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FIRE ALARM OPERATION SUMMARY:

A- PULL STATION AND COMMON AREA SMOKE DETECTOR OPERATION:

     ACTIVATION OF A PULL STATION OR COMMON AREA SMOKE DETECTOR WILL INITIATE

     THE FOLLOWING EVENTS.

1- A VOICE EVAC MESSAGE WILL SOUND AT FLOOR OF INCIDENCE, FLOOR ABOVE AND

    FLOOR BELOW THE FLOOR OF INCIDENCE AS WELL AS ALL GENERAL ALARM

    AREAS(stairwells, ground floor and roof).

2- ALL STROBES IN THE BUILDING WlLL OPERATE

3- THE F.A.C.P. WILL DIAL AND REPORT ACTIVITY TO EMERGENCY 24.

4- ALL DOOR HOLDERS WILL RELEASE

5- STAIR FANS IN STAIRWELLS WlLL PRESSURlZE STAIRWELLS.

B- ELEVATOR FIRE ALARM OPERATION: ALL ITEM "A" ACTIONSe ALONG WITH THE

     FOLLOWING.

1- SMOKE DETECTORS IN ELEVATOR LOBBIES 2 THRU PH, TOP OF SHAFT AND MACHINE

     ROOM WILL RECALL ELEVATORS TO PRIMARY RECALL FLOOR(ground floor).

2- SMOKE DETECTOR IN GROUND FLOOR ELEV A TOR LOBBY AND ELEV ATOR PIT WILL

     RECALL ELEVATORS TO ALTERNATE RECALL FLOOR(2nd level).

     THESE DETECTORS WILL ALSO FLASH FIREMAN'S CAB LIGHT.

3- HEAT DETECTORS IN MACHINE ROOM AND SHAFT WILL SHUNT 

    ALL POWER TO ELEVATORS.

Depending on year the building was constructed codes vary .

C- SPRINKLER ACTIVATION FIRE ALARM OPERATION:

I - FLOW SWITCH ACTIVATION WILL FOLLOW ITEM "A" ABOVE.

2- TAMPER SWITCH ACTIVATION WILL CAUSE SUPERVISORY ALARM AT PANEL AND

     REPORT TO EMERGENCY 24.

3- F.A.C.P. MONITORS AND REPORTS FIRE PUMP RUN, A\C FAIL AND PHASE REVERSAL 

    AS SUPERVISORY EVENTS.

D- F.A.C.P POWER BACK-UP: ALL F.A.C.P. OPERATIONS ARE ON EMERGENCY POWER

     CIRCUITS BACKED UP BY GENERATOR AND ARE BACKED UP BY BATTERIES TO 

      SUPPLY 24 HOURS UNDER QUIESCENT LOAD THEN OPERATE AT MAX CONNECTED LOAD 

      FOR 15 MIN .

     LOSS OF A\C POWER IS INDICATED BY MAIN A\C POWER LOSS TROUBLE DISPLAY.