My previous schools mainly had a single type of fire alarm for the most part. Though my middle school had a single SpectrAlert classic horn near one of the doors that didn’t work, and my junior high school had a few Wheelock MIZ’s which also didn’t work.
Hmm…
An original SpectrAlert remote horn huh? Those are rare to find in actual systems from what I’ve seen (so are MIZs for that matter).
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The one other time I’ve seen an MIZ in person was when I was at a hotel many years ago, and coincidentally enough they also had Edwards Integrities, like what my junior high school had alongside the MIZ’s.
However the MIZ’s at the hotel had a strobe on the top and a horn on the bottom, instead of having the strobe on the side.
Interesting…not sure I’ve ever seen any MIZs in person myself to be honest.
That was likely an MIZ-24-HSW-VFR you saw (search for it online & you should find a few photos plus at least one video of it).
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I’m pretty sure it was that model, though I could have sworn it had the same strobe as the Edwards alarms, but that could just be my memories getting mixed up.
Here’s another video of the chaotic system
That is quite the chaotic system! Definitely unusual with that original SpectrAlert remote horn too! (since normally one would think that a horn/strobe would have been installed there instead)
The TrueAlert in the one room wouldn’t happen to be a remote horn as well, would it? (since I don’t think I saw a strobe flash at any point)
Metropolitan Community College: Building 23
Panel - Either a Notifier NFS-640 or NFS-3030
Annunciators - LCD-160s with ACS Button Panel and a remote microphone
NAs - System Sensor Spectralert Speaker Strobes, White, ALERT labeling, both ceiling mount and wall mount.
System is most likely a part of a network system, and I am guessing they use OnyxWorks to monitor the system. I am also thinking that it is integrated into the campus mass notification system, since the strobes are labeled ALERT
Just today (8 October 2024) we had our yearly fire drill (at work). Those TrueAlerts pack quite a punch, though I wish they were even louder.
Middle School:
Currently has 2 systems, not in sync. The entire building will be upgraded to the new panel (already servicing half of the building). and the old panel will be removed.
System 1 (New)
Panel
Edwards EST4 with voice evac.
Annunciator(s)
Edwards EST4 annunciator by the front door.
Detectors
Edwards SIGA-OSD detectors.
Pulls
Edwards SIGA-278 pull stations.
N/A’s
Edwards LED “ALERT” speaker strobes.
System 2 (Old)
Panel
Notifier NFS2-640.
Annunciator(s)
2 Notifier FDU-80’s, one by the main entrance, and one in the office.
Detectors
Notifier FSP-851’s/951’s (replacing the many that have caused false alarms)
Pulls
Notifier NBG-12LX’s
N/A’s
SpectrAlert Advance & L-Series (replacing a few advances that have failed)
Future High School
1 networked system, consisting of 2 EST3 panels with voice evac
Panel(s)
2 EST3 panels
Annunciator(s)
2 EST3-ANN annunciators (that I know of), one by the front entrance, and one by the back entrance.
Detectors
Edwards SIGA-OSD detectors
Pulls
EST SIGA-278 pull stations, under alarmed Stopper II covers.
N/A’s
EST Genesis “ALERT” speaker strobes, and remote speakers.