signals to fire department - cfaa · for “central stations” to provide signals to fire...

Ark Tsisserev, P. Eng

Principal, Stantec consulting,

Vancouver

Signals to Fire Department

WHAT?

WHY?

HOW?

CFAA Technical Seminar

October 13, 2010

This seminar covers application and installation requirements for “Central Stations.”

It also deals with the acceptance criteria for “Central Stations” to provide signals to fire department.

Brief Summary


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Central Station is an assembly of

interconnected pieces of equipment

designed and installed to transmit,

receive and monitor a signal from a fire

alarm system.

Central Station


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Components of a Typical Fire Alarm System


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Fire alarm initiating devices (input)

Control and processing equipment (interface)

Signal devices (output)

Smoke detector CPU audible signal device

Heat detector Visual signage device

Manual station Annunciator Voice communication device

Water flow device

CACF

Ancillary devices:

(elevator homing;

door hold open devices; electromagnetic locks; smoke control equipment, smoke venting equipment)

Signal to fire department

Flow chart to be added


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General

Electrical supervision of the wiring shall be provided to the following:

Manual Stations;

Fire Detectors;

Water flow devices for water based fire protection systems;

National Building Code of Canada required supervisory devices for water based fire protection systems;

Audible signal devices;

Visible signal devices;

Voice communication equipment;

Emergency telephone handsets;

Primary power supplies and emergency power supplies;

Power supplied to field devices;

Annunciators;

Display and control centre at the central alarm and control facility; and

Common fault indication from the engine driven generator, as required by

Clause 3.2.4.2.

Electrical SupervisionRequired by ULC S524


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Article 3.2.4.7. of the NBCC mandates that the fire department must be notified upon:

1. Initiation of the 1st stage (alert signal) in a 2 stage fire alarm system

2. Activation of a water flow-indicating device of a fire alarm system

3. Activation of any fire alarm initiating device of a single stage fire alarm system installed in a building of assembly occupancy with an occupant load exceeding 300.


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NBCC also requires that any abnormal supervisory condition

of the sprinkler system (connected to a building fire alarm

system) must be transmitted to a fire signal receiving centre

(to a central station)

Sentence 3.2.4.7. (4) of the NBCC states that notification of

the fire department must be provided via a Fire Signal

Receiving Centre that conforms to CAN/ULC-S561, standard

for “Installation and Services for Fire Signal Receiving

Centres and Systems”

Connection of a fire alarm systemto a central station


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Installation by

an electrical contractor

Installation by a Listed Central

station (“shared service” installation, or “full service”)

FAS

CPUTransmitter Communication

system

Protective receiving

centre/monitoring station

“Full service” central station (installation and monitoring) conforming to ULC S561 and listed by the ULC in accordance with ULC certificate “central station” Fire Protective Signaling service”


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City of Vancouver acceptance

Criteria of central stations


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BULLETIN 2000-019-EL January 28, 2000

(Revised: May 2008)

ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA FOR CENTRAL STATIONS

Clause 3.2.4.7.(4)(a) of Division B of the City of Vancouver Building By-law requires that signals to the Fire Department

be provided by way of independent central stations conforming to CAN/UL-S561, “Installation and Service for

Fire Signal Receiving Centers and Systems”.

The following acceptance criteria have been developed by the City of Vancouver for central stations that are intended

to provide services in conformance with Clause 3.2.4.7.(4)(a) of the Vancouver Building By-law:

1. Current ULC listing under the Certificate Service, “Central Station Fire Protective Signaling Systems

(3821RO)”;

2. Proof of qualification of the technical personnel operating the central station (training courses, relevant

certificates, etc.), and

3. Indication of the type of communication channels utilized between each of the protected premises and the

central station, including ULC-listed transmitters, approved for fire protective signaling systems.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL’S OFFICE

453 West 12th Avenue

Vancouver, BC

V5Y 1V4

CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL

W.M. Johnston, P. Eng


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BULLETIN 2000-019-EL January 28, 2000

(Revised: May 2008)

ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA FOR CENTRAL STATIONS

NOTES:

a) Each central station must be listed by ULC for full central station service (monitoring and installation) or for

shared central station service (monitoring, or installation).

b) Where a monitoring of signals to the Fire Department is provided by a central station listed under “shared

central station service (monitoring)”, each installation certificate must also indicate the name of a ULC-listed

central station under “shared central station service (installation).”

c) Current list of acceptable central stations is provided on Attachment 1 to this Bulletin.

d) A sample of ULC Certificate “Central Station Fire Protective Signaling Service” is provided on Attachment 2 to

this Bulletin. The ULC Certificate must be completed for each F.A.S. installation that requires connection to

the Fire Department. This Certificate must be completed as a part of the F.A.S. Verification Report (see

Bulletin 2000-021-EL).

(SIGNED)

A.Z. Tsisserev, P.Eng.

Electrical Safety Manager,

Chief Electrical Inspector & City Electrician

Attachment 1 and 2


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LIST OF CENTRAL STATIONS ACCEPTABLE TO PROVIDE SIGNALS

TO FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CONFORMANCE WITHSENTENCE

3.2.4.7. (3) OF DIVISION B OF THE VANCOUVER BUILDING BY-

LAW #9419 (VBBL 2007)

(Updated May 2008)

Attachment 1 to Bulletin 2000-019-EL


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NO. NAME OF CENTRAL STATION

(FULL SERVICE AND SHARED

SERVICE –

MONITORING)

ADDRESS OF CENTRAL

STATION

PHONE AND

FAX #

TYPE OF ULC

CERTIFICATE

SERVICE

1 Acme Protective Systems Limited 1632 West 6th Avenue

Vancouver, BC V6J 1R3

731-8204

738-0140 Full service

2 ADT Canada Inc. 8500 Baxter Place

Burnaby, BC V5A 4T8

421-7111


3 Alarmtron (BC) Ltd. #101 - 12414 - 82nd Avenue

Surrey, BC V3W 3E9

594-0022


4 Arpel Security Systems 7015 Buller Avenue

Burnaby, BC V5J 4S1

437-3317


5 Chubb Security Systems/

Counterforce

5201 Explorer Drive

Mississauga, ON L4W 4H1 681-7364

681-7384

Full service

6

General Security Systems Ltd.

(Formerly General Alarms

Ltd.)

4477 Lougheed Highway

Burnaby, BC V5C 3Z2

299-8525

299-0921

Full service

7 Intercon Security Ltd. #200 - 750 Cambie Street

Vancouver, BC V6B 2P2

685-2661

685-2640

Full service


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NO. NAME OF CENTRAL STATION

(FULL SERVICE AND

SHARED SERVICE –

MONITORING)

ADDRESS OF CENTRAL

STATION

PHONE AND

FAX #

TYPE OF ULC

CERTIFICATE

SERVICE

8

Amesos Drasis Response (Lanvac)

#314 – 2660 Southvale Crescent

Ottawa, ON K1B 4W5

778-866-8550

1-866-526-8226 Shared service (Monitoring)

9 Paladin Security Systems Ltd. #295 - 4664 Lougheed Highway

Burnaby, BC V5C 5T5

980-7550


10 Price’s Alarm Systems 843 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8W

1H6 1-250-384-4104 Full service

11 Protectron Security Inc. (Formerly

Rogers Canguard)

#670 - 475 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, BC V6B 4M9 683-5173


12 Sonitrol of BC #30 -3033 King George Highway

Surrey, BC V4P 1B8 542-5330

542-5335 Shared service (Monitoring)

13 Strategic Defense Inc. (SDI) 439 - 6th Street

New Westminster, BC V3L 3B1 659-3100

659-3113 Shared service (Monitoring)

14 A.P.I (Alarm Monitoring) 6929 Royal Oak Avenue

Burnaby, BC V5J 4J3

676-8989

676-8986

Shared service (Monitoring)


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NOTE: The following is a list of organizations acceptable to install ULC-listed transmitters and to connect these transmitters to monitored fire alarm systems via supervised circuits. Organizations shown herein are listed by the ULC under shared certificate service, "Central Station Fire Protective Signalling System Installations".

