had failed in a test. The gym and some places have the old Standard Round pull stations, which are still reliable today, although one had been replaced by a -9001 after it got smashed by a basketball in 2006. All alarms in all gyms have covers on them after that incident. Pulls in the new pre-k/daycare section are Gamewell-FCI MS-7Ss, with MS-7s at exits.

Smokes are all Simplex TrueAlarms and G-FCI ASD-PL2Fs in the addition. One Simplex 2908-9201 is in the maintenance hall.

Intermediate School

Notification Appliances

Pretty much ALL the alarms here are white ceiling Wheelock LED Exceeder speaker/strobes and remote speakers, installed in the hallways, classrooms, common areas, gym, etc. Bathrooms and small offices/meeting rooms have Exceeder strobes, also ceiling mounted. Occasionally they are wall mounted. The school pool is also located in this building, with the pool changing rooms having speaker/strobes in the changing area, a remote strobe in the bathrooms, and a ET70WP-2475C-FW ceiling mount in the shower areas. The pool itself has the ET70WP speaker/strobes and ET1010-W remote speakers scattered about, all ceiling mounted. Pool offices have a few Exceeder speaker/strobes.

Originally, the building had Simplex TrueAlert horn/strobes with TrueAlert strobes in classrooms and other small rooms. The pool had Wheelock AS horn/strobes and RSS strobes, all weatherproof.

Initiating Devices

All of the pull stations are Gamewell-FCI MS-7Ss, with MS-7s by the exits. Smokes are ASD-PL2Fs.

Middle School

Notification Appliances

Because this school had voice-evac before the others, they had kept some of the older Simplex LifeAlarms on -9105 strobe plates and TrueAlert speaker/strobes (most of them in the addition) around. The newer ones are Wheelock E50s installed over some of the TrueAlert mountings and E60s everywhere else. Speaker/strobes are all installed everywhere except for bathrooms and small conference/office rooms or just small rooms in general. Those rooms either keep the TrueAlert strobes they may have or get Wheelock Exceder ceiling strobes.

Initiating Devices

Again, all of the pull stations are Gamewell-FCI MS-7Ss, with MS-7s by the exits. Smokes are ASD-PL2Fs, although there are a few disconnected TrueAlarms by the doors.

Staff Office

Notification Appliances

All the alarms are Wheelock Exceder horn/strobes, with strobes in the individual bathrooms, offices and conference rooms. There is one SpectrAlert Advance strobe in a bathroom.

Initiating Devices

All of the pull stations are Gamewell-FCI MS-7s. There are no smokes.

Clock/PA/Other (ALL SCHOOLS)

The master clock system is a Sapling Wired Clock System, with mostly Sapling analog clocks in the classrooms, hallways, and several other areas like the large office and the gym. A few clocks are replaced by Rauland analogs.

The PA is a Bogan paging system with Bogan and Dukane ceiling mounted speakers in every area except classrooms which have wall-mounted speakers. It plays a continuous bell tone for every period.

To make up, the school does have a lockdown alarm system for when the school goes on lockdown or drills. They are Wheelock Exceder STR-NRs, installed within the hallways, common areas, doorways, larger classrooms, and the exterior.

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Pine Forest YMCA was built in 1991.

Panel
Simplex 4007ES replacing a Simplex 4002.
Simplex 4606-9205 annunciator that replaced the original 4602-9101.
2 Simplex 4003ECs (one each) for the gym and swimming pool

Initiating Devices
Pulls are all Simplex 2099-9002s, with a few 4099-9002s. Smoke detectors are a mix of old and newer TrueAlarms. A few Simplex heat detectors are present as well.
AHUs have APC duct detectors.

Notification Appliances
Signals are mostly Simplex 2901-9838 horns on 4903-9101 strobe plates. A few 4903-9219 horn/strobes are present as well to replace broken signals. Restrooms and some classrooms have 4904 strobes. Some recently renovated classrooms have Simplex TrueAlert ES horn/strobes. Locker Rooms have Wheelock ASWP horn/strobes.
The gymnasium has Simplex TrueAlert ES Speaker/Strobes behind wire guards, which were installed as a part of a complete renovation project that occured in 2015 (prior to that, they had 4 2901-9838+4903s).
The indoor swimming pool was added recently, and has ceiling mounted Wheelock speaker clusters and wall-mounted RSSWP strobes, but there are also two Wheelock ET70WP speaker/strobes present as well.

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Corlett Senior High was built in 1969 as a HUGE 3-story school, complete with 2 gyms, a cafeteria, auditorium, little theater, auto shop, planetarium, swimming pool, and aquarium. The school was expanded and renovated to include 12 classrooms and 5 technology labs in 2012.

