System Sensor Entertainment Egyptian Theatre

CO Study Egyptian Theatre Fire Detectors the Show Go On at Theatre Theatre Illinois Detectors Detectors Smoke Detector Relays Speaker Strobes historic theatre receives a fire system upgrade with much needed immunity opened in 1929 the Egyptian Theatre in Ill is listed on the National Registry of places and is operated and maintained P E T Inc a 501 c 3 organization An Art Deco movie palace the theatre will over 125 events during its September to season including films live performances even a haunted house This versatility and status make the Egyptian a key driver for DeKalb downtown area 2010 the aging building and fire system in need of upgrading and renovation While Egyptian existing fire sprinkler system was in from a code perspective P E T that this of the city should not only an aesthetic and structural upgrade it required a more modern and effective life system to protect the historic structure its patrons 1,400 at full capacity One major area of focus for the new fire system was to eliminate false alarms it hosts live performances that often theater smoke there is a high potential for smoke to seep through auditorium and into the lobby dressing rooms other areas This could potentially cause alarms in traditional smoke detection This type of nuisance alarm would only require a performance stoppage it also require a potentially dangerous of large numbers of patrons and staff The danger of this type of false alarm event increased because the 80 year old building not include air conditioning a live the front doors of the theatre are often open says Alex Nerad Executive of the Egyptian Theatre downside that air and theater smoke can be pulled out the auditorium and into adjoining locations the lobby creating a higher potential for alarms One important goal of the new system was cover key areas of the facility with fire including the areas previously to nuisance alarms For these Olsen suggested the use of the award System Sensor Advanced Multi Criteria Detector branded as IntelliQuad by after having seen the detector in at a recent NFPA convention This combines four sensing technologies carbon monoxide heat and light with algorithms to maintain the highest to real fire while rejecting nuisance The detector is ideal for the most applications where accurate fire provides a serious challenge for detector didn false alarm even with room filled with nuisance particulate the detectors still alarmed appropriately we performed required testing for the Don Gilgenberg Chicago Metropolitan Fire Prevention Co of Elmhurst Ill fact during one previous haunted house blew in through an open exterior door three false alarms in the older fire system While the existing system was to code due to the difficulty presented by areas large sections of the building the lobby did not have fire detection Fire Safety Consultants Inc of Elgin Ill was to design and specify a new fire for the theatre The goal was to provide in the common areas service spaces the ability to expand for full coverage in the future Warren Olsen Vice at FSCI worked with Chicago Fire Prevention Co CMFP of Ill the firm that was called upon to and program the new fire system to a NOTIFIER NFS 320 panel the system now includes fire detection and devices manufactured by System for NOTIFIER installed we performed a test of the detectors especially applications nuisance alarms can threaten life safety interrupt mission critical and revenue activities such as live by running a fog machine in the room says Don Gilgenberg NICET Fire Alarm Systems Level IV of CMFP detector didn false alarm even with the filled with nuisance particulate But the still alarmed appropriately when we required testing for the system The detectors were also put to a live test in of 2011 when the Egyptian held its first house since its reopening For more four hours haze and fog was constantly throughout the building this the air throughout the facility was filled nuisance particulate says Nerad we had active smoke detection throughout the building there were false alarms The system worked exactly as expected System Sensor SSCS00500 5 12