This became a trend for newly built schools in my district.
any photos, videos, and audio recordings taken on the property during school hours are the property of the school, and must only be shared with consent from the subject(s) of the photos/recordings, and the school’s staff.
That’s weird. Never heard of this rule.
I doubt it’s legally enforceable, but I’m not about to go testing that.
It’s Just A 2901-9838
I have a new place of work and I am a lifeguard. I’m not going to name names though but I can give a general idea. It is a year-round, 45,000+ sq ft indoor water park with 3 slides, a lazy river, etc. I don’t know the model of the panel but here’s about what I know
NA’s: Simplex 4906-9251’s in the waterpark area
In the hotel area System Sensor P2WL’s, Simplex 4903-9150 Strobe with Speakers
IA’s: Simplex 4098-9714 TrueAlarm detectors throughout, T-bars
Waterpark seems to be built in a 2000s and looks pretty old, built in the 70s-80s
P2WLs combined with speakers? Or are they SWL/SPSWLs?
My school has Simplex TrueAlert horn strobes and TrueAlert remote strobes inside the main building (plus one outside the building), a TrueAlert remote horn on the back of the gym building, which has Simplex 4903-9219 horn strobes, same for the inside of the band building, with the outside having a Wheelock MT remote horn on the right side, Wheelock MT horn strobes on the front and back, and a Wheelock NS on the left side.
The school I work at was built with/ Simplex system, the last building that was built w/ Simplex was in the late 90’s, as first buildings built w/ Wheelock devices were finished in the late 90’s/early 2000’s, as the entire district switched from using Simplex systems and devices to Wheelock/Notifier. School now uses a Gamewell panel, with some original original Simplex strobes, horns, and pulls that haven’t been replaced in prior remodels tied into new system. Based on new System Sensor L-Series Voice Evac System being installed in new Aquatics Center, and building renovations set to start over summer in a couple buildings, I have a suspicion notification devices across the entire campus could be poised to be replaced with System Sensor Voice Evac devices. All of the campus with the current system is set to continuous with the exception of some of the buildings retrofitted with Wheelock Exceeders and the new Aquatics Center with voice evac.
Main Office/Administration/Library (formerly the 100 building before newer 100 Building was built in early 2000’s):
Simplex 4904-9101 Remote Strobes
2 Simplex 2901-9839 Horns With 4903-9101 Strobe and Plate
1 Simplex 2902-9732 Horn With 4903-9101 Strobe and Plate, which replaced dead 2901-9839 Horn
Indoor System Sensor HRK Horn in the library which replaced a dead Simplex 2901-9845 Horn (not sure why a horn instead of a horn and strobe was installed)
Simplex 4251-20 Pull Station
RMS-1T Pull Station (additional pull stations added where none were previously when Notifier system installed)
Notifier NP-100 Smokes (most likely replacing Simplex smokes)
Notifier FSP-951 Smoke (likely replaced defective NP-100)
Gym/Locker Rooms/Weight Room:
Simplex 4904-9101 Remote Strobes (ceiling mounted in restrooms, wall mounted in rest of building)
Simplex 2901-9002 Bell With 4903-9101 Strobe and Plate, with one horizontally mounted
Simplex 2901-9839 Horn With 4903-9101 Strobe and Plate
Simplex 4251-20 Pull Station
100 Building:
Wheelock AS Horn Strobe
Wheelock AHR Horn
Wheelock RSS Ceiling Mount Remote Strobe (only white strobes that I know of on campus)
Wheelock RSS Remote Strobe
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Smokes
Grinnell RMS-1T Pull Station
200 Building:
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Wheelock HSRC Ceiling Mount Horn Strobes
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
300 Building (building retrofitted in late 2000’s, likely previously had Simplex devices):
Wheelock AS Horn Strobe
Wheelock HSRC Ceiling Mount Horn Strobes
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
101-1108 Locker Building and Restrooms
Wheelock STRC Remote Ceiling Strobe