Panel
Silent Knight 5280XL, replacing a Simplex 2001 that replaced the original Simplex 4227.
Silent Knight 5860 annunciator in main lobby, replacing the original graphic annunciator.
SKE-450 FCVPs in cafeteria, auditorium, main gym, aux gym, little theater, and planetarium.
FireLite MS-4 for elevator recall.

Initiating Devices
Pulls are all Silent Knight SD500-PS, all behind SigCom covers. Smokes are all SD505-PHOTOs and heat detectors are all SD505-HEATs. Duct detectors are all SD505-DUCTRs. For elevator recall purposes, System Sensor i3 smokes are present at each elevator landing, in the shaft and machine room. ESL heat detectors are installed in the machine room.

Prior to the upgrade, the school had Simplex rebranded Chevron pulls, along with a few 4521-20s and 2099-9001s. Detectors were primarily Chemitronics heat sensors and TrueAlarm smokes that replaced the Pyrotector and ESL smokes.

Notification Appliances
Inside, there are Wheelock HSR horn/strobes throughout the building. Restrooms, and areas requiring additional strobe coverage have Wheelock STR strobes. The media center and aquarium have a few Wheelock HSRC horn/strobes ceiling mounted. The main gym, aux gym, cafeteria, auditorium, little theater, and planetarium have Wheelock E70H-24MCW-FR speaker/strobes. Outside, in the locker rooms, and in the swimming pool there are Wheelock MTWP-2475W-FR horn/strobes set to code-3 horn.

Prior to the upgrade, the school had Simplex 4041 horns with dual projectors (some were replaced with Wheelock 7002 horn/strobes, and a few were replaced with Simplex 4903-9217 and Wheelock ZNS horn/strobes!), the pool initially had a Simplex 4041, but it was replaced with a Simplex 2901-9806.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The Intercom System is a Bogen Quantum Multicom IP, replacing the original Rauland system. The master clock panel is a Sapling 8000, replacing a Simplex 6400 that replaced the original Simplex system.

For speakers, the 1969 building has a mix of Rauland and Bogen wall-speakers in the hallways and media center. The cafeteria, auditorium, and planetarium have Bogen AMBSL1 speakers. The main gym and aux gym have Tandy loudspeakers. Classrooms have Simplex clock/speaker combos with Bogen CA10A call-in switches. Outside, there are Bogen horn speakers. The aquarium has wall-mounted Rauland speakers, with the “feeding area” having a Bogen BDT30A horn speaker, with an old telephone. The 2012 building has ceiling mounted ASM1 speakers throughout the building. Classrooms have Bogen CA10A call-in switches. Outside, there are Bogen paging horns.

For clocks, the 1969 building used a mix of Simplex and Sapling analog clocks. The 2012 addition has Sapling digital clocks throughout.

The bell is a chime tone over the intercom. Previously, the school had Simplex 6-inch bells throughout the building, with 10 inch bells outside.

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Two more schools. Terminal Park elementary school.

[quote] Renovated in the late 80s to early 90s, most of the alarms in the school are Simplex 4901-9838 horns on 4903-9101 strobe plates

The library which had a much earlier renovation has a Simplex 2901-9806 horn on a 2903-9101 strobe plate

The newest renovation was in the playshed which now has Siemens U-HNH horn/strobes

Only the music room has the alarm that is original to the school, which is a Wheelock 34 horn on a Space Age Electronics light plate

A room that was converted to the ESL room has a Gentex GOS set to 2400 Hz

Finally, the portables all have System Sensor MASS241575ADAs set to 800 Hz
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Then we have Washington elementary school.

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Simplex 4041 horns on 4050-80 flashers

Located in the health classroom is a Simplex 2901-9838 horn on a 2903-9101 flasher

One classroom, the art room has kind of a different setup. It has a Simplex 2901-9833 horn but it replaced a Standard 450 horn on a Standard 450 light plate

Over in the reading classroom is a Edwards 895B-001 horn/strobe

The playshed has classic SpectrAlerts

Finally the gymnasium has Simplex 4903-9237 horn/strobes
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Avalon High was built in 1949, and was renovated/expanded in 1996.

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Edwards EST2 (evac capabilities in the auditorium and gym), replacing an older Faraday system.
Edwards 2-DMN annunciator in main lobby.

Initiating Devices
Pull stations are mostly Edwards 270-SPOs, some were replaced with newer EST SIGA 278s. Smoke detectors are all EST SIGA PS series. Heat detectors are EST rebranded ESL models.

