Make Up a System (2.0)

[anon8378335]

Southgate Train Station
Built in 1952
Minor fire damage sustained in 1987
Partially destroyed by a major fire in 2002
Rebuilt in 2003

Fire alarm system:
Unknown conventional fire alarm panel
1982-1987, 1988-1997

1997-2002
Gent Vigilon

2003-
FTW Alarms FireAlert mark 2 Series 4000 addressable intelligent addressable fire alarm panel

Devices:
1982-1987:
Break glass old style KAC call points
Old Apollo ionisation smoke detectors
Old style Fulleon Roshni sounders set to sweep
The panel was replaced after the fire of 1987

1988-1997:
The panel was replaced, devices remained the same as before

1997-2002:
Gent Vigilon with Gent detectors, call points and sounders
The system was destroyed by the major fire in 2002

2003-:
FTW Alarms FireAlert mark 2 Series 4000 intelligent addressable fire alarm panel with 2 stage, FTW Alarms FireAlert addressable call points with resettable element, FTW Alarms 34490 O-H-S addressable optical smoke/heat sensor sounders, FTW Alarms FireAlert voice alarm speakers

[anon8378335]

Second Gray Wolf Hotel UK location:

Fire alarm system:
FTW Alarms FireAlert mark 2 Series 4000 intelligent addressable fire alarm panel running the latest version of the FireAlert addressable protocol
The system is set up in quite a unique way
I’ll start with the main hotel
Main hotel
(zones 1-99)
Devices:
FTW Alarms FireAlert addressable call points with resettable element protected by Stopper II covers with sounders in the main lobby
FTW Alarms 34491 addressable optical smoke sensors
A couple of FTW Alarms 34493 addressable heat sensors
FTW Alarms FireAlert 39978 addressable wall sounders set to alternating
FTW Alarms 34490 O-H-S addressable optical smoke/heat sensor sounders in the room corridors set to alternating
FTW Alarms FireAlert 34492 addressable optical smoke/heat sensors in the hotel rooms

[luke2903 (smarttech)]

Evergreen Town Junior/Senior High
Built in 1959

The school originally had a closed contact AC system, controlled by a disconnect in the mechanical room
Alarms:

• Simplex 4040 Horns

Pulls:

• Couch Chevrons

The system stayed mostly the same up until 1989, where the entire system got overhauled, replacing it with a Simplex 4002

Alarms:

• Simplex 4903-9102s w/ 2901-9838s
• 4903-9102 w/ 2901-9846s in the Gym and Cafe

Pulls/Smokes

• Simplex 4251-20s
• The building was fitted with sprinklers in 1976, however in some areas Simplex 4098-9201s smokes w/ Simplex 2098-9637 bases stood guard.

The system remained the same, with some modifications being done.

• A faulty 4251 was replaced with a conventional 2099 pull.
• A 2901-9838 was replaced with a Wheelock AH horn in the East Wing.
• A 4903-9102 combo was damaged in the Computer Lab, and was replaced by a Simplex 4903-9253

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Doctor’s office/hospital, restaurant and parking garage complex system:

System 1 (Simplex 4020):

Simplex 4903-9418 QuickAlert Horn Strobes from 2000.
Simplex 4903-9419 QuickAlert Horn Strobes from 2000.
Simplex 4906-9127 TrueAlert (1 is severely weathered in Parking Garage)
Simplex 4906-9131 WP TrueAlert
Simplex 4904-9331 QuickAlert Remote Strobes
Simplex 4904-9332 QuickAlert Remote Strobes
Simplex 4904-9333 QuickAlert Remote Strobes
Simplex 4906-9101
Simplex 4906-9105

Pulls are 4099-9003 and 9006 Dual Action Addressable T-Bar Pull Stations. Smokes are Simplex 4098-9714s. System is coded to Code 3.

System 2 (Simplex 4005):

Simplex 4903-9101+2901-9838 (Black Plated)
Simplex 4903-9105+2901-9838 (Silver Plated)
Simplex 4903-9202 Horn Strobe
Simplex 4903-9215 Horn Strobes
Simplex 4903-9217 Horn Strobes
Simplex 4903-9219 Horn Strobe
Simplex 4903-9237
Simplex 4903-9238
Simplex 4903-9254
Simplex 4904-9137
Simplex 4904-9135
Simplex 4904-9136
Simplex 4904-9174 (One has a missing strobe)
Simplex 4903-9426 4 Wire TrueAlert Horn Strobes (1 of them is a QuickAlert)
Simplex 4903-9427 4 Wire TrueAlert Horn Strobes
Space Age VA4+HA24D (Sounds like a QuickAlert/TrueAlert or Wheelock EH Horn)
Space Age A32+SH24D (Same horn as the Simplex 4903-9105 just no cover plate, strobe is high intensity)
Simplex 4904-9168
Simplex 4904-9169
Simplex 4904-9170

Pull stations are 2099-9756 Dual Action Conventional T-Bars and smokes are 2098-9544s. Alarms sound in a mixture of codings. Some sound in Code 3, some in March Time and some on Continuous.

System 3 (Simplex 4003EC):

Simplex 4903-9148 Speaker Strobes
Simplex 4903-9149 Speaker Strobes
Simplex 4903-9150 Speaker Strobes
Simplex 4903-9357 Speaker Strobes
Simplex 4903-9358 Speaker Strobes
Simplex 4906-9151 Speaker Strobes

Pull stations are 2099-9756 Dual Action T-Bars and Smokes are 4098-9602s. Tone is a Code 3 Tone.

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Fire Alarm System in Cool Awesome Airport:

Sections A-M revised in 1981 with Non-Synchronized Strobes

Simplex 2902-9735 Speaker Lights (Installed 1981-1989)
Simplex 2902-9739 Speaker Strobes (Installed 1981-1989)
Simplex 4903-9101+2902-9732 Speaker Strobe Combos (Installed 1990-1992)
Simplex 4903-9105+4902-9703 Speaker Strobe Combos (Installed in 1993-94)
Simplex 4903-9107 Speaker Strobes (25V, 24 FPM, 110CD, installed 1994)
Simplex 4903-9146 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 15CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9142 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 30CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9144 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 110CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9167 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 15CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9170 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 30CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9173 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 110CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9147 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 15CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9143 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 30CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9145 Speaker Strobes (25V, Free Run, 110CD, installed 1994-2000)
Simplex 4903-9356 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 15CD, installed 2000-2021)
Simplex 4903-9357 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 75CD, installed 2000-2021)
Simplex 4903-9358 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 110CD, installed 2000-2021)
Simplex 4903-9359 (Strobes set on Free Run, 15CD, installed 2000-2021)
Simplex 4903-9360 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 75CD, installed 2000-2021)
Simplex 4903-9361 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 110CD, installed 2000-2021)
Simplex 4903-9150 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 15CD, installed 2001-2023)
Simplex 4903-9148 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 30CD, installed 2001-2023)
Simplex 4903-9149 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 110CD, installed 2001-2023)
Simplex 4903-9193 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 15CD, installed 2001-2015)
Simplex 4903-9194 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 30CD, installed 2001-2015)
Simplex 4903-9195 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 110CD, installed 2001-2015)
Simplex 4903-9153 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 15CD, installed 2007-2019)
Simplex 4903-9154 Speaker Strobes (Strobes set on Free Run, 110CD, installed 2007-2019)
Simplex 4903-9196 (Strobes set on Free Run, 15CD, installed 2003-2019)
Simplex 4903-9197 (Strobes set on Free Run, 30CD, installed 2003-2019)
Simplex 4903-9198 (Strobes set on Free Run, 110CD, installed 2003-2019)
Simplex 2902-9711 (Installed 1980s-1990’s)
Simplex 2902-9732 (Installed 1980s-1990’s)
Simplex 4902-9703 (Installed 1993-2001)
Simplex 4902-9716 (Installed 2009-2023)
Simplex 2904-9001 (Remote Light)
Simplex 2904-9101 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Generation models, some have Space Age infinity strobes attached to them)
Simplex 4904-9101
Simplex 4904-9102
Simplex 4904-9103
Simplex 4904-9105
Simplex 4904-9106
Simplex 4904-9112
Simplex 4904-9121
Simplex 4904-9137
Simplex 4904-9135
Simplex 4904-9136
Simplex 4904-9139
Simplex 4904-9142
Simplex 4904-9145
Simplex 4904-9138
Simplex 4904-9141
Simplex 4904-9144
Simplex 4904-9162
Simplex 4904-9164
Simplex 4904-9176 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9174 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9175 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9178 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9180 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9182 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9183 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9184 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9185 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9345 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9346 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9347 (Set on Free Run)
Simplex 4904-9168 (Some are QuickAlerts, some are TrueAlerts, Free Run 15CD)
Simplex 4904-9169 (Some are QuickAlerts, some are TrueAlerts, Free Run 75CD)
Simplex 4904-9170 (Some are QuickAlerts, some are TrueAlerts, Free Run 110CD)
Simplex 4904-9171
Simplex 4904-9172
Simplex 4904-9173
Space Age A32+Unknown Speaker (120CD Strobe, 25V Speaker)
Space Age VA4+Unknown Speaker (15, 15/75, 30, 75, 110CD strobes with unknown speakers, some newer versions have 1 hZ flash rates, smaller strobes and candela rating clearly indicated)
Space Age V33 (120CD Strobe)
Space Age VA3 (15, 15/75, 30, 75 and 110CD strobes)

Sections N-Z revised in 1999 with Synchronized Strobes

Simplex 4903-9301 Speaker Strobes (25V, Sync, 15CD, installed in 1999-2000)
Simplex 4903-9303 Speaker Strobes (25V, Sync, 30CD, installed in 1999-2000)
Simplex 4903-9305 Speaker Strobes (25V, Sync, 110CD, installed in 1999-2000)
Simplex 4903-9150 Speaker Strobes (Strobe set to SmartSync, 15CD, installed 2001-2023)
Simplex 4903-9148 Speaker Strobes (Strobe set to SmartSync, 30CD, installed 2001-2023)
Simplex 4903-9149 Speaker Strobes (Strobe set to SmartSync, 110CD, installed 2001-2023)
Simplex 4903-9356 Speaker Strobes (Strobe set to SmartSync, installed between 2000 and 2005, fixed 15CD)
Simplex 4903-9357 Speaker Strobes (Strobe set to SmartSync, installed between 2000 and 2005, fixed 75CD)
Simplex 4903-9358 Speaker Strobes (Strobe set to SmartSync, installed between 2000 and 2005, fixed 110CD)
Simplex 4906-9151 Speaker Strobes (Installed between 2004 and 2023)
Simplex 4906-9154 (Installed 2006-2023)
Simplex 4902-9703 (Installed 1999-2001)
Simplex 4902-9707 (Installed 1999-2001)
Simplex 4902-9721 (Installed 2009-2023)
Simplex 4904-9305 (Installed 1999-2000, 15CD)
Simplex 4904-9301 (Installed 1999-2000, 30CD)
Simplex 4904-9309 (Installed 1999-2000, 110CD)
Simplex 4904-9307 (Installed 1999-2000, 15CD)
Simplex 4904-9303 (Installed 1999-2000, 30CD)
Simplex 4904-9311 (Installed 1999-2000, 110CD)
Simplex 4904-9325 (Installed 1999-2000, 15CD)
Simplex 4904-9326 (Installed 1999-2000, 30CD)
Simplex 4904-9327 (Installed 1999-2000, 110CD)
Simplex 4904-9328 (Installed 1999-2000, 15CD)
Simplex 4904-9329 (Installed 1999-2000, 30CD)
Simplex 4904-9330 (Installed 1999-2000, 110CD)
Simplex 4904-9176 (Installed 2001-2023, 15CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9174 (Installed 2001-2023, 30CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9175 (Installed 2001-2023, 110CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9178 (Installed 2001-2006, 15CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9180 (Installed 2001-2006, 30CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9182 (Installed 2001-2006, 110CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9183 (Installed 2001-2006, Set on 15CD, SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9184 (Installed 2001-2006, Set on 30CD, SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9185 (Installed 2001-2006, Set on 110CD, SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9345 (Installed 2001-2006, 15CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9346 (Installed 2001-2006, 30CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9347 (Installed 2001-2006, 110CD, Set on SmartSync)
Simplex 4904-9331 (Most are QuickAlerts, some are TrueAlerts, installed 1999-2004, fixed 15CD)
Simplex 4904-9332 (Most are QuickAlerts, some are TrueAlerts, installed 1999-2004, fixed 75CD)
Simplex 4904-9333 (Most are QuickAlerts, some are TrueAlerts, installed 1999-2004, fixed 110CD)
Simplex 4906-9101 (Installed 2005-2023)
Simplex 4906-9109 (Installed 2011-2023)
Simplex 4906-9102 (Installed 2006-2023)
Simplex 4906-9110 (Installed 2012-2023)
Simplex 4906-9104 (Installed 2007-2023)
Simplex 4906-9112 (Installed 2011-2023)

Tone is a Code 4 Tone played by a random tone generator as well as a male voice message (not the default one). System is a Simplex 4100ES/4003 Linked System, with a variety of booster panels to allow for higher intensity strobes (if needed), more speakers on a circuit, pulls are a variety of Simplex 2099s, 4099s and 4251s. Smokes are a variety of 2098s and 4098s.

