Setting off fire alarms in an "abandoned" school

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2025
  • Fire alarm test #102
    This building has a very interesting history. It was originally built in 1979 as a middle school. It was built with what I would assume was a early simplex 2001 FACP with the silver door cabinet. The signals used were simplex 4050-80 light plates with some kind of audible signal. However this building received a system "upgrade" in the late 1990s and the panel was replaced with a Harrington signal HS-3400 addressable FACP with RSG Tbars. The signal of choice was first generation Wheelock AS horn strobes with the unique sideways appearance. However, in order to fit the smaller Wheelock AS onto the original 4050-80 backboxes, simplex 4903 strobe plate bodies were used as retrofit plates. Its also possible that before the Harrington system was installed, Simplex at one point upgraded the 4050-80s to 4903-9101 strobe plates but I do not know for sure. In the early 2010s, this middle school was actually shut down and used by local law enforcement to run active shooter type drills. It has since fallen into a state of disrepair and has a very creepy vibe. Ive heard the district plans on repairing, and reopening this building as a school again in the coming years. It is very cool to be able to explore what feels like an untouched abandoned building urbex site.
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  • @ZakWolf
    @ZakWolf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Interesting retrofit. I'm reminded of an elementary school in my city that replaced their Simplex 4051+4040-60 horn/lights in 2016 with Wheelock AH-24WP-R horns on RSSPs! (I even salvaged some of the old Simplex alarms in the process!)

    • @RJ-ht5jl
      @RJ-ht5jl หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good Check

  • @aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554
    @aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Cool testing! Those first gen AS Horn/Strobes are rare!

    • @jaybird2000
      @jaybird2000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They were more Common in Walmarts built in the Late 90s.

    • @aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554
      @aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @ Why all the first gen AS Horn Strobes get replaced with frickin SpectrAlert Advances

    • @jaybird2000
      @jaybird2000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554 I question that too. Spectralert Advances are Very Common. But I've been noticing Simplex Systems are starting to become Common Today.

    • @aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554
      @aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @ They sure are, still love those 4903 Series, QuickAlerts, TrueAlerts, TrueAlert ESs all that good stuff.

    • @jaybird2000
      @jaybird2000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554 Yes

  • @jaybird2000
    @jaybird2000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My Walmart Had These along with the Horizontal versions. After the 2014 Remodel, they have Spectralert Advance Ceiling Mounts. Recently, there replaced a Couple of the ceiling Mount Advances with L Series Ceiling Mounts.

  • @willbill808
    @willbill808 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Odd how the security panel was tripped by the fire panel. Normally that’s not allowed in commercial fire, but could be used as the dialer. Strange pulsed NAC coding too. I spy some old flush mount horns too!

    • @alexandersalarms5380
      @alexandersalarms5380 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it is not only allowed but it is required in some jurisdictions, Canada requires it

    • @KevinLyons-gn7eu
      @KevinLyons-gn7eu หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@alexandersalarms5380 what security siren tone is used for security system

    • @RJ-ht5jl
      @RJ-ht5jl หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check

  • @firealarm421
    @firealarm421 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Was this monitored by an alarm company

    • @trainknightt
      @trainknightt 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It just might be monitored by the company he works for..🤦‍♂️

  • @aerhardt
    @aerhardt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Cool video! If they repair and reopen this school, it will probably get a system upgrade. They’ll probably add voice evac as required. Very odd coding, too.

    • @FourtyFiftyEighty
      @FourtyFiftyEighty  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@aerhardt it will not be getting an upgrade as that would require too much money

    • @KevinLyons-gn7eu
      @KevinLyons-gn7eu หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FourtyFiftyEighty what security system is used for that school

  • @caellumwoodward
    @caellumwoodward 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lowe's Home Improvement at Kingston, NY (My Hometown) has 1st Generation Wheelock AS's as well but half of them are on the wall but a lot of them are on the ceiling and they're all wall mounts because I can see the word "FIRE" Sideways which is a Fire Alarm Fail at Lowe's Home Improvement at Kingston, NY (My Hometown).

    • @michaelskora5577
      @michaelskora5577 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My high school has the first Gen Wheelock as horn strobes instead of the sideways ones and we also have a voice evac in the cafeteria but the whole system is Wheelock as in the halls woodshop and men and women locker rooms.

  • @BlueThunderboltFireAlarm-um4rp
    @BlueThunderboltFireAlarm-um4rp 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    1:54 I'm assuming the silver horn on the side was a part of one of the older systems the school had?

  • @Thebigdipper23
    @Thebigdipper23 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Code 1? Let the drama begin.