NO.

NAME OF CENTRAL

(SHARED SERVICE –

INSTALLATION) STATION

ADDRESS OF CENTRAL

STATION

PHONE AND

FAX #

TYPE OF ULC

CERTIFICATE

SERVICE

1 Accurate Alarms Ltd. 439 - 6th Street New Westminster,

BC V3L 3B1

526-4291 526-

1855

Shared service

(Installations)

2 Acme Fire & Safety 7015 Curragh Avenue Burnaby,

BC V5J 4V6

437-8555 437-

1301

Shared service

(Installations)

3 Atlas Alarms Ltd. 4 East 7th Avenue Vancouver, BC

V5T 1M2

876-5000 876-

7975

Shared service

(Installations)

4 Bartec Fire Safety Systems Ltd. #201 – 6200 Darnley Street

Burnaby, BC V5V 5V1

420-2964 420-

7964

Shared service

(Installations)

5 Cobra Integrated Systems Ltd. #203 - 3993 Henning Drive

Burnaby, BC V5C 6P7

664-7671 664-

7673

Shared service

(Installations)

6 D & L Security Systems Ltd. 1343 Sutherland Avenue North

Vancouver, BC V7L 4X3

808-7857 986-

7855

Shared service

(Installations)

7 Fire-Pro Fire Protection Ltd. #15 – 3871 North Fraser Way

Burnaby, BC V5J 5G6

299-1030 299-

6353

Shared service

(Installations)

8 Focus 2000 Industries Ltd. P.O. Box 635 Lions Bay, BC V0N

2E0 209-7713

Shared service

(Installations)

9 Moore Security #203 - 4634 Hastings Street

Burnaby, BC V5C 2K7

291-0210 294-

3034

Shared service

(Installations)


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NOTE: The following is a list of organizations acceptable to install ULC-listed transmitters and to connect these transmitters to monitored fire alarm systems via supervised circuits. Organizations shown herein are listed by the ULC under shared certificate service, "Central Station Fire Protective Signalling System Installations".

NO.

NAME OF CENTRAL (SHARED

SERVICE – INSTALLATION)

STATION

ADDRESS OF CENTRAL

STATION

PHONE AND

FAX #

TYPE OF ULC

CERTIFICATE

SERVICE

10 Monitall Monitoring Inc. P. O. Box 82123

North Burnaby, BC V5C 5P2

299-3880

299-8818

Shared service

(Installations)

11 Omni Security Systems Ltd. 1859 Welch Street

North Vancouver, BC V7P 1B7

253-6664 (Van.)

980-8898

980-4433

Shared service

(Installations)

12 Pacific Protective Systems Ltd. 221 East 16th Avenue

Vancouver, BC V5T 2T5

876-2111

876-0100

Shared service

(Installations)

13 Scott Security Systems Ltd. #104 - 8988 Fraserton Court

Burnaby, BC V5J 5H8

451-0300

451-0340

Shared service

(Installations)

14 Shadow Alarms Ltd. 3705 27th Street

Vernon, BC V1T 4X4

250-542-5276

250-542-9793 Shared service

(Installations)

15 Spectrum Security Corp. (Formerly A.I.M.

Protection Services Ltd.)

P. O. Box 430

Maple Ridge, BC V2X 8K9

467-0393

467-0375

Shared service

(Installations)

16 Tricom/Counterforce #208 - 2740 Matheson Blvd. East

Mississauga, ON L1W 4X3

436-2270

430-2134 Shared service

(Installations)

17 Vancouver Fire Prevention Service Co.

Ltd.

22131 Fraserwood Way

Richmond, BC V6W 1J5

232-3473

232-3456

Shared service

(Installations)

18 Windsor Security Ltd. #626 - 10833 160th Street

Surrey, BC V4N 1P3

583-3778

583-3173

Shared service

(Installations)

19 Wolverine Communications and Security

#109 - 7198 Vantage Way

Delta , BC V4G 1K7 231-5999

231-5959

Shared service

(Installations)


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