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Alert System in Cool Awesome Airport:

Simplex TrueAlert ALERT Speaker Strobes Multi Candela
Simplex Non Addressable Clear/Amber Alert Strobes Multi Candela

Smoke Alarm System in Cool Awesome Airport:

Gentex/Simplex GX90 100, 15, 15/75, 30, 30/75, 60 and 110CD Horn Strobes
Wheelock MIZ 117, 15, 15/75, 30, 75 and 110CD Horn Strobes

CO System in Cool Awesome Airport:

Wheelock Exceeder LED Low Frequency Sounders 110 and 177CD

General Alarm System in Cool Awesome Airport:

Gentex Commander 2 15/75 and 177CD Horn Strobes various lenses
Gentex Commander 3 Horn Strobes various lenses
Gentex Commander 4 Horn Strobes various lenses

[anon8378335]

Factory building in Liverpool UK
Officially known as the Jax Lock Company factory, the building opened in 1810, nowadays the factory manufactures piezo sounders for electronic devices

Built: 1777-1809
Opened: 1810

Fire alarm systems:
First system: none until 1957
Second system: 1957-1986
Third system: 1986-2003
Current system: 2003-

Overview of the fire alarm systems:

First system:
None until 1957 when a minor fire broke out, no major damage caused though.

Second system:
1957-1986
Not much is known about the second system however parts remain such as a few call points, some motorised sirens and the panel.
The system was fully decommissioned but not fully removed in 1986 and was partially decommissioned in 1976.

Third system:
1986-2003
68 zone addressable fire alarm panel, sounders, smoke and heat detectors, resettable call points. The system was decommissioned in 2003 when a new company bought the factory and the entire fire alarm system is now owned by a fire alarm enthusiast.

Current system:
2003-
FTW Alarms FireAlert mark 2 36 zone intelligent addressable fire alarm panel, FTW Alarms resettable call points, FTW Alarms 34490 O-H-S addressable optical smoke/heat sensor sounders, FTW Alarms FireAlert repeater panel, the system was installed in 2003 by a now dissolved fire alarm installation company and is now monitored and maintained by ADA Fire and Security Limited.

[NEOhistoryfan101]

Western Square mall

A fictional mall (one floor) built in 1960 on the western edge of the same city as that high school posted in February. Each [junior] anchor store has their own system. This mall and all anchors have a Grinnell sprinkler system with respective flow switch and water gongs on exterior–which is standard for most malls from this era–also tied into the FA systems. all [junior] anchor tenants have Pyrotronics auxiliary relay cabinets (FIU series panels) for the F3 smoke detectors

Main mall:

Panel–Simplex 4246-4 with master code generator of 4-4 in main electrical room; Pyrotronics auxiliary relay cabinet (FIU series panel) for tenant smoke detectors; respective light up annunciators in management office (with reset switch) and main entrance (light up only);

Initiating devices–Simplex 4251-1 pulls at all entrances and emergency exits; tenants have Pyrotronics F3 detectors in their backrooms; also the main mall’s electrical and mechanical rooms; food court tenants and restaurants have 4255 heat sensors in kitchens and storage rooms.

Signaling devices–Simplex 4040 horns with semi-flush plates and PR-2 projectors mounted on ceiling

Sears (closed 2018)

Panel–Gamewell FlexAlarm

Initiating devices–Gamewell Vita-Guard coded pulls (the ones similar to master boxes); Pyrotronics F3/5 detectors in offices, mechanical, storage, and elevator machine room and shaft; duct variants on all air handlers (in all anchors)

Signaling devices–Gamewell 10 inch single-stroke bells

This system was salvaged and donated to the local fire museum (the display there contains the panel and FIU cabinet, three coded pulls with their original back boxes, two of the F3 smoke detectors plus one duct version, and for the signals–one of the bells and the system trouble bell) by Glenn James (Old School Fire Alarms) shortly before conversion into a Dick’s Sporting Goods (upper floor) and a few antique shops (a few components from the original Sears FA System were sold to various local enthusiasts there; a coded pull with original backbox, two detectors, and a bell) and a mini “streetscape” with various tenants.

Dick’s Sporting Goods:

Panel: Simplex 4007ES

initiating devices: addressable TrueAlarm smokes–also ducted versions–and 4099 “T-bars” with the newer current Simplex logo.

Signals–ceiling-mounted TrueAlert ES horn/strobes in red.

Signals in the “streetscape” are conventional Simplex TrueAlert horn/strobes with newer 2099 pulls.

Penney’s:

Panel–Edwards coded system

Initiating devices–Edwards 1250 coded pulls

Signaling devices–Edwards 6 inch single stroke “Adaptabels”

[Montgomery] Ward’s (closed when they filed for bankruptcy)–later became Dillard’s in 1998, but retained the existing FA system)

Panel–Autocall coded system

Initiating devices–Autocall NYSP coded pulls

Signaling devices–Autocall RF-10 semi-flush single stroke bells

Marshal Field’s (became part of Macy’s in the early 2000s)–

Panel–Faraday coded system

Initiating devices–flush mount versions of the circular coded pull stations (have a rectangular outer door); Chemetron heat sensors in restaurant kitchen.

Signaling devices–Faraday 2005 “UNI-PACT” 10 inch single stroke bells

Junior anchors–mostly five and dime stores amd two supermarkets

Woolworth’s (in the same hallway as Penney’s; closed 1997–now a Foot Locker and a few other stores)

Panel–Notifier “mini-fridge”

Initiating devices–Notifier BG-1’s; (this one has one of the last lunch counters, so it has Chemetron heat sensors at it and in the storage rooms and manager’s office); Notifier NK-24 ionization smoke detectors in mechanical rooms

Signaling devices-- Notifier branded FS&S 350A horns (flush mounted; some with dual projectors)

This system was also salvaged and is on display at the fire museum–similar display as the first system, but with only one of each initiating device and two horns. OSFA has the rest of the components. The F/L And the other stores do not have any systems (except for newer conventional Siemens smoke detectors in backroom areas).

Grant’s (Ward’s hallway; closed 1976–would later be remodeled into a Builders Sqaure, which would retain the original FA system until their bankruptcy in 1999, after they closed, the space was converted into a Barnes & Noble, which would get a Fire-Lite MS-UD series panel with system sensor 2400 smoke detectors, ADA Multi-Alert sounder/strobes (MA/SS) and prototype BG-12s.) The original system is now in the hands of a collector, who plans to donate it to the local fire museum in the future.

Panel–ADEMCO 508

Initiating devices–529 pull station and respective 500 series heat sensors

Signaling devices–ADEMCO vibrating 10 inch bells

Newberry’s: (Sears Hallway–briefly renamed to Dollar Zone in the early 2000s–closed 2002–became H&M the following year; new system consists of an EST QuickStart (QS series) with SIGA detectors and 270s, signals are ceiling mount Genesis horn/strobes (and strobes in restrooms) in white.