    • @RJ-ht5jl
      @RJ-ht5jl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Check Code 3 Background Check

    • @soda_coir7595
      @soda_coir7595 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Slow march time, I don't remember the BPM
      There is no Code 1 or 2

    • @BRISTOLFORCE2009
      @BRISTOLFORCE2009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@soda_coir7595actually code 2 does exist

    • @soda_coir7595
      @soda_coir7595 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BRISTOLFORCE2009 I know in Emergency vehicles, but idk about fire alarms

    • @BRISTOLFORCE2009
      @BRISTOLFORCE2009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      in fire alarms yes but idk about emergency vehicles since I’m pretty sure they have code *words*

  • @noxious_nights
    @noxious_nights 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Weird horn coding.

  • @adamssirenadventures6574
    @adamssirenadventures6574 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They have one of those 1st gen Wheelock AS 241575's at my schools.

  • @ZT_1234
    @ZT_1234 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:00 strobeless strobe plate retrofit?

  • @ATK_J.Y.S_I.N.D_Offical
    @ATK_J.Y.S_I.N.D_Offical 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome testing! ;)

  • @neohistoryfan1014
    @neohistoryfan1014 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is this building slated for demolition in the future?

  • @KiaraTLG
    @KiaraTLG หลายเดือนก่อน

    First Generation Wheelock AS

  • @Will-o5u
    @Will-o5u 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    What code is that doing? Pretty neat!!

    • @FireSafetyTech
      @FireSafetyTech 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      More than likely 2 stage

    • @Sirenfireproductions5209
      @Sirenfireproductions5209 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Either code 6 or 7. I know it's past code 4.

    • @STR2K6
      @STR2K6 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      20 bpm slow march time

    • @Sirenfireproductions5209
      @Sirenfireproductions5209 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@STR2K6 20 bpm? that's incredibly rare for march time

    • @FourtyFiftyEighty
      @FourtyFiftyEighty  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Will-o5u it’s some Harrington specific pulse tone. However it’s made even weirder by the AS as they take around .5 seconds to sound after they receive power

  • @cnrailfan8000
    @cnrailfan8000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i have one of these 1st gen in my collection, love it!

  • @MichanaAlerting
    @MichanaAlerting 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting system, I just wish they would do something about that coding. These act like NS's in that they only come on 1 second after they're powered so they really only work on continuous. Slow march time is okay, but the pulse is pretty short and the strobes aren't continuously powered

    • @RJ-ht5jl
      @RJ-ht5jl หลายเดือนก่อน

      Real

  • @BRISTOLFORCE2009
    @BRISTOLFORCE2009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Seems like there were multiple wave 2’s! Do you know how many?

  • @TheJakeman789
    @TheJakeman789 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow this system is all sorts of effed up

    • @FourtyFiftyEighty
      @FourtyFiftyEighty  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TheJakeman789 it works perfectly so idk what you mean

    • @alexandersalarms5380
      @alexandersalarms5380 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FourtyFiftyEighty it's probably the coding, but people who have been in the field for long enough will know there's not shit wrong with this system, if it aint broke dont fuss or fix it

  • @birtneyspearschristmas.sum8825
    @birtneyspearschristmas.sum8825 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    hahaha

  • @maiyo8518
    @maiyo8518 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those ASs are quit cursed

  • @theplaneeditorstjpoharyant3107
    @theplaneeditorstjpoharyant3107 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oddly enough the 4050-80 plates are totally red...

  • @prism_2903
    @prism_2903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Neat and cool setup

    • @EndeavorsDnB
      @EndeavorsDnB 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      More like “cool & neat”

    • @prism_2903
      @prism_2903 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @EndeavorsDnB ok?

  • @vinnieversaci452
    @vinnieversaci452 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What brand was the slow woop horn strobe

    • @FourtyFiftyEighty
      @FourtyFiftyEighty  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Some sort of security siren. It was connected to the building security system not the main FA system

    • @alexandersalarms5380
      @alexandersalarms5380 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      honeywell ademco wave2 (it isnt a horn strobe.) Its a siren on the security system.

    • @RJ-ht5jl
      @RJ-ht5jl หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES CODE 3 ON YOU ALARM SECURITY

  • @Jazzdog393
    @Jazzdog393 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s rare!

  • @1993MAZDAMIATA
    @1993MAZDAMIATA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tresspassing?

    • @CosmeReese-f2l
      @CosmeReese-f2l 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nah, it's his job

  • @officialsimplexguy
    @officialsimplexguy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s abandoned go steal

    • @FourtyFiftyEighty
      @FourtyFiftyEighty  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Maybe if it still had the 4050-80s

  • @Goldenrod636
    @Goldenrod636 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Boo. No more 4051s or 4050-80s.
    But seriously, my elementary had one of these horns in a multi-purpose room. I SHIT you not that this was the code of it while the rest of the system were on continuous.

  • @RJ-ht5jl
    @RJ-ht5jl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    CHECK

  • @Fire_alarm124
    @Fire_alarm124 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow

  • @Gasoline_man247
    @Gasoline_man247 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow