I’ve never heard an est message that says this.
If you can’t hear it, it says “Attention, Attention, There has been an emergency reported in the building. While this report is being verified, please leave the building immediately using marked stairways and exits. Do not use elevators, repeat, do not use elevators.”
I haven’t either, but that’s actually a combination of several Edwards/EST male messages, though as far as any of us know it is indeed unique to that particular system & thus is “rare”. I also find it odd that there’s a constantly-sounding whoop tone as well as why such a place would want a custom message when any of the standard male messages should be fine.
It looks like it’s in Las Vegas, and they have very strict fire codes and such after some fatal hotel fires. Plus many of those casinos are massive, I’m not surprised some would have custom messages and what not.
One would think it’s Las Vegas given the slot machines & such, but according to the original uploader the video was taken at the Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in Highland, California.
We here in Nevada have some of the strictest fire codes 
A lot of the voice evacuation ones in Las Vegas would say “May I have your attention, the alarm you just heard is part of the hotel’s early alert system. The reason for the alarm is now being investigated, we will keep you advised. Thank you.” Although I’m sure Luxor and Treasure Island just use the same system.
Probably something to do with it not being synchronized between panels… here’s a similar video of a Simplex system at a Las Vegas casino.
Yeah: that seems to be a pretty common message in Las Vegas, not sure why though (unless it has something to do with their previously-mentioned regulations). Treasure Island & The Luxor had the same message at one time, but some years back when The Luxor’s system got an upgrade (IRC-3 to EST3) the message was replaced (same script, different voice actor).
Maybe, but just the same unlike that video example it seems to never stop, implying that it was intentionally set up to repeat indefinitely (for whatever reason).
The IRC-3 had voice evac capabilities?
Why yes (with the optional FCCA module at least): there’s even an entire section in a video called “IRC-3 Operation & Service” that covers talking over the speakers in an IRC-3 system using the panel’s microphone:
irc3 20 - YouTube
That’s what I thought it was used for lol. I’ve only come across one IRC panel, and it was being used as voice evac for this government housing building we used to do.
Our government housing buildings were wierd. They all started off with Edwards 6500s, and then 6700s as well, some with Mirtone instead. Many were set so they had Bells and then a paging system to let residents know where the fire was. Some were kept the same and just replaced with Mircom FA-1000s and then a Mircom Voice EVAC panel or similar, others were upgraded to a 100% voice system, or voice and mini horns.
Because there was one large EST distributor (SAFE Electronics, Inc. - now part of ADT Commercial) that liked to use this message.
Really? How’d you find that out?
A case study on SAFE Electronics’ now-defunct website mentioned a casino.
You mean this? (even though it doesn’t say anything about the message anywhere, & somewhat even odder claims that The Luxor’s always had an EST3 even though it started out with an IRC-3):
2007 is referring to the EST3 installation.
The reason why the message in question is associated with SAFE Electronics is because every use of that message I’ve found is in the Las Vegas area.
It lists 1993 as well though, the date of The Luxor’s opening: as for 2007, I don’t know when exactly the EST3 replaced the building’s original IRC-3 FACP, but videos up until 2021 show the system with its original message, implying that the EST3 wasn’t put in place until then or sometime before then (or at least the message wasn’t until then: who knows honestly).
Just because a large number of buildings in the Las Vegas area use that message doesn’t mean that SAFE Electronics, Inc. is the reason for it: anyone else involved with their construction could have proposed using it.
It’s more than likely that the 2021 upgrade was replacing the EST3 with an EST4. (in the recent videos, the initiating devices were also replaced.)
The IRC-3 had different tones - here’s a video of that system.
Oh, huh. How do you know an EST4 is there now & when do you suppose the upgrade to the EST3 was done? (aside from 2007 as SAFE Electronics, Inc.'s former website says, even though the video you linked is from 2009)
Heck why was the message replaced if the system’s original message was carried over from the IRC-3?
All this is my informed guess given that the message was re-recorded in 2021 so the panel was probably replaced at that time. The IRC-3 video may have been uploaded later than it was taken as 2007 was likely when the EST3 was put in.
The reason why SAFE wanted to re-record their standard message is because they wanted to be able to use it in more types of buildings - new one says “building” instead of “hotel”. (Also, these properties have many areas other than the hotel - e.g. casino floor, retail, etc.)