Panel–Couch modular panel

Initiating devices–F1A OEM “chevron” pulls and Chemetron 500 heat sensors

Signaling devices–Couch vibrating 6 inch bells

This system is also in the hands of a collector

Kroger–same system as Newberry’s except with the use of flush mounted 350A horns

A&P–closed 1995, space was a Payless ShoeSource until 2019, which got an EST1 with EST branded 1400 “doorknob” smokes “Pre-Integrity” (792 horn/strobes) and conventional 270s–the majority of the system ended up at an electronics recycler (pulls were scrapped) when they went bankrupt and left; third and current tenant is an Ace Hardware with a Notifier NFS–3030 system that includes the System Sensor L series and NBG-12Ls and respective smokes in backrooms.

Panel–Fire-Lite non-code system

Initiating devices–Fire-Lite BG-5; Chemetron 500s in stockrooms

Signaling devices–Fire-Lite 350A (surface mounted)

This system was unfortunately scrapped–except for the panel and pull stations, which were donated to a fire museum in another metropolitan area.

Twin-screen movie theatre (closed in 2005–used as an indoor trampoline park–signals swapped out with Federal Signal 350B’s in red–original signals sent to a local hospital for spare components on their FA system; pulls replaced with Simplex 2099-9754’s–originals are at fire museum)

Panel–Simplex 4246-1 with march time master code generator; same Pyrotronics auxiliary relay cabinet

Initiating devices–Simplex 4250 break glass stations, Pyrotronics F3 detectors in projection , mechanical/electrical and storage rooms

Signaling devices–Simplex 4045 chimes

[MASS2475ADA (MASS ADA)]

I accidentally deleted the original but Here is my System.

Super Cool High School.
Built in 1977.

Original Alarms

Fire Lite BG6s and Simplex 4251-20s with Metal Handels.

Simplex 4050-80s with Simplex 4040s and Wheelock 7002Ts (In classrooms).

Fire Lite Panel.

Some Kind of Smoke Detector.

1984 Some Idiot purposely threw a Basketball at one of the 4050-80s in the Gym. Kid was suspended and the 4050-80 was replaced by a 2903 with a 2901-9838.

1988 All but 4 BG6s were “Upgraded” to BG-10s. Obviously this was a Mistake because those have issues.

1992 System Sensor MASS ADAs replaced the 4050-80s and the one 2903. Some 4050-80s remain, but inactive. The BG-10s were replaced with Edwards 270-SPOs.

2000 The Panel was Replaced by a Edwards Panel and Edwards Integrity Speaker Strobes were added which replaced many of the MASS ADAs.

2002 Most of the 7002Ts stopped working and were replaced. The rest still work.

2010 All But 2 Edwards 270-SPOs were Replaced with Edwards 278B-1120s.

2012 The Smoke Detectors were replaced with System Sensor i3s.

2018 1/2 of the MASSs stopped working and were replaced with Advance Speaker Strobes. 10 Still Remain and work.

2020 The 7002Ts were decommissioned and replaced with L Series Speaker Strobes.

2021 STI Stopper IIs were added on most of the Pull Stations.

2024 All the BG6s were Removed and Replaced with Edwards 278Bs. The MASSs were decommissioned and replaced with LED Genesis’s. Surprisingly the Simplex 4251-20s never got removed. Likely as a reminder of what the School Had.

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Fire Alarms at the Michael School:

Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9417/9418/9419 SmartSync Horn Strobes from 1999. The horn grille is smaller. Horn strobes are even located in bathrooms! These devices are located in the older sections of the building. This section was mostly renovated in 2000, however there are some unrenovated areas original to when the school was built in 1965. The QuickAlerts most likely replaced an old standard electric time system. There is 1 QuickAlert that has been replaced with a multi candela TrueAlert. About half of the QuickAlerts in the school are mounted on skirts, and this only applies to the 1965 section.

Simplex TrueAlert ES LED Horn Strobes 59AV-WRF and 59AV-WRFH. These horn strobes are located in the newer 2019 section of the building. There are remote strobes in the bathrooms in this section. All QuickAlerts that were originally in this section were removed from service. Most of the models were 4903-9417, but there were a couple that were the 9418s and a couple that were the 9419s.

Smokes are all addressable 4098s and pulls are 4099-9001 as well as 4099-9004. The entire system is set to code 3 and it sounds like the QuickAlerts and TrueAlert ES LEDs are fighting one another. It’s like Team QuickAlert vs Team TrueAlert ES LED. It’s always fun sitting in class during a fire drill because both models are incredibly loud.

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Fire Alarms in a Large Retirement Home with 100% Conventional Not SmartSync Simplex Fire Alarms, pull stations, detectors and panel!

Early 1990’s Fire Alarm signals:

Simplex 4903-9101
Simplex 4903-9105
Simplex 2901-9806
Simplex 2901-9838
Simplex 2901-9840
Simplex 2901-9846
Simplex 4901-9805
Simplex 4901-9817
Simplex 4903-9202
Simplex 4904-9112
Simplex 4904-9101
Simplex 4904-9105

Mid-Late 1990’s Fire Alarm Signals:

Simplex 4903-9219
Simplex 4903-9215
Simplex 4903-9217
Simplex 4903-9220
Simplex 4904-9137
Simplex 4904-9135
Simplex 4904-9136
Simplex 4904-9139
Simplex 4904-9142
Simplex 4904-9145

Late 1990’s-October 2000 Fire Alarm Signals:

Simplex 4903-9236
Simplex 4903-9237
Simplex 4903-9238
Simplex 4903-9239 (One has a 30CD strobe slapped onto the strobe base)
Simplex 4903-9240
Simplex 4904-9137
Simplex 4904-9135
Simplex 4904-9136
Simplex 4904-9139
Simplex 4904-9142
Simplex 4904-9145
Simplex 4901-9822

November 2000-Present Fire Alarm Signals:

Simplex 4903-9252
Simplex 4903-9253
Simplex 4903-9254
Simplex 4903-9255 (A few have 30 and 110CD strobes slapped onto strobe bases)
Simplex 4903-9256
Simplex 4904-9176
Simplex 4904-9174
Simplex 4904-9175
Simplex 4904-9178 (A few have 30 and 110CD strobes placed)
Simplex 4904-9180
Simplex 4904-9182
Simplex 4904-9183
Simplex 4904-9184
Simplex 4904-9185
Simplex 4901-9822

Simplex QuickAlerts/TrueAlerts (4 Wire Horn Strobes and Free Run remote strobes!):

Simplex 4903-9425
Simplex 4903-9426
Simplex 4903-9427
Simplex 4904-9168
Simplex 4904-9169
Simplex 4904-9170
Simplex 4901-9820

Pulls are all conventional 2099-9756 dual action T-Bars and 2098 Conventional Smoke Detectors. Panel is a Simplex 4004. All strobes flash until system reset because all devices are wired up as 4 wire. The system believe it or not does Code 3. There is also one random Space Age A32 120CD strobe plate with a silver plated mechanical horn on this system which is the Space Age equivalent to the 2901-9838. There’s also a 1st generation SpectrAlert Classic P24110 Horn Strobe. It is a screw mounting style and the strobe is fixed 110CD. Like the earliest Simplex QuickAlerts and some of the 4903s, this device is from 1999. There are also some ADA Wheelock RSSP strobe plates, which also replaced some old non-ada Simplex strobe plates. Some RSSPs are fixed candela, most are multi candela, but there is also one high candela unit

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Fire Alarms at the 49er Stadium (Oakley Park):

Simplex 4903-9357 speaker strobes (all mounted on skirts) are from 2000. 75CD speaker strobes.
Simplex 4903-9358 speaker strobes (all mounted on skirts) are from September 2000-2010’s. These are all 110CD speaker strobes.
Simplex 4903-9144 speaker strobes (all mounted on Simplex backboxes) are from October 1999-October 2000 and have a newer Simplex logo. These speaker strobes have 110CD strobes. The oldest 9144s here have a date code of JTW and the newest having a date code of JUW.
Simplex 4903-9142 speaker strobes (all installed on Simplex backboxes) are from July-October 1999. These have the newer Simplex logo and 30CD strobes.
Simplex 4903-9146 speaker strobe (there is only 1 of these speaker strobes throughout the entire stadium and it was located in a single person restroom). This speaker strobe has an older Simplex logo and is from May 1999 according to the ETW date code.
Simplex 4903-9149 speaker strobes (these are some of the newer 4903 speaker strobes used for this stadium). These have date codes of 2003-2022. These speaker strobes are 110CD.

All devices play a code 3 tone and default simplex message

[Sean]

Panel: Edwards 2280 first edition.
Horns: Edwards Adaptahorn 374A.
Bells: Potter PDC-12.
Pull stations: Edwards 270-SPO on the Exterior, Sentron 303(rebranded Mirtone 73307U).

Warnock Hersey thirty-minute fire rated doors throughout the building.

As my system would be updated:
Panel: EST3
Horn Strobes: SS-P2RK Two wire fire alarm device.
Pull stations: Edwards 275-SPO

Still keeping the Warnock Hersey Fire Rated Doors.

Thats my system!
(almost my schools first system)

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Fire Alarms in the Yorktown Mall:

Main Mall:

Conventional Horn Strobe System (Late 1990’s 4004 System, mixed codings, some horns sound in code 3, some in March time and some in continuous. All horn strobes are wired up as 4 wire, so strobes will continue to flash when the system is silenced)

Simplex 4903-9236 Horn/Strobes (15CD, Green Asterisk on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4903-9237 Horn/Strobes (30CD, Blue Circle on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4903-9238 Horn Strobes (110CD, Orange Triangle on Strobe reflector)
Simplex TrueAlert 4903-9426 Horn/Strobes (Free Run, 75CD)
Simplex TrueAlert 4903-9427 Horn Strobes (Free Run, 110CD)
System Sensor P2475 1st Generation SpectrAlert Classic Horn Strobe (Fixed 75CD strobe, screw mounting style)
Simplex 4904-9137 Remote Strobes (15CD, Green Asterisk on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4904-9135 Remote Strobes (30CD, Blue Circle on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4904-9136 Remote Strobes (110CD, Orange Triangle on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4904-9164 Remote Strobes (RARE, 110CD, Orange Triangle on Strobe reflector)
Simplex TrueAlert 4904-9168 Remote Strobes (Free Run, 15CD)
Simplex TrueAlert 4904-9169 Remote Strobes (Free Run, 75CD)
Simplex TrueAlert 4904-9170 Remote Strobes (Free Run, 110CD)
Simplex 4901-9822
Most of the horn strobes in the main hallways are set on Continuous, some on March Time most stores have the alarms coded by a NAC, but all unsynchronized strobes flash in continuous.

Addressable Voice Evacuation System (Simplex 4100ES Upgrade in 2016, speakers play a siren tone and default Simplex message)

Simplex 4903-9144 Speaker/Strobes (25V Speaker, 110CD Strobe represented by an orange triangle)
Simplex 4903-9149 Speaker/Strobes (Newer Version, 110CD Speaker/Strobe, strobe rating clearly indicated on strobe reflector)
Simplex 4903-9357 Speaker/Strobes (75CD Selectable, most don’t have the TrueAlert marking and are from the years of 2000-2001)
Simplex 4903-9358 Speaker/Strobes (110CD Selectable, most don’t have the TrueAlert marking and are from the years of 2000-2001)
Simplex 4906-9151 Speaker/Strobes (A few were installed as the panel upgrade took place). The 4903 speaker strobes look like the horn strobes, only they have a speaker instead of a horn.

Stores

Macy’s/Macy’s Furniture:
Store was built sometime in 1992, but alarms were added in 1999-2000
Simplex 4903-9236 Horn Strobes (15CD Green Asterisk, most of these are in the fitting room areas as they don’t need a very bright strobe)
Simplex 4903-9237 Horn Strobes (30CD Blue Circle, some were in fitting room areas and main areas)
Simplex 4903-9238 Horn Strobes (Most of the horn strobes were these and have the newer 1999 Simplex logo as well as an Orange Triangle on the strobe reflector to indicate the 110CD strobe)
Simplex 4903-9254 Horn Strobes (These replaced some of the 4903-9238s)
Simplex QuickAlert/TrueAlert 4903-9426 Horn Strobes (The QuickAlerts are on the second floor and are from 2000, strobes are set on Free Run 75CD and the TrueAlerts are on the third floor of the furniture section and are from 2008 as that was the renovated area)
Simplex QuickAlert/TrueAlert 4903-9427 Horn Strobes (The QuickAlerts are on the second floor and are from 2000, strobes are set on Free Run 110CD and the TrueAlerts on the third floor of the furniture section and alarms there are from 2008 as that’s a renovated area)
Simplex 4904-9137 Remote Strobes
Simplex 4904-9135 Remote Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert/TrueAlert 4904-9168 Remote Strobes (Free Run 15CD, QuickAlerts are from 2000 and TrueAlerts are from 2008)
Simplex QuickAlert/TrueAlert 4904-9169 Remote Strobes (Free Run 75CD, QuickAlerts are from 2000 and TrueAlerts are from 2008). The alarms in Macy’s are set to Code 3 by the FACP NAC.

Kohl’s:
Store was built in 2000
Simplex 4903-9237 Horn Strobes (Newer 9237s with a 30CD sticker)
Simplex 4903-9238 Horn Strobes (Newer 9238s with a 110CD sticker)
Simplex 4904-9135 Remote Strobes (Installed in all Bathrooms, has a 30CD sticker on the strobe reflector). Alarms are set to Code 3 by the FACP NACs.

Dick’s Sporting Goods:
Store was built in 2003
Simplex TrueAlert 4903-9425 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4903-9426 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4903-9427 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4904-9168 Remote Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4904-9169 Remote Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4904-9170 Remote Strobes
Alarms in Dick’s are set to a mixture of March Time and Code 3. Most sound in Code 3 though.

JCPenney:
Store was built in 2002 (System is not Simplex)
Edwards 757-7A-T Non Enhanced 15/75CD Horn Strobes
Edwards 757-3A-T Non Enhanced 30CD Horn Strobes
Edwards 757-8A-T Non Enhanced and Enhanced 110CD Horn Strobes
Edwards Genesis G1RF-HDVM Horn Strobes
Edwards Genesis G4AVRF LED Horn Strobes
Edwards 202-7A-T Non Enhanced and Enhanced 15/75CD Remote Strobes
Edwards 202-3A-T Non Enhanced 30CD Remote Strobes
Edwards 202-8A-T Non Enhanced 110CD Remote Strobes
Alarms sound in Code 3.

Nordstrom:
Store was built in 2009
Simplex 4906-9130 Horn Strobes, even in bathrooms
Alarms are in Code 3.

Old Navy:
Store was built in 1997-98 (AVs and VOs have colored shapes on the strobe reflector)
Simplex 4903-9219 Horn/Strobes (Newer 9219s with Green Asterisk on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4903-9215 Horn/Strobes (Newer 9215s with Blue Circle on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4903-9217 Horn/Strobes (Newer 9217s with Orange Triangle on Strobe reflector)
Simplex 4904-9137 Remote Strobes (Bathrooms, 15CD strobe Green Asterisk)
Alarms are coded to March Time by the FACP NACs, the horns are actually louder than the 1994-96 electromechanical horn strobes.

Best Buy:
Store was also built in 2000, just like Kohl’s
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9419 Horn Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9418 Horn Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9332 Remote Strobes
The devices don’t have the interesting grille style, but are still QuickAlerts whatsoever. Alarms sound in Code 3.

LL Bean:
Store was built sometime between 2019-2020
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9127 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9128 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9101 Remote Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9102 Remote Strobes
Alarms are set on Code 3.

Barnes & Noble (1999):

Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9418 Horn Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9331 Remote Strobes

All devices have the interesting grille style unlike Best Buy. Alarms sound in Code 3, once again.

Restaurants

Joker’s Bar & Grill:
Restaurant is from 1999
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9417 Horn Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9418 Horn Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9419 Horn Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9331 Remote Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9332 Remote Strobe

These QuickAlerts, unlike the ones in Best Buy have the Interesting Grille style where the horn is smaller on horn strobes and has bumps on the remote strobe where the horn would be. Some QuickAlerts are mounted on skirts. There are a couple fails in this restaurant. 1. One of the QuickAlerts is mounted crooked in the kitchen. 2. One of the QuickAlerts is cemented into the wall. Interestingly enough, most of the devices have a colored shape on the strobe reflector. The food and drinks here are amazing! People love it! The alarms are set on Code 3. There’s a pool table and arcade in the restaurant!

Karaoke Pub:
Restaurant is from the 1980’s, alarm signals added sometime in the 1990’s
Space Age A32+SH24D Horns (120CD strobe plates and naked Simplex 2901-9838 silver plated horns)
Simplex 4903-9219 Electromechanical Horn strobe
Simplex 4903-9215 Electromechanical Horn strobes (most signals are 9215s)
Simplex 4903-9217 Electromechanical Horn strobe
Wheelock Exceeder HSR Horn Strobe (Set on 110CD)
System Sensor P2R SpectrAlert Advance Horn Strobes (One’s set on 30CD and the other on 75CD)
Simplex 4904-9137 Remote Strobes (15CD, 60FPM)
Simplex 4904-9135 Remote Strobes (30CD, 60FPM)
Simplex 4904-9136 Remote Strobe (110CD, 60FPM)
Simplex 4904-9112 Remote Strobe (110CD, 24FPM)

The food here is pretty good! The fire alarms in this restaurant are actually incredibly loud as all mechanical horns are on continuous and the Exceeder and Advances are on High volume code 3! Ouch! The Space Age and Simplex devices are the most interesting, but are the most unpleasant interruption for the restaurant.

Kings Diner
Restaurant was built in the 1970’s, but most signals were added in the 2010’s with some older signals from 1999
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9127 Horn Strobes
Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9331 Remote Strobes (Bathrooms)
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9417 Horn Strobe (Kitchen)
People like all 3 meals offered at this restaurant. The breakfasts, lunches and dinners here are very nice and the ice cream for dessert is delicious! So many flavors and toppings! The alarms in here sound in Code 3 again.

Japanese Restaurant
This all you can eat Japanese restaurant is very new - built in 2022
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9127 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9101 Remote Strobes

Some of the best Japanese dishes out there! The alarms sound in Code 3 once again.

Fogo De Chao Steakhouse

Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9128 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9102 Remote Strobes

Gotta love this place! Alarms sound in Code 3 here too.

Other

Crowley Fitness Center (Right Next to the Karaoke Pub):

Simplex 4903-9238 Horn Strobes
Simplex 4903-9236 Horn Strobes
Simplex 4903-9254 Horn Strobes
Simplex 4903-9427 Horn Strobes
Simplex 4904-9137 Remote Strobes
Simplex 4904-9135 Remote Strobes
Simplex 4904-9136 Remote Strobes
Simplex 4904-9112 Remote Strobe

The alarms in here sound in Code 3

Apple Store (Current vs Former Fire Alarm Devices):

Current:
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9129 Horn Strobes
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9103 Remote Strobes

Former:
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9430 Horn Strobes (From 2000)
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9428 Horn Strobes (From 2000)
Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9342 Remote Strobes (From 2000)

Now note that the main areas of the mall look sort of similar to Cape Cod Mall; except the strobes are a lot brighter in a lot more areas.

