Fire alarm testing a elementary school that previously burnt down completely

[@mikeross880]

I remember this fire...As I recall it started in a classroom closet during recess. The room's heat detector activated quickly which cleared out the building fast but due to the school's very old and dry wood frame plus no sprinklers the fire was already shooting through the roof by the time firefighters arrived. They never did nail down a cause, first they thought it was arson, then they thought an electrical short had started the blaze. In either case the new school is nice; with a very very good system. Love those Amseco bells (branded by Mircom) One thing I'll never get though; why do they always refer to an elementary school coat room as a "cloak room"? Oh the things we all grow up wondering about.

[@IanGSully]

Honestly, I am thinking it was more of an electrical fire than an arson, because I think they would have to get passed the office first, idk

[@jessicahelther99]

Wow, what a nightmare, one day your at school, you go out to have fun, you turn around and the school is I gulped in flames! Too bad for the cool kids that brought their phones or devices, haha! It was so cool that the school was rebuilt again! Good thing the Fire didn’t spread too far out. It’s awesome how some people can rebuild a whole school, and install so much more! This video was really cool, and I learned about the equipment they use, and how some of the pull stations works, watching some of the other videos you’ve posted. Absolutely awesome, I love this content, and can’t wait for more! 🤩

[@nics-systems-electric]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it definitely would’ve been interesting for the kids it was a fairly fast rebuild as they based it on another school that the district already had to reuse the same designs which I think worked out ok for the limited time. They had to develop a new building

[@JackLambert44]

My condolence for the loss of your old school, glad everyone is safe and glad new fire alarm been installed.

[@nics-systems-electric]

It certainly wasn’t good for a couple years when things were disrupted but at the end no one was hurt and they got a new safer building so if anything it was a good thing otherwise that old crappy school would probably still be around

[@JackLambert44]

@@nics-systems-electric Indeed, now the kids have much safer place to learn and study since your new equipment will save lives.

[@J19_vlogger74]

@@nics-systems-electric do you know what caused the fire?

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@J19_vlogger74 possibly

[@J19_vlogger74]

@@nics-systems-electric what was it

[@janesterken7027]

Wow, it's a wonder that built it all up from scratch after it burnt down! I don't see mircom systems in the U.S.A. very much, but awesome video!

[@nics-systems-electric]

Thanks it wasn’t a new design it was based off of another school already existing in the district to save time on reconstruction

[@ajsmusic723]

@@nics-systems-electric I wonder how does a fire starts in the hallway

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@ajsmusic723 I don’t think it was in the hallway

[@IanGSully]

I think Mircom is more in Canada as they are based in Canada.

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@IanGSully probably

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

We had an old historic 1905 wood-framed 3-story elementary school in our city that burned to the ground during a remodel in 2000, and a high school burned a while ago in a neighboring district. In both cases, brand new buildings had to be built. I went to elementary school in an identical building, which survived the same remodel, and had a sprinkler system installed I guess they learned their lesson. However my 1966 brick middle school also had many improvements. (Replace tile floor, replace windows, new fire alarm panel.) but never had sprinklers installed!

[@nics-systems-electric]

That’s crazy. We have many un sprinklered schools still. We’ve never had a sprinklered School burn down but plenty of non-sprinkler schools. Most of the fires were from arson probably three or four of them none that took the entire building. I think a big part of that is usually they are started from the outside, so it doesn’t start from the centre of the building to spread as much

[@maxdutiel]

Hmm. My highschool is partially sprinklered, but I guess maybe some of the sprinklers may be above the drop ceiling. But there are sprinklers that I can see in the science rooms, especially next to the windows. Also in the hallways there are sprinklers next to the windows there as well. Also in the 2 most recent additions (New gym and classrooms, both on different parts of the building) they are sprinklered as well. But the middle school I went to was sprinklered before I got there, and my elementary school was sprinklered just before I left, which is interesting because part of it had burned down in the 70s (my dad was a student there at the time). The story I was told was that they were burning paint off of the building, and the old wood siding caught fire.

[@Fire_Alarm_Duude]

Thanks for testing the system

[@nics-systems-electric]

Np

[@firesign89]

I’m glad those kids were out for recess when the fire started

[@nics-systems-electric]

Definitely a good thing

[@Twentythree33]

Nice! Correction: the pull models are MS-401AD, and the smokes are MIX-2251B.

[@nics-systems-electric]

My bad I forgot to look at anything in the field and was just going off mircoms website it was half a guess lol

[@SomeDudeWithAnExitSign]

Didn't expect Mircom. How many Mircom systems does your district have

[@nics-systems-electric]

2

[@ston3pile540]

I like the sound the pull stations make when they’re pulled.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Pop

[@joelevators9667]

They sound like a beer bottle cap.

[@thestihladdict1743]

Definitely would like to see a generator test video here!

[@JyKrp]

Nice inspection I was like you were able to test the system

[@PabTSM-OfficialChannel]

thank god that my school has BRICKS and mostly non-flammable materials so if a fire starts it'll most likely stay in that classroom, actually i think a fire has actually occurred once but it was extinguished quickly

[@Casonplayz]

2:24 what was that why you did apple iMovie/clips comic effect that was kinda funny actually not going to lie

[@nics-systems-electric]

I put it there so I can blur things for privacy

[@Casonplayz]

@@nics-systems-electric oooh

[@cherryhuang2626]

No boy 😡😡😡😡😡

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Omg, its great that they rebuild the whole entire building

[@nics-systems-electric]

They didn’t really have a choice we need a school in that area

[@nics-systems-electric]

But yea it good to have a newer school

[@everythinghomerepair1747]

Is that building wired with Romex? Are commercial buildings allowed to be wired with Romex in Canada?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yes it is and yes it’s allowed if it’s a wood frame building

[@MRIDNETGUY2004]

Those bells are awesome! My old middle school had those bells

[@dabitzz]

Its sad to hear that old one burn down. My school had a fire before I was even born, thankfully it didn’t spread and the building was saved. I test the fire alarm system at my church. Its a very unusual system though.

[@nics-systems-electric]

It wasn’t great for a couple years but at the end no one got hurt and they got a new building which is safer so it is probably a good thing it happened at this point otherwise that building would still be around

[@ticearpey3235]

At around a quarter of the way through the video, there was a deeper sounding bell. Do you know what kind it was?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Can’t remember

[@themasoners3161]

What was the system in the old school

[@nics-systems-electric]

I think it was a Edwards 6500

[@glady9499]

The 10a bells sounds like the simplex 2901-9724

[@IanGSully]

How did that fire start in the old building?

[@nics-systems-electric]

They never found out for sure

[@IanGSully]

@@nics-systems-electric Huh… was the fire so bad they couldn’t find it then?

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@IanGSully Yeah there was nothing left of the building

[@IanGSully]

@@nics-systems-electric Man! I’m glad no one was hurt! Definitely happened before I was born because I was born in early 2006

[@Casonplayz]

@@IanGSully I’m 11 btw I will be 12 in October :). so I wasn’t alive when that happened

[@IanGSully]

Hey Nic, is this an addressable system? If it is, the portables definitely look like they are conventional.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yeah it’s addressable just monitor modules to monitor the portables

[@IanGSully]

@@nics-systems-electric Ya I don’t know much about Mircom systems, but I thought they were going to be addressable because all the devices are the same lol, except portables of course. But I have only have seen 1 Mircom system in Deadwood, South Dakota, US.

[@IanGSully]

Hey just curious, did the old building have an elevator?

[@nics-systems-electric]

No

[@pacfilming8117]

I found one BL-10A sitting right outside of my high school. It’s the only odd fire bell from the rest.