Wheelock ELSTRC Eaton Eluxa Ceiling Mount Strobe (Replaced dead Exceder)
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
400 Building (building retrofitted in early 2010’s, likely previously had Simplex devices):
Wheelock HSRC Ceiling Mount Horn Strobes
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
500 Building/PAC (building retrofitted in early 2010’s, likely previously had Simplex devices):
Wheelock HSR Horn Strobe
Wheelock HSRC Ceiling Mount Horn Strobes
Wheelock STR Remote Strobe
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
Gamewell branded BG-12 Pull Stations
600 Building:
Wheelock HSR Horn Strobe
Wheelock HSRC Ceiling Mount Horn Strobes
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
Gym/Locker Rooms/Weight Room (700 Building):
Simplex 4904-9101 Remote Strobes
Simplex 2901-9839 Horn With 4903-9101 Strobe and Plate
Wheelock HSR Horn Strobe (added as part of weight room remodel)
Simplex 4251-20 Pull Station
800 Building (last building built with Simplex devices):
Simplex 4903-9219 Horn Strobes (in Hallways)
Simplex 4904-9176 Remote Strobes (in Bathrooms)
Simplex 2901-9836 Mini Horns (in classrooms, slight suspicion classrooms at one point may have had 4903-9219 horn strobes but were replaced with the mini horns based off of white backplate)
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
System Sensor HRK Outdoor Horn (only one singular one, likely replacing dead AHWP Horn)
Simplex 4251-20 Pull Station
Simplex Rebranded Silent Knight SD505-APS-RC Smokes
1933-2693 Locker Building and Restrooms
Simplex 4903-9219 Horn Strobes (Horn Strobes in bathrooms despite the fact speaker strobes should be used)
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
900 Building (first building built on campus with Wheelock devices):
Wheelock RSS Vertical Remote Strobes
Wheelock MIZ Mini Horns (often placed directly above RSS strobes)
Wheelock MT Outdoor Horn
System Sensor HRK Outdoor Horn (only one singular one, likely replacing dead MT Horn)
System Sensor Spectralert Advance Remote Strobe (only one singular one, replacing dead RSS strobe)
Grinnell RMS-1T Pull Stations
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
1000 Building:
Wheelock HSR Horn Strobe
Wheelock RSS Remote Strobe (building was built right when Exceeders were first released, remote strobes (STRs) were not available yet)
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier BG-12 Pull Stations
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
1100 Building (Agricultural and Technical Career Department):
Wheelock HSR Horn Strobe
Wheelock STR Remote Strobe
Wheelock ASWP Outdoor Horn Strobe
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier BG-12 Pull Stations
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
Practice Gym (1200 Building):
Wheelock HSR Horn Strobe
Wheelock STR Remote Strobe
Wheelock AH-24WP-R Outdoor Horn
Notifier BG-12 Pull Stations
Notifier NP-100 Smokes
New Aquatics Center:
System Sensor L-Series LED Outdoor Speaker Strobes
System Sensor L-Series LED Indoor Wall Speaker Strobes
System Sensor L-Series LED Indoor Ceiling Speaker Strobes
Notifier FSP-951 Smoke
Notifier BG-12 Pull Stations
And as a bonus, the district office across the street has Simplex 4251-20 Pulls, a handful of Simplex 4901 9816 horns in the hallways, horizontally mounted Simplex 4904-9101 Remote Strobes in the bathrooms, and Simplex Rebranded Silent Knight SD505-APS-RC Smokes:
They are just horn strobes
So these are the systems on my college campus. Everything is addressable Notifier, but pretty much each building has a different setup in it. You can definitekly tell what was from what era of the campus as many systems are similar. I’m not sure exactly what the panels are in each building as they’re not visible (except for a small few), some are obvious and most aren’t so if I don’t know what the panel is I’ll either say ONYX series or AFP series correlating with what I believe the panel is. First will be general buildings, followed by academic/instructional buildings, and then residence halls. Buildings that I have not been in will not be included.
