Ark Tsisserev, P.Eng. Senior Technical Manager CFAA Technical Seminar April 15, 2015

Transcription

1 SIGNALS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT- MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS Ark Tsisserev, P.Eng. Senior Technical Manager CFAA Technical Seminar April 15, 2015

2 BRIEF SUMMARY 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.

3 CENTRAL STATION 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.

4 COMPONENTS OF A TYPICAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM 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

5 SIGNALS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT

6 ELECTRICAL SUPERVISION REQUIRED BY ULC S524 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

7 Article 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.

8 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 (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

9 CONNECTION OF A FIRE ALARM SYSYTEM TO A CENTRAL STATION Installation by an electrical contractor Installation by a Listed Central station ( shared service installation, or full service ) FAS CPU Transmitter 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

10 CITY OF VANCOUVER ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA OF CENTRAL STATIONS

11 COMMUNITY SERVICES CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL S OFFICE 453 West 12 th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4 CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL W.M. Johnston, P.Eng. BULLETIN EL January 28, 2000 (Revised: May 2008) ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA FOR CENTRAL STATIONS Clause (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 (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.

12 BULLETIN 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 EL). (SIGNED) A.Z. Tsisserev, P.Eng. Electrical Safety Manager, Chief Electrical Inspector & City Electrician Attachment 1 and 2

13 LIST OF CENTRAL STATIONS ACCEPTABLE TO PROVIDE SIGNALS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CONFORMANCE WITHSENTENCE (3) OF DIVISION B OF THE VANCOUVER BUILDING BY-LAW #9419 (VBBL 2007) (Updated May 2008) Attachment 1 to Bulletin EL

14 No. NAME OF CENTRAL STATION (FULL SERVICE AND SHARED 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 1R Full service 2 ADT Canada Inc Baxter Place Burnaby, BC V5A 4T Full service 3 Alarmtron (BC) Ltd. # nd Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 3E Full service 4 Arpel Security Systems 7015 Buller Avenue Burnaby, BC V5J 4S Full service 5 Chubb Security Systems Counterforce 5201 Explorer Drive Mississauga, ON L4W 4H Full service 6 General Security Systems Ltd. (Formerly General Alarms Ltd.) 4477 Lougheed Highway Burnaby, BC V5C 3Z Full service 7 Intercon Security Ltd. # Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2P Full service

15 No. NAME OF CENTRAL STATION (FULL SERVICE AND SHARED MONITORING) ADDRESS OF CENTRAL STATION PHONE AND FAX # TYPE OF ULC CERTIFICATE SERVICE 8 Amesos Drasis Response (Lanvac) # Southvale Crescent Ottawa, ON K1B 4W (Monitoring) 9 Paladin Security Systems Ltd. # Lougheed Highway Burnaby, BC V5C 5T Full Service 10 Price s Alarm Systems 843 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8W 1H Full Service 11 Protectron Security Inc. (Formerly Rogers Canguard) # West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6B 4M Full Service 12 Sonitrol of BC # King George Highway Surrey, BC V4P 1B (Monitoring) 13 Strategic Defense Inc. (SDI) 439-6th Street New Westminster, BC V3L 3B (Monitoring) 14 A.P.I. (Alarm Monitoring) 6929 Royal Oak Avenue Burnaby, BC V5J 4J (Monitoring)

16 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 STATION (FULL SERVICE AND SHARED MONITORING) ADDRESS OF CENTRAL STATION PHONE AND FAX # TYPE OF ULC CERTIFICATE SERVICE 1 Accurate Alarms Ltd th Street New Westminster, BC V3L 3B Acme Fire & Safety 7015 Curragh Avenue Burnaby, BC V5J 4V Atlas Alarms Ltd. 4 East 7th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5T 1M Bartec Fire Safety Systems Ltd. # Darnley Street Burnaby, BC V5V 5V Cobra Integrated Systems Ltd. # Henning Drive Burnaby, BC V5C 6P D & L Security Systems Ltd Sutherland Avenue North Vancouver, BC V7L 4X Fire-Pro Fire Protection Ltd. # North Fraser Way Burnaby, BC V5J 5G Focus 2000 Industries Ltd. P.O. Box 635 Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E Moore Security # Hastings Street Burnaby, BC V5C 2K

17 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 STATION (FULL SERVICE AND SHARED MONITORING) ADDRESS OF CENTRAL STATION PHONE AND FAX # TYPE OF ULC CERTIFICATE SERVICE 10 Monitall Monitoring Inc. P. O. Box North Burnaby, BC V5C 5P Omni Security Systems Ltd Welch Street North Vancouver, BC V7P 1B (Van.) Pacific Protective Systems Ltd. 221 East 16th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5T 2T Scott Security Systems Ltd. # Fraserton Court Burnaby, BC V5J 5H Shadow Alarms Ltd th Street Vernon, BC V1T 4X Spectrum Security Corp. (Formerly A.I.M. Protection Services Ltd.) P. O. Box 430 Maple Ridge, BC V2X 8K Tricom / Counterforce # Matheson Blvd. East Mississauga, ON L1W 4X Vancouver Fire Prevention Service Co. Ltd Fraserwood Way Richmond, BC V6W 1J Windsor Security Ltd. # th Street Surrey, BC V4N 1P Wolverine Communications and Security # Vantage Way Delta, BC V4G 1K

18

19

20

21 SIGNALS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT QUESTIONS?