Testing fire alarms at a elementary school (previously burned down)

[@Roxy_gacha24]

Hey dude, loved the video. Your intros are amazing with the school tour, keep it up x

[@nics-systems-electric]

Thanks appreciate it

[@canadianemergencylights]

i know where that school is i saw the news

[@stevendavis7277]

We watched videos of this fire for America’s fire prevention week back in my elementary school days (2004-2010). Definitely drilled home the importance of taking fire drills seriously

[@mikeross880]

Personally I know parents whose kids had nightmares for weeks after the original school burned down. Was a very very traumatic event for all involved. It’s just lucky that most everyone was outside at recess when the fire broke out as the outcome could have been very dramatically different had everyone been inside at the time given the design of the original building and the explosiveness of the fire itself. Luckily now not only does the replacement building have sprinklers but also far better fire separation so a fire can be easily contained to a small area while in it’s early stages. No doubt about it the dry wood frame of the original building (built in the early 60’s) played a huge role in the fire’s outcome where as now the new school is all steel and concrete. The kids there are very lucky also to have yourself and Jamie making sure that system continues to work well to this day.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Sprinklers definitely make a huge difference the building is still a wood frame structure we don't use block construction much as it does not hold up as well in seismic movement however wood frame structure with fire blocking and properly sealed walls is still good

[@nics-systems-electric]

@stampynate007 yes, if they had not extinguish the fire it would be controlled until firefighters respond.

[@nics-systems-electric]

@stampynate007 eBay or from jobs or given to me

[@Firealarmcollectorpeople_1]

I really like your fire alarm testing videos they always excite me and when I see the notification, I always click it

[@nics-systems-electric]

Thank you glad to hear

[@SodiumInduction-hv]

Wow! Keep up the amazing content!!! :D also can you switch up Some of the alarms on your fire system? Like add an advance? :)

[@dutchwolf2675]

Great video! i really like your new video editing style! nice school. are you gonna do the sprinkler of this school, if yes, when are you gonna do it or post the video? Cant wait for the other annuals. keep up the great work!

[@nics-systems-electric]

Thank you glad you enjoyed. Nope no sprinkler stuff they don't want me to go with them

[@dutchwolf2675]

@@nics-systems-electric at all or just for this school?

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@dutchwolf2675 all schools

[@RossTheGenMan]

Cool video. its a bit more fun to hear the alarms every time though.

[@Richiecandylover]

So sad what happened to the old building in 2004, did they also say they had a school pet? Gut wrenching!!! New school looks great looking at this video! I went to school in England as I was born here and it was very boring compared to US&Canada schools

[@vrryan6]

The editing has come a long way bro, keep that shit up. Intro was clean af Nic.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Hey thanks I appreciate it glad you enjoyed

[@IanGSully]

Are those bells rebranded Simplex Motor Bells or something?

[@rayarsenault4774]

where it said "over the next 90 minutes.." sounded like a docu. got a link for it?

[@scottbrockman5883]

I actually watched these videos on KZbin for the first time today and also after what I saw while I was at work and other workers as well, watching a 5th wheel trailer or motor home catch on fire 🔥. My first thought was coughing and asking "What's that smell," and how it smelled like smoke. My second thought was "glad that wasn't us", third "hopefully their insurance company can cover it" and finally "the important thing is that we survived".

[@apctech1]

i like the system it self but those pull boxes look on the cheap side and easy to pull by mistake if you drop something on the top of them ect dont you have simplex in your area? we see very few notifier systems in my area

[@nics-systems-electric]

We don't use simplex anymore because too many problems and ripped off customers to many times they are going extinct here so you don't see them much anymore

[@ChrisW2024]

hi Nic I like your videos and I'm from New Zealand

[@apctech1]

the copper wire that shows in the panel is not how it should be done but the installers were probably rushed to get the job done most are but all we do is loosen each one and shorten it to the proper length then put it back in the term block as we call them and tighnen to the makers specs for torque

[@rockyBalboa6699]

That much fire but the kids still had to go back to school the next day in a different building!! This is not fair!