General Buildings
Welcome Center
Panel: ONYX Series
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s
AVs: Gentex SSPK24 Series speaker/strobes and Commander 3 strobes
Student Union
Panel: ONYX Series
Pulls: NBG12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s and one FSP-951
AVs:
Indoor - L-Series speaker/strobes, speakers, and strobes
Outdoor - Advance series speaker/strobes
Chapel
Panel: AFP Series
Pulls: BGX-101Ls
Detectors: None
AVs: Wheelock MT4-24-LSMs and one Gentex GXS
Athletics Center
Panel: ONYX Series (Replaced AFP Series, can’t tell which one since it’s in the old cabinet)
Pulls: BGX-101Ls
Detectors: SDX-551s
AVs: Wheelock MT4-24-LSMs
Fitness Center
Panel: ONYX Series
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-951s and FST-951s
AVs: Gentex SSPK24 series speaker/strobes (Both wall and ceining mount) and Commander 3 strobes
Parking Garage
Panel: ONYX Series
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: What I believe are Fenwal heat detectors
AVs: Advance series horn/strobes and one L-series horn/strobe
Academic Advising Offices/Health Services (Separate buildings but same setup)
Panel: ONYX Series
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s
AVs: Gentex Commander 2/3 horn/strobes and strobes
Academic/Instructional Buildings
College of Aviation
Panel: AFP Series
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s (Pre-Honeywell)
Detectors: FSP-751s and FSP-851s
AVs: Gentex Commander 2 horn/strobes and strobes (first gen)
College of Business/Flight Ops/Aviation Maintenance (Separate buildings, same setup)
Panel: ONYX Series
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s
AVs: Gentex Commander 2/3 horn/strobes and strobes
College of Arts & Sciences
*Panel:*ONYX Series
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s
AVs: Advance Series speaker/strobes and strobes
Flight Sim Building
Panel: ONYX Series (Replaced AFP Series, can’t tell as it’s in the old cabinet)
Pulls: BGX-101Ls
Detectors: SDX-551s and FDX-551s
AVs: Wheelock MT horns, RS strobes, and one ZRS
Instructional Center
Panel: AFP Series
Pulls: BGX-101Ls
Detectors: SDX-551s and one FSP-851
AVs: Wheelock MT4-24-LSMs
Residence Halls
Residence Hall 1
Panel: NFS2-3030
Common Areas
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s
AVs: Advance Series speaker/strobes and strobes (Both indoor and outdoor)
Units
Detectors: FSP-951s (oddly, in both common rooms and bedrooms) on B200S sounder bases (unknown if they’re low frequency or not as this building was built before the requirement)
AVs: B200S sounder bases (Local) and Advance Series speakers (full alarm)
Residence Hall 2
Panel: NFS2-3030
Common Areas
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s and FST-851s
AVs:
Indoor - L-Series speaker/strobes and strobes
Outdoor - Advance Series speaker/strobes
Units
Detectors: FSP-851s (in bedrooms) and FCO-951s (in common rooms) on B200S-LF sounder bases
AVs: B200S-LFs (Local) and L-Series speakers (full alarm)
Residence Hall 3
Panel: NFS2-3030
Common Areas
Pulls: NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: FSP-851s
AVs: L-Series speaker/strobes and strobes
Units
Detectors: FSP-951s on both standard bases and B200S-LF sounder bases
AVs: B200S-LFs (Local) and L-Series speaker/strobes and speakers (full alarm)
Oldest Residence Hall
Panel: AFP Series
Common Areas
Pulls: BGX-101Ls
Detectors: CPX-551s
AVs: Wheelock MT4-24-LSMs
Units
Detectors: CPX-551s or FSP-951s on B501BH sounder bases
AVs: B501BH sounder bases
Student Village (4 residence halls connected into one building)
Panel: AFP Series
Common Areas
Pulls: BGX-101Ls and NBG-12LX’s
Detectors: SDX-551s, FSP-851s, and FSP-951s
AVs:
Indoor - Gentex SHGs, GXS’s, and Commander 2/3s
Outdoor - Gentex Commander 2s and one Advance Series horn/strobe
Units
Detectors: SDX-551s or FSP-851s on B401BH sounder bases
AVs: B401BH sounder bases
I was driving by this building today, and I saw the Johnson Controls car in the parking lot. They must’ve been doing their summer inspections.