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Fire Alarms at the Kingstown YMCA:

Each Gender will find:

1. 15 Simplex QuickAlert/TrueAlert 4903-9419 Horn Strobes (3 of them are QuickAlerts from the 17th-25th weeks of 2000 (1 was made on the 17th week, one on the 20th week and 1 on the 25th week), 8 are QuickAlerts from the 38th-41st weeks of 2000 (2 on the 38th week, 6 on the 41st week), and 4 are TrueAlerts from the 45th week of 2003). 8 of these horn strobes are mounted on skirts and they are all in the weight/cardio rooms and formerly the pool area until all 4 4903-9419 110CD QuickAlerts got replaced with 4906-9127 Multi CD TrueAlerts set on 110CD.
2. 2 Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9418 Horn Strobes (Both made on the 16th week of 2000)
3. 1 Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9417 Horn Strobe (Made on the 13th week of 2000). This horn strobe is actually in very bad condition. You can actually barely even see the strobe flashing. It’s super dim, about as dim as a Simplex 2903 or Wheelock 7002T. Also the horn is not as loud as it should be. There’s a bunch of humidity making the horn a lot quieter and raspier to the point where it sounds like ! This -9417 is having issues!
4. 7 Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9331 Remote Strobes (All made on the 37th-40th weeks of 2000). Both 4904-9331s in the renovated single person restrooms are in absolutely condition. The one in the fitness room is in okay condition, just a bit of paint on the sides. 2 of the 4904-9331s are mounted on skirts and those are in very good condition.
5. 2 Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9332 Remote Strobes (1 was made 15th week of 2000, the other on the 34th week of 2000). These ones are in good condition! One of them is mounted on a skirt.
6. 1 Simplex QuickAlert 4904-9333 Remote Strobe (Made on the 11th week of 2000). In fairly good condition, a little scuff on the strobe and little drip of paint.
7. 6 Simplex 4906-9127 Horn Strobes (Made sometime in the 2020-2024 and all replaced 4903-9419 QuickAlert Horn Strobes and therefore are all set to 110CD). The ones in the pool are mounted on skirts.
8. 1 Simplex 4906-9101 Remote Strobe (Made 2012, in a renovated locker room bathroom area on 15CD)
9. 4 Simplex 4906-9102 Remote Strobes (In men’s locker room, all set on a different candela setting from one another 1 of them is set on 15CD, 1 on 30CD, 1 on 75CD and 1 on 110CD. These alarms are in excellent shape. The one that was set on 15CD has a little mark on the strobe but is still in good shape.

System is believe it or not, conventional! The pull stations are 2099-9754 T-Bar pull stations. All horn strobes sound in Code 3, with most horn strobes being 110CD and most remote strobes being 15CD. There’s only 1 horn strobe in the men’s locker room, everything else is a remote strobe. The boy’s locker room has 2 horn strobes and 2 remote strobes. All horn strobes in the pool area have been replaced. The gymnasium has cages over all alarms and pull stations. All 4903-9419 horn strobes in weight rooms are mounted on skirts. The 4903-9419s in the yoga room are mounted on mirrors and not skirts. The 4903-9419s that were mounted on the skirts and mirrors are very clean, possibly the cleanest 9419s ever in the building; no paint, scuffs or scratches. The 4906-9127 replacement in the gym is also very clean. The strobe reflectors on all those devices are super shiny. Some of the skirts are not in the best shape, but the 4903-9419s, 4904-9331s and 4904-9332 on the skirts are in super good condition.

Date Code Pictures:

(Credits to mykitchendrawer). The 4906-9127 Horn Strobes each have a Date Code of 20 075, 22 155 and 24 161. The 4906-9101/9102 Strobes each have a Date Code of 12 177.

4903-9417 (Credits to Schultz Technology)

2nd Generation QuickAlert (2000)

4903-9418 (Credits to McSteel’s)

2nd Generation QuickAlert (2000)

4903-9419 (Credits to wiredbetter, prospector_harvey and gsmiller)

2nd Generation QuickAlert (2000)

3rd Generation QuickAlert (2000)

2nd Generation TrueAlert (2002-2003)

4906-9127 (Gym Replacement, Blue Circuit Board from 2022):

Credits to blaze.fire

4906-9127 (Pool Replacements, Green Circuit Board from 2020):

Credits to adamstang2005.

A 6th 4906-9127, just lost another 4903-9419 unfortunately malfunctioning in the gymnasium with a cage over it but this one is brand new because of it’s Simplex logo.

Credits to FireAlarm.com

4904-9331:

Credits to EverydayExitSign this is a 3rd Generation QuickAlert

4904-9332s:

Credits to RaccoonAlarms:

2nd Generation QuickAlert

Credits to jjinc24 Fire Alarm Store - Incendico LLC:

3rd Generation QuickAlert

4904-9333

Credits to Radwell; this is a 2nd Generation QuickAlert

4906-9101 (From 2012):

Credits to Buy Fire Alarm Parts.

4906-9102 (From 2012):

Credits to Buy Fire Alarm Parts.

Fire Alarms each gender would find before replacements:

Originally there were 21 Simplex 4903-9419 Horn/Strobes (6 of them got replaced with 4906-9127 Horn Strobes)
4 Simplex 4904-9332 Strobes (2 of them are gone prior to Locker Room renovation and 4906-9102s took their place)
10 Simplex 4904-9331 Strobes (3 are Gone prior to Locker Room Renovation; 4906-9101/9102 Strobes took their place)

Since this system is Conventional, the panel is a Simplex 4006! You thought it was going to be a 4010 or 4020, maybe 4008? Well this is a smaller facility, so they decided to install all conventional devices! No the pull stations are not 4099-9001 nor 9003, they are 2099s! The smokes are Conventional 4098s.

This YMCA has a Dover Impulse Elevator and they have American Standard fixtures from the early 2000’s in the bathrooms.

However the Dance Studio right next door to this YMCA does have a Simplex 4020, 4099-9003 and 4098 Addressable Smokes. The Dance Studio doesn’t have 4903-9417s or 4904-9333s. This Dance Studio next door has:

Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9418 (From 2000)
Simplex QuickAlert/Early TrueAlert 4903-9419 (From 2000-2001)
Simplex 4904-9331 (From 2001-2002)
Simplex 4904-9332 (From 2001-2002)
Simplex 4906-9127 (Replacements from 2010s-2020s)
Simplex 4904-9176 (From 2002)
Simplex 4904-9174 (From 2002)
Wheelock HSR (Surprise replacement from 2016)

Notes:

The 4904-9176/9174 strobes are set on SmartSync as all the other Simplex Strobes are SmartSync. The Wheelock Exceeder however its strobe actually syncs with the Simplex devices though the Horn doesn’t.

This building actually has an Otis Series 1 Elevator and has a mixture of Kohler and Crane Plumbing fixtures from the early 2000’s.

[NEOhistoryfan101]

Sts. Agatha & Andrew Catholic Parish

A fictional inner-city (same city as the previous posts) Roman Catholic parish established in the late 1800s; no FA systems until the 1950s. first church was a standard wood frame building used until 1912, when the present church was constructed in an Italianate style–it would be remodeled and expanded in 1948.
The frame building would be used as the first parish school until 1928, when the present one was built on the grounds of it–received matching additions in 1952. An Otis bottom drive traction elevator was installed in one of the additions (building is three floors).

The combined convent and rectory were constructed around 1954 to replace a four-square (standard inner-city residential housing stock) house built around 1897

Church: no FA system

Rectory and convent:

Panel–Edwards 1300 with march time master code

Initiating devices-- Edwards 227 pull stations at exits; 240 series heat sensors in all rooms except bathrooms

Signaling devices-- Edwards 18 chimes and 340T system trouble bell

The school did not get a fire alarm system until 1953–before the automatic one was installed, the only method of signaling was a pull rod, which would get an actuator switch.

The building has the same system as the rectory, but with 4-4-4-4 master code and 360 Adaptahorns (heat sensors are only in mechanical/boiler–FACP is located in that room–and storage rooms, as required by code).

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Fire Alarms in Edwards High School:
Panel is a Simplex 4120 voice-evacuation system, and is the original to when the school was built in 2002. All alarms are Simplex 4903-9150 speaker/strobes, even in restrooms. The exception of the larger rooms such as the gymnasium, cafeteria and auditorium, those have Simplex 4903-9149 speaker/strobes. The science classrooms and music band room have Simplex 4903-9148 speaker/strobes. The pull stations are Simplex 4099-9003 dual action T-Bars and detectors are Addressable Simplex TrueAlarms which are 4098-9714 heads on 4098-9792 bases. 4903-9149s, 4099-9003s and 4098-9714/9792s in the gymnasium have cages over them, while the cafeteria and auditorium don’t. Alarms play a code 3 tone. The voice message played is a very effective male voice message that sounds like this “Attention, may I have your attention please? There has been a fire emergency reported in the building. Please proceed to the nearest exit and leave the building. Do not use the elevators, I repeat do not use the elevators”

It’s quite interesting and rare to find 4903s on an Early 2000’s voice system.

The Elevator in this school is a Schindler and restroom fixtures are mostly Crane Plumbing, some American Standard and Kohler replacements take place.

EHS Badgers!

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Fire Alarms at Wayne High School:

Former system (1993-94):

Space Age A32+SH24D horn strobe combos (1993)
Simplex 4903-9105+2901-9838 horn strobe combos (1993)
Simplex 4903-9202 horn strobes (1994)
Simplex 4903-9219 horn strobes (1994)
Simplex 4903-9215 horn strobes (1994)
Simplex 4903-9217 horn strobes (1994)
Simplex 4903-9252 horn strobes (Replacements of 4903-9219 horn strobes)
Simplex 4903-9254 horn strobes (Replacements of 4903-9202/4903-9217 horn strobes)
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9427 horn strobes (Installed in the cafeteria, these are from 2000)
Simplex 4904-9137 remote strobes (bathrooms from 1994)
Wheelock MT-24-WM (Installed outside)
Wheelock MTWP-24MCWH-FR (Installed outside)
Simplex 2099-9756 conventional dual action T-Bar pull stations
Simplex 2098-9575 conventional smoke detectors as well as 4098-96XX models

The system originally did continuous; it was changed to Code 3 in 2012. Strobes still continued to flash until system reset and no sync strobes.

Upgraded system (Summer 2024):

System Sensor P2RLED Horn Strobes
System Sensor SRLED Horn Strobes
System Sensor P2GRKLED Weatherproof horn strobes

System is a brand new notifier filtered DC panel with System Sensor sync enabled. All strobes are synchronized and are on code 3. These strobes draw a lower current draw than the old Space Age/Simplex horn strobes. The strobes are set on sync and audible silence mode. Some of the strobes in the bathrooms are now set on 30CD unlike the 4904-9137s which are only 15CD. They still have the brighter strobes in the larger rooms, but all the horn strobes in classrooms and hallways are now set on 75CD. Most of the strobes in the hallways and classrooms were just 15CD when all the Simplex horn strobes were installed. So now there is more candela and lower current draw as opposed to less candela and higher current draw as it was before.

[AidanTheToiletElevat (AidanTheToiletElevatorFireAlarmFan)]

Fire Alarms in an old school built in 1921 that has been demolished in June 2024:

This school had a huge mixture of fire alarm signals, which have protected the school for many years. The brands were Simplex, Wheelock, Space Age and System Sensor

Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9417 horn strobes (From 1999-2000, installed in multiple different areas of the school, 15CD strobes, there were even these horn strobes in the bathrooms, so loud!)
Simplex QuickAlert 4903-9419 horn strobes (From 1999-2000, installed in the cafeteria and auditorium, 110CD strobes)
Simplex 2903-9101+2901-9806, 9833, 9838 horns (There were both 1st and 3rd generation models installed, installed during numerous years of the 1980’s)
Simplex 4903-9101+2901-9806, 9838 (Installed in 1990-1992)
Simplex TrueAlert 4906-9127 Horn Strobes (Replaced a few 4903-9417/9419 QuickAlerts)
Simplex 4903-9219 Horn Strobes (Also installed in numerous locations of the school installed in 1996)
Simplex 4903-9236 Horn Strobes (Installed in various locations of the school, has a green star on the strobe reflector to indicate 15CD installed in 1998)
Simplex 4903-9252 Horn Strobes (Replaced a few 4903-9219 and 4903-9236 horn strobes, most were in very good shape)
Simplex 4903-9254 Horn Strobes (Installed in cafeteria)
Simplex 4903-9255 Horn Strobes (Replaced the older strobe plates)
Simplex TrueAlert 4903-9425 Horn Strobes (Installed 2003 and later)
Simplex TrueAlert 4903-9427 Horn Strobes (Installed 2003 and later)
Simplex 4050-80+4051 (Old alarms from the 1970’s)
Simplex 4904-9137 remote strobe (Just one installed in 1997)
Wheelock 7002T-24 horn strobes (Installed in 1990-92)
Wheelock 34T-24 (These horns were even on top of Simplex 4903-9101 strobe plates as they were installed during the same years as the Wheelock 7002Ts)
Wheelock MT-24-LSM (Is in rough condition, unfortunately and is next to the front door and is near a Simplex QuickAlert, installed in 1996)
Wheelock RSS-241575W-FR (Fixed 15/75CD, installed in 1999)
System Sensor MASS241575ADA (Installed in 1997)
System Sensor P241575 (1st Generation screw style, fixed 15/75CD, installed 1999-2000)
System Sensor P2R SpectrAlert Advance Horn Strobe (Installed in 2011)
Space Age A32+SH24D (Later strobe plate with 120CD strobe installed 1993)
Space Age AV32+Faraday 6120 (Early strobe plate and light plates with red lenses installed late 80’s early 90’s)

They’ll be building a brand new building in this area.

[NEOhistoryfan101]

I honestly wish that particular school was preserved and renovated. it’s amazing that it lasted a little over a century. unfortunately, the new building will be be made of cheap-ass materials that will only last 25 years.