[@mircomamsecosirensnalarms]

were the portables burned down too

[@aerhardt]

I live in the US so I was surprised to see that Mircom rebrands Honeywell addressable devices.

[@mikewolf5367]

5:36 what a smug jerk. Why is he smiling? Acknowledges sprinklers make a considerable difference but no effort will be made to retrofit existing schools with them. Hopefully he got fired.

[@nics-systems-electric]

It's not his fault he didn't make the codes. if the government cared they would give funding for retrofitting systems however typically it is only done if seismic upgrades are done hoping someone gets fired who doesn't get to make the decision seems extreme

[@apctech1]

was the old school all wood ? ours are bricks and concrete blocks now

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yes wood construction

[@GaryBeltz]

Was the cause of the fire ever determined?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Not officially

[@NewEnglandAviaton987]

@@nics-systems-electricgreat

[@sunnyblue3105]

I feel like my school is breaking the law now from not have sprinklers but its probably because we don't live in the same country but we also have stuff like blast doors everywhere as well as pull stations and alarms and smoke detectors in every corner of the building

[@dutchwolf2675]

What country is your school in and how old is the building?

[@apctech1]

by the way the old school was burning i wonder if it was set or poor wiring etc we had a fire like that but it was contained to one wing of our school and the school was fined big time was a 12,000 BTU window ac unit plugged in to an microwave ext cord insurance covered all the damages but someone also lost his job over it he was told must be plugged in to a dedicated single out let circuit only he was like its good enough for a microwave it will work :)

[@ryancrooks123]

In State Of Pennsylvania My High School Called Hamburg Area High School The School Was Built In 1960 And The High School Have Fire Sprinklers And Simplex Smoke Detectors And System Sensor Smoke Detectors And The Wall Mounted Fire Alarms They Have Is Wheelock E70-24-MCW Speaker Strobes And Simplex Truealert Horn Strobes And Outdoor Weatherproof Simplex Truealerts And System Sensor Spectralert Advances And System Sensor L Series P2RLs Horn Strobes And Also Have Systems Sensor L Series Speaker Strobes And System Sensor Spectralert Advance Speakers Strobes And System Sensor L Series P2WLs And In The Science Section Of The High School Have Foam Suppressing Fire Sprinklers For The Science Chemistry Lab Classrooms To Stop And Prevent Chemical Fires From Spreading

[@enricodigi]

Nice intro

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

In one building I worked in when they tested detectors they pulled wires for the bell's

[@samanthashafer1742]

Those pull stations sound like a champagne bottle popping

[@nics-systems-electric]

Lol they do

[@WilliamFedorenko]

Here in the US I see a lot of notifier systems

[@Firealarmcollectorperson]

Nic payed Hayden real good for this one lol

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

if it was burned down they possibly rebuilt the prts that have been burned down then remodeled what was left

[@drum-corps-fan]

It was a total loss, all of it burned down, the fire got so big that they couldn't put it out so they had to just keep it contained and let the school burn unfortunately, so there was no chance of renovation and/or restoration

[@lawrence_Cuzo1029]

I still didn't get it. What started the fire?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Nobody knows

[@chadrowland5234]

What caused the fire?

[@nics-systems-electric]

Was never determined

[@chadrowland5234]

​@@nics-systems-electricThat's too bad.

[@apctech1]

that old heat sensor you used the heat gun on we have to replace with the new self restting kind the old ones once the head pops off and it sounds the alarm you have to replace it the new ones you dont 99% of the time :)

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yes if they pop we replaced them

[@apctech1]

@@nics-systems-electric i reread the manual for my system to do the kind of testing you did with the smoke sensors and heat heads we install a service point jumper on the board and it does not allow the doors to close and the audible's to sound unless you chose to same with the strobes i love simplex systems over notifier we have them but change them out to simplex when we can:)

[@robertbeyers1308]

Why are you not revealing the name of this public school. Were you ask not to by school staff?

[@nics-systems-electric]

For my own privacy so people stop leaking my address

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@robertbeyers1308 yeah I get that however only so much blurring can do anyways as people can use google lens to figure it out so it's almost pointless sometimes

[@robertbeyers1308]

​@@nics-systems-electricI agree with you. Anyhow your welcome for the information. And as I've said I was going to delete my last reply. So I did as I've said I was. Later.