Hospital #1 (location undisclosed) - I was promoted a little over a month ago at a company I work for, and part of my new job involves traveling to various sites throughout the network. In the interest of privacy, I have gone through and deleted past posts. Starting from here, I will be revising my past locations since I have learned new information about each place’s system over time, in addition to posting new locations.
Annunciators/panels:
<At least one Simplex 4120 unit, but there are other Simplex panels located throughout the hospital given its size, most likely a mix of 2120s and 4100s.
Detectors:
<A mix of Simplex 4098 series (TrueAlarm) photoelectric units throughout the building, including 4098-9784 units and 2908-9201 units, the latter of which can be found in older parts.
<Gentex 9003 series photoelectric detectors in elevator areas.
Pull stations:
<A mix of Simplex 2099 series t-bars throughout the building and spanning several years as they replaced older units or were added to building expansions.
<One Simplex 4251-21L t-bar left over from an older system!
Notification appliances:
<Simplex 4903 and 4906 series (TrueAlert; red and white) speaker/strobes and strobes throughout the building.
<Simplex 4906-9204 strobes.
<Simplex 4903 series horizontal speaker/strobes in older sections.
<Simplex LifeAlarm speakers on 4903-9105 strobe plates in older sections.
<Simplex 4903 series speakers on 4903-9105 strobe plates in older sections.
<One Wheelock MT-24MCW-FR horn/strobe outside a basement room with a fire suppression system.
<One Wheelock ET90 series speaker/strobe in a dining area.
<At least one Veeder-Root overfill alarm outside.
Clinic #1 (location undisclosed)
Annunciators/panels:
<One Honeywell S3 series unit.
Detectors:
<Apollo optical smoke detectors (model unknown) throughout the building.
<Gentex 9000/9003 series photoelectric units in elevator areas.
Pull stations:
<Gamewell M46 series (Century) pull stations behind STI Stopper II covers throughout the building.
Notification appliances:
<Wheelock AS horn/strobes throughout the building.
<Wheelock RSS strobes throughout the building.
Administration Building #1 (location undisclosed) - The units described below are no longer intact since this building was remodeled and repurposed for another use.
Annunciators/panels:
<The original panel was most likely an Autocall unit judging by the surviving devices. It wasn’t known if the unit was still intact.
<The last panel in service was an ADT Unimode unit (model unknown).
Detectors:
<ADT-branded SK-Heat series heat detectors throughout the building.
<Gentex 9000/9003 series photoelectric units in elevator areas.
<ADT beam detectors in large storage rooms (model unknown).
Pull stations:
<The original devices were most likely Autocall Type FNC units; the mounting boxes were left over albeit unused, and there was a surviving pull station near the main entrance, but it was painted over and presumably disconnected.
<The last devices in service were ADT-branded NBG-12LX units throughout the building.
Notification appliances:
<The original signals were Autocall 123-S horns along with rebranded Faraday 128-U horns; most of these were left intact albeit disconnected and painted over when the next system was installed.
<In a garage near the main entrance, there was a 6" bell next to an 8-10" bell, the latter of which had a metal guard around the gong. There was also a painted-over 12-15" bell near those two bells; the models of all three were unknown, but were presumably Autocall units.
