In this post, I will be going over the fire alarm systems at every school in my district. I have done this before, but I did not go over them very well and there are some new schools now. I will only cover the current systems as it would take too long to cover system history.
Lakewood Elementary: (Opened in 2023)
Panel: Autocall 4100ES with voice evac
Notification Appliances: Autocall TrueAlert SmartSync speaker/strobes and SmartSync remote strobes (in some of the smaller restrooms)
Pull Stations: Autocall A4099-9004 addressable pull stations (same as Simplex 4099-9004)
Detectors: Autocall Addressable TrueAlarm smoke detectors
Red Trail Elementary: (Opened in 2014)
Panel: Siemens FireFinder XLS
Notification Appliances: Siemens zh-mc-r horn/strobes and zr-mc-r remote strobes
Pull Stations: Siemens HMS-D Addressable pull stations
Detectors: Siemens OP921 addressable smoke detectors
Fort Lincoln Elementary: (Opened in 1995)
Panel: Simplex 4007ES
Notification Appliances: Simplex 2901-9838 horns on 4903-9105 strobe plates in the main building and SmartSync TrueAlert horn/strobes in the portables
Pull Stations: Simplex 4099-9006 addressable pull stations
Detectors: Simplex Addressable TrueAlarm smoke detectors and TrueAlarm heat detectors (weird because the building is sprinklered)
Lewis and Clark Elementary: (Opened in the 60’s or 70’s)
Panel: Simplex 4007ES
Notification Appliances: Simplex TrueAlertES horn/strobes and remote strobes
Pull Stations: Simplex 4099-9006 Addressable pull stations
Detectors: Simplex TrueAlarm Addressable smoke detectors and Addressable heat detectors
Roosevelt Elementary: (Opened in the 60’s or 70’s)
Panel: Simplex 4007ES
Notification Appliances: Simplex TrueAlertES horn/strobes and remote strobes
Pull Stations: Simplex 4099-9006 Addressable pull stations
Detectors: Simplex TrueAlarm Addressable smoke detectors and Addressable heat detectors
Custer Elementary: (Opened in the 60’s or 70’s)
Panel: Simplex 4007ES
Notification Appliances: Simplex TrueAlertES horn/strobes and remote strobes
Pull Stations: Simplex 4099-9006 Addressable pull stations
Detectors: Simplex TrueAlarm Addressable smoke detectors and Addressable heat detectors
Mary Stark Elementary: (Opened in the 60’s or 70’s)
Panel: Simplex 4007ES
Notification Appliances: Simplex TrueAlertES horn/strobes and remote strobes
Pull Stations: Simplex 4099-9006 Addressable pull stations
Detectors: Simplex TrueAlarm Addressable smoke detectors and Addressable heat detectors
Mandan Middle School: (Opened in 2008 and expanded in 2009 and 2018)
Panel: Simplex 4100U with voice evac (possibly upgraded to a 4100ES but I have no way of knowing)
Notification Appliances: Simplex TrueAlert SmartSync speaker/strobes and remote strobes (there are also some SmartSync TrueAlert horn/strobes in some outdoor areas)
Pull Stations: mostly Simplex 4099-9001 pull stations but there are some 4099-9004 pull stations in the additions
Detectors: Simplex TrueAlarm Addressable smoke detectors
(New!) Mandan High School: (Opened in 2024)
Panel: Siemens Cerberus PRO Modular with voice evac
Notification Appliances: Siemens SLSPSWW-F, SL2SPSWW-F, SC-SS-WW-F and SLSPCW-F Speaker/strobes and Siemens SLSWW-F and SL2SWW-F remote strobes
Pull Stations: Siemens XMS-S Addressable pull stations
Detectors: Siemens OP921 Addressable smoke detectors
UPDATE: We were touring the new school today and the fire alarm went off not once, but twice- for a few minutes each. Apparently, they were doing the final checks on the system before school starts. It appears that the system uses the standard Siemens voice evac message with the typical 900hz temporal-3 tone and the standard female message.