[@albertl2542]

prayers

[@Nutm2]

Who remembers when NIC was called pickle250

[@xxdemonleader407]

Me

[@joeycaridi3030]

@@xxdemonleader407 I remember when he was called PICKLE 700

[@kenwhiteproductions]

What certifications do you hold?

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

The cable holder's that are showing copper cable would not pass inspection in UK.an inspection engineer would say a cable could break and trigger a alarm or anyone pulling cable's for testing.

[@nics-systems-electric]

So what a little bit of copper it's not long enough to short anything out I don't see the problem its better than having insulation under the terminals

[@mikewolf5367]

Lots of censoring. Must be a Canadian thing. It’s kind of strange there aren’t any strobes in the hallway and where there are their horns aren’t being used.

[@nics-systems-electric]

I just hide addresses and names so people don't show up at my house not a Canadian thing but a privacy thing

[@apctech1]

your lucky we cant disconnect any audbles bells strobes etc. fire dept finds out you do and big time crap hits the fan:) only the company that installs the system can unhook bells ect or the fire dept

[@nics-systems-electric]

If your an electrician or fire alarm technician you can if you want.

[@apctech1]

@@nics-systems-electric here its fire tech or fire dept only we cant even silence the system any more years ago yes now no way got our asses wrpped for doing it when the code changed and we did not know but we do now:) but our currant fire chief is nice and explains and warns first before fines are given etc

[@apctech1]

@@nics-systems-electric not in my area only fire dept and alarm techs we cant even silence the alarm 500 dollar fine if caught but the new fire chief is nice about it and will give you a stern warning first

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@apctech1 if there's an active emergency then yeah no one should be silencing it other than fire department however maintenance testing installations has nothing to do with fire department so that is a different story

[@apctech1]

@@nics-systems-electric your in Canada right? iam from the us and we have totally different codes and rules i respect the work you do in ca but in the us we are in a different boat in my parts the install company does the testing with the fire dep't watching his or her every move and when all is done then the fire chief signs off on the install and it goes live. and yes i know its how it works i just put in a 5 thousand dollar new simplex system in a 100 unit senior housing complex and this is the procedure we were told must be followed and the day we went to do tests the fire dep't showed up right on time and they walked the buildings and went with our tech to do the walk around during the start up testing and singed off the final paper work:)

[@Thetechnerd3061]

Poor school. I know where it is but I don't want to leek the location.

[@nics-systems-electric]

You already said the name so you did give away my location

[@Thetechnerd3061]

@@nics-systems-electric Well I quickly Deleted it but sorry mate

[@Thetechnerd3061]

I'm only 11 but I love fire alarms and ur my inspiration

[@Gav376]

Is it me or I just don’t hear the alarms

[@Eterrnal_Andrew]

We don’t hear the alarm

[@nics-systems-electric]

If you watch the video you will know why

[@TRLTheRandomLab]

Unless you were in the portables! :-)

[@Gav376]

I never seen a silence test I think sometimes they should do that when they testing the alarms. Sometimes they should let the alarm sound while kids are in school.

[@gregbouchard414]

Am sorry too her at

[@rootbeer_81]

they need to male guns alarms at a elementary school too

[@dutchwolf2675]

That school is in Canada. Guns aren’t a big threat in Canada

[@Corwin09-ji8sx]

You can't censor and cut the name of the school and the school district for long! You may have edited the VHS tape to not include the word (redacted), but I will get the location and name, someday.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Yeah not creepy at all...

[@eDoc2020]

The censoring was off for a fraction of a second. It was clearly the ***** ****** Elementary School.

[@Corwin09-ji8sx]

...I was considered that what I said was a threat, and I thought you were going to call the FBI and the US Governments police were going to get me...

[@ken6x6]

Why do you need to be covering the name of the school 🏫 🙄

[@nics-systems-electric]

For my privacy because creepy people stock my location

[@ILVT_Plumbing]

just so you know, you can see the name of the school in the video