<The last operating signals prior to the remodeling were SpectrAlert Advance horn/strobes and strobes (wall and ceiling-mount) throughout the building, plus one weatherproof Advance horn/strobe outside.
Other:
<Edwards 340 Adaptabels used as doorbells for the large storage rooms.
<One Edwards 740 bell used as a doorbell near the main entrance.
<Older Alarm Lock 11A exit alarms used at fire exits.
Hospital #2 (location undisclosed)
Annunciators/panels:
<The first system installed here was a National Time & Signal Corporation (Natsco) model, likely in the 2000 or early 7000 series.
<After expansions, the Natsco system was replaced by a Cerberus Pyrotronics system, consisting of at least two MXL units scattered throughout the building. Both still exist albeit decommissioned, but at least one may be used for a branded power extender box in the current system below.
<After more expansions, the current system consists of a Simplex 4007ES/Foundation series unit (likely set to temporal) in the parking garage plus Simplex 4100ES and 4100U units. The 4100U and 4100ES units are tied into the public address system; for normal announcements, they occasionally start with a brief 500hz tone, then a chime tone, then the formal announcement. When in alarm, a “Code Red” message plays thrice followed by the chime tone coded to temporal until the system is audibly silenced.
Detectors:
<It isn’t known what the previous two systems used for detectors.
<The current system uses Simplex 4098 series (TrueAlarm) units along with Notifier FSP-200 beam detectors.
Pull stations:
<The original system likely used Natsco Type 641 units judging by metal plates where they used to be.
<The Cerberus Pyrotronics system likely used MS series units to replace the 641s; none of these exist anymore.
<The current Simplex system uses 2099-9754 t-bars along with 2099-9799 t-bars, the latter of which have missing glass in some places! The parking garage uses 4099 series t-bars.
Notification appliances:
<The original Natsco system still has recessed grilles intact with the mounts for the old devices, but the devices themselves are long gone. Presumably, they were bells, chimes or horns.
<The Cerberus Pyrotronics system likely had horn/strobes or speaker/strobes, but they’re all long gone.
<The current Simplex system consists of 4096 series (TrueAlert) speaker/strobes and strobes (red and white, wall and ceiling-mount) in the main building with TrueAlert ES horn/strobes in the parking garage. Outside, there is a Potter 6" bell for the sprinkler system and a Wheelock AS horn/strobe near it.
Other:
<Two units contain Amseco Select-A-Horn/strobes (SL24C; white with amber strobe) paired with Wheelock Exula low-frequency horn/strobes (white with blue LED), the latter of which have Securitas Healthcare modules.
This is from an already existing post. I’m just putting this here separately for my linking and quoting purposes.
As I was walking up to the front door of my school today, I could hear a beeping sound. Once I walked in the door, I realized it was the annunciator, and the system was in trouble. At the same time I passed by the annunciator, one of the assistant principals walked over and acknowledged it. I’m not sure what caused it, but it was gone within a few hours, and they are fixing a few things around the building, so it was probably related to that.
Clinic #2 (location undisclosed)
Annunciators/panels:
<Unknown, presumably Faraday
Detectors:
<Unknown, presumably Faraday
Pull stations:
<Faraday RMS-1T units
Notification appliances:
<Faraday U-MMT horn/strobes
<Faraday U-MCS strobes
<One Faraday U-HNH horn/strobe outside, used as a sprinkler alarm
Administrative Building #2 (location undisclosed)
Annunciators/panels:
<At least one FCI zone annunciator (model unknown)
<Panel unknown, but presumably one or more Johnson Controls-distributed Simplex 4010ES/4100ES units
Detectors:
<Gentex 9000/9003 series photoelectric units in elevator areas
Pull stations:
<Johnson Controls-branded NBG-12 units
Notification appliances:
<Atlas Soundlier speakers (tan, square) throughout the building
<One 10" sprinkler bell near an exterior entrance (make/model unknown)