[@alexandersalarms5380]

Surprised you guys don't blow smoke into them, but magnet test, do you only do that on the high ones? we always smoke em out

[@nics-systems-electric]

We used to smoke them but we always thought that you had to smoke them but then found out that I guess you don’t actually have to surprisingly I think smoke is the better test but it definitely is a lot faster and easier with the magnet as you don’t have to worry about re-alarming

[@alexandersalarms5380]

@@nics-systems-electric Oh okay yeah cause we usually end up using magnet because the smoke never works, lol the AC is always on and blows out smoke away

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@alexandersalarms5380 Are you just spraying it with a can or using it in the solo kit because yeah it really does not work if you just spray it by hand but it does work fine even with air movement if you’re doing it properly with the solo kit solo kit is more heavy to carry around all day than magnet too

[@alexandersalarms5380]

@@nics-systems-electric spray but we use tubes to shoot it thru like solo but not solo brand

[@matthewantonucci6751]

Nick I Feel Sorry For Your Loss Of The Old School!

[@nics-systems-electric]

It’s fine they got a new better one and one built to more recent fire and building standards

[@brandonkonicki2177]

I did see 2 red fire boxes as you were going out to the sprinkler room what are the fire boxes

[@nics-systems-electric]

I’m not sure might’ve been fire plans

[@maxdutiel]

So does mircom use Honeywell addressable protocol then?

[@nics-systems-electric]

No but it seems similar Honeywell devices might work on it not sure

[@maxdutiel]

I looked it up and Wikipedia mentions that mircom uses system sensor products.

[@heckeroffical3862]

Keep up the awesome content!! :)

[@nics-systems-electric]

Thanks

[@GaryBeltz]

Surprised since that building was done in 2007 that the panel was set to continuous

[@nics-systems-electric]

Seems pretty normal

[@GaryBeltz]

@@nics-systems-electric OK maybe the rule I’m thinking of only applies in the US but from my understanding any system installed after 1996 had to set to temporal/code-3

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@GaryBeltz Definitely not a thing here

[@YourAlarmist]

Per NFPA 72 using a magnet to test smoke detectors does not qualify as a smoke entry test. You should be using some sort of test smoke.

[@Real_Kravity]

I thought smokes were notifier fsp-851s

[@nics-systems-electric]

Mircom

[@Real_Kravity]

@@nics-systems-electric looks similar

[@J19_vlogger74]

You'd be good documentary narrator

[@joelevators9667]

Do you call restrooms "washrooms" because of your nationality or because it sounds catchier?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Bathroom or washrooms

[@joelevators9667]

@@nics-systems-electric washroom

[@Fire_Alarm_Duude]

Nice

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

that heat detector that poped meaning maybe it was left on the heat for too long

[@nics-systems-electric]

Defective

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

@@nics-systems-electric well Its meant to be permantly activated

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 for testing we test them for the rate of rise and if the rate of rise is defective then it will permanently activate the fixed temp

[@NicholasthefanMan]

If i was those kids i would be celebrating and yelling YAY NO MORE SCHOOL

[@nics-systems-electric]

Honestly it's worse cause you just have to get moved to another school

[@c.e.rgaming8688]

Why did you delete this

[@nics-systems-electric]

If you commented on it it can’t be deleted

[@erinweber9867]

The school Guinea pig perished in the fire 😢

[@joshmo1744]

3:40 spider

[@nics-systems-electric]

True

[@JessieMHadaller]

I don’t usually see mircom panels shown. My school is the only one in the area of my division, that has a Mircom panel the only other one that I know of, is Notifier. As well as a school not too far from my area, has a simplex 2004, I think. (The one that takes forever to reset.) It’s also nice to see more schools adopting pride flag stickers around.

[@firesign89]

First

[@pacfilming8117]

Those bells are annoying

[@nics-systems-electric]

I like bells but yeah they don’t sound nice

[@pacfilming8117]

@@nics-systems-electric I like others

[@pacfilming8117]

@@nics-systems-electric I do like other bells but not this kind

[@sofymarrero4064]

H I hig

[@MRIDNETGUY2004]

btw check your insta dm

[@nics-systems-electric]

I hate Instagram I will though