Originally, the school had Faraday rebranded Chevrons, pull rods, and Chemtronics heat sensors, with one ESL smoke detector installed later on.

Notification Appliances
For the most part, signals are all Edwards 757-5A-T horn/strobes. Restrooms and office spaces have Edwards 202 series strobes. A handful of classrooms however, have Edwards Genesis horn/strobes, but there are two having Wheelock MT-24-LSM horn/strobes. The cafeteria has a MASSADA horn/strobe in the back (set to 800 hz), and the media center has a Gentex GMS. The auditorium and gym have Edwards 757-4A-SS25 speaker/strobes. Outside, there are Wheelock MT4 horns, and one Edwards 757-5A-T.
Horns and Horn/strobes do code-3 (except for the MASS and GMS which do continuous). Speaker/strobes play a fast whoop tone and voice message.

Originally, the system had Faraday Type 2 horns, and one 31T in the media center.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The intercom system is a Telecor III, replacing the original Bogen system. The master clock panel is a Lathem LTR-512, replacing a Simplex 2350 that replaced the original IBM model.

For speakers, in the main building there are wall-mounted Dukane speakers in the hallways, media center, and cafeteria. Classrooms have ceiling mounted Telecor speakers with call-in switches. The auditorium and gym have Atlas Megaphone speakers. Offices have old Bogen baffle speakers. Outside, there are Atlas Soundolier Baffle speakers. The expansion has Lathem clock/speaker combos in the hallways, and ceiling mounted Telecor speakers with call-in switches in the classrooms. Outside there are Telecor baffle speakers.

For clocks, the school has Lathem digital clocks throughout the building. Prior to this they had IBM analog clocks throughout.

The bell is a tone over the intercom. Previously, the school had IBM 6-inch bells in the hallways, with 10-inch bells outside, and buzzers in the classroom clocks.

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Greenfort Cinema was built in 1904. It has an abandoned drive-in theatre built in 1978, and an lobby overhaul in 2011-2012.

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Mircom QX-5000 replacing a failed EST3.

Notification Appliances

The main alarms are Mircom SPS round speaker/strobes. These can be found in the lobby, halls, and most theatre rooms by the entrance and exit doors. Mircom SP round speakers are ceiling mounted in the middle of the theatre rooms and few in the lobby for more sound coverage. There are a few auditoriums that still use the EST Genesis white speaker/strobes. Bathrooms use Genesis remote strobes and so does the arcade room, although in the back of it houses a remote Genesis ceiling speaker. Going back to Mircom signals, most of the staff areas have either Mircom SPS speaker/strobes or Select-A-Strobes (also white). The strobes are usually in offices and the staff bathrooms, but one bathroom still has a Genesis remote strobe. Outside, there are a few Mircom weatherproof Select-A-Horn/strobes.

Initiating Devices
Most pulls are, surprisingly left from the previous system— EST SIGA-278s. These are found in the lobby and exits, but all pulls in theatres are Mircom MS-401s (excluding theatres with EST devices).

All smoke detectors are Mircom MIX-2251Bs, installed scarcely but a few are actually wall-mounted in the lobby room.

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Springdale Middle School finished construction over the summer of 2018 and it’s first year starts today. 852 kids have been directed to the district. A bus/office building was also constructed.

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Simplex 4100ES
Simplex 4010ES

Notification Appliances
All alarms are Simplex TrueAlertES MNS white ALERT-lettered speaker/strobes. These have voice-evac messages for Fire, Tornado, Lockdown, Earthquake, and Severe Weather. 49SVW or 49SOW (wall) speaker/strobes are installed by the doorways, cafeteria, media center, gymnasium, and everywhere else with a high enough ceiling. 49SVCs or 49SOC ceiling speaker/strobes are installed in hallways, classrooms, staff rooms, stairways, and anywhere with a low ceiling. Bathrooms, offices, small room sections, etc. have Simplex 49VOC remote strobes. Outside, there are Simplex TrueAlertES 49WP remote strobes.

All doors in the school, whether that be hallway section, classroom, or office doors have Space Age Electronics IAVSTR24R red strobes next to them on the walls to signal whenever they get locked by the school for safety issues (ex: lockdown, intruder, etc). These are on both sides of all doors.

Springdale’s bus building has the 4010ES. This building contains Simplex TrueAlertES 59AV and 59VOs around the interior, while 59WP horn/strobes and strobes are on the exterior. Individual rooms have remote strobes. The SAE red strobes from the school are here too. All alarms are white and have FIRE lettering.

Initiating Devices
Because the school is brand new, there is no variety here. All pull stations are Simplex 2099-9754 LED single action pull stations and 4099-9006 dual pulls by exit doors. All smokes are Simplex TrueAlarms.

I don’t really like doing bell/clock/pa parts because I find it boring.

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Because the school is brand new, there is no variety here. All pull stations are Simplex 2099-9754 LED single action pull stations

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2099-9754 is the conventional version.
The new addressable version with the LED is 4099-9004.

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Two more schools. The first one is Avon middle school.

[quote] In most of the school, the alarms are Simplex 2901-9806 horns on 4903-9101 strobe plates

Located in the spanish, drama and theater classrooms are Simplex 2901-9833 horns on 2903-9101 strobe plates

Two rooms, the in-school suspension room and the government classroom have Simplex 4903-9237 horn/strobes

Over in the chinese classroom, there is an Edwards 892-2B horn/strobe

The fitness room and the media center have classic SpectrAlerts

Finally, the STEM, technology and public speaking classrooms have Faraday 5640 horns on 5415 flashers
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Last one is Milford high school.

[quote] To start with, the hallways and other areas not noted have Edwards 892-2B horn/strobes

Then, the family and consumer science kitchen, video production lab and computer programming lab have Edwards 792 horn/strobes

After that, the business lab and the computer aided design lab have Edwards 895B-001 horn/strobes

Down in the nursing lab, the original horn to the school remains as the room didn’t need a horn in it and it is an Edwards 881D horn on a Edwards 891D flasher

Two other areas, the central administration offices and the stage have Edwards Genesis horn/strobes

To top it all off, the art classroom, the graphic arts lab and the hospitality and tourism lab have SpectrAlert Advances replacing two 895Bs and an 881D+891D
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Chester Woods Elementary was built in 1970 as a 2-story elementary school. The school was built in an “I-Shaped” configuration, which is like this:

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The school was renovated and expanded in 1994, this renovation brought a new two story media center, and 6 additional primary classrooms. The school is now configured like this:
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Simplex 4120 (w/ voice evacuation for the gym), replacing the original Gamewell FlexAlarm system.
Simplex 4603-9101 annunciator in front office.

Initiating Devices
Pull stations are all Simplex 4099-9001s, most if not all behind Stopper II covers. Smoke detectors are mostly Simplex 4098-9783s, but some were replaced with newer Simplex 4098-9714s. Heat detectors are all Simplex 4098 9733. AHUs all have Simplex 4098-9686 duct detectors with 2098 test stations.

Previously, the school had Gamewell Century pulls and Chemitronics heat sensors, along with a few Pyrotector smokes.

Notification Appliances
Signals are Simplex 2901-9840 horns on 4903-9105 strobe plates. These signals are mostly installed in the hallways, cafeteria/MPR, media center, and large rooms. There is also one 2901-9840+4903-9105 in the main office. Some of these were replaced with Simplex 4903-9226 horn/strobes, and one of these in the media center was replaced with a TrueAlert. The art room and music rooms previously had 2901-9840+4903-9105s, but these were replaced with Wheelock ZNS horn/strobes. Classrooms have Simplex rebranded Gentex GX-90 horn/strobes, restrooms and areas requiring additional strobe coverage have Simplex 4904-9105 strobes. Some GX-90s were replaced with Wheelock AS horn/strobes, but there are at least four classrooms having TrueAlerts. The gym has Simplex 2902-9711 speakers on 4903-9105 strobe plates. Outside, there are Wheelock MT4-24-WM horn/strobes, set to continuous horn. One Wheelock MT4 was replaced with a Gentex GMS24 horn/strobe.

Originally, the school had flush-mounted Federal Signal 350 horns.

Clocks/Bells/Intercom
The intercom system is a Rauland Telecenter 21, replacing the original Dukane system. The master clock panel is a Simplex 6400, replacing the original Simplex model.

For speakers, the 1970 wing has Dukane speakers in the hallways and the cafeteria/MPR. Classrooms have Simplex clock/speaker combos with Rauland call-in switches. The gym has Tandy bullhorn speakers. The classrooms that were the media center previously have ceiling mounted Rauland speakers, with Rauland call-in switches present as well. The art room and music room have wall-mounted Dukane speakers with Rauland call-in switches. Outside, there are flush mounted Rauland speakers. The 1994 addition has ceiling mounted Rauland speakers throughout, with classrooms also having call-in switches. Outside, there are Rauland baffle speakers.

For clocks, the whole school uses a mix of Simplex and Lathem analog clocks (some of which are original to the school!).

For the bell, it is a tone over the intercom. Previously, the school had Simplex STR 6 inch bells next to the fire alarm horns, with 10 inch STR bells outside. The old bells have since been removed.