Fire Alarm
Action packed Sunday today :)
Served 9am mass and cutted candles while 1030am mass was on-going. It is certified safe for me to cut candles provided I do not situate myself directly under the heat/fire detector located strategically on the ceilings of the church. Gospel just started, and I just finished cutting like 2-3 pairs of candles when suddenly the fire alarm rang.
I looked up facing my behind to check if the detector lit up, it wasn't, I looked up at the other detector some 6 steps ahead of me, and it too wasn't lighted up. I then ran out by the secondary exit to check the Fire Access Panel (Supposed to check the Main Fire Access Panel and locate the fire via there or it's Sub Fire Access Panel, but then noticed the SAP Zone 1 fire LEDs lit up). It was already ringing for 1min and there was no time to lose otherwise the fire department would despatch if it rang on for a little more longer.
I broke the 'break glass in case of fire' to get the key (which the glass eventually 'spider-webbed' and had to use a key and my fingers to pull the glass out) to open, isolate and silence the sounder before proceeding to Zone 1 to locate the triggered detector. The location printed there was 'Prayer Room, Parish Hall, Corridor' so rushed to the prayer room but there was nothing (but prayer room on the MAP was not allocated Zone 11 SAP Zone 1). The map at Zone 11 SAP states Zone 1 consists of the toilet, corridor and parish hall.
Scanned the parish hall for the triggered detector. Nope
Scanned the toilets for the triggered detector. Nope
Scanned the corridor for the triggered detector. Yep, detector near the notice boards.
Some blame us for using candles in the lounge to cut the long candles short caused the alarm.. Which is wrong, please get ur facts straight.. the detector is very sensitive, yes it is, but not so sensitive that when u light a match stick or start the gas stove, the alarm goes on right..
Oh ya fellow warden stated the fire is at Zone 11.. Ah, you know the MAP cannot control every detector in the building right.. and most are allocated to SAPs placed on every floor of the church. Please refer to the fire map to check what zone 11 is first (which is SAP near the kitchen)
And the detector at that corridor has been found faulty and disabled after it went off again for no reason at about 1230pm. The company came to isolate and disable the affected alarm and reset the system all over again...
What an alarm we had ah...
If only it rang during doxology.. haha
NoMaD_MCV
Served 9am mass and cutted candles while 1030am mass was on-going. It is certified safe for me to cut candles provided I do not situate myself directly under the heat/fire detector located strategically on the ceilings of the church. Gospel just started, and I just finished cutting like 2-3 pairs of candles when suddenly the fire alarm rang.
I looked up facing my behind to check if the detector lit up, it wasn't, I looked up at the other detector some 6 steps ahead of me, and it too wasn't lighted up. I then ran out by the secondary exit to check the Fire Access Panel (Supposed to check the Main Fire Access Panel and locate the fire via there or it's Sub Fire Access Panel, but then noticed the SAP Zone 1 fire LEDs lit up). It was already ringing for 1min and there was no time to lose otherwise the fire department would despatch if it rang on for a little more longer.
I broke the 'break glass in case of fire' to get the key (which the glass eventually 'spider-webbed' and had to use a key and my fingers to pull the glass out) to open, isolate and silence the sounder before proceeding to Zone 1 to locate the triggered detector. The location printed there was 'Prayer Room, Parish Hall, Corridor' so rushed to the prayer room but there was nothing (but prayer room on the MAP was not allocated Zone 11 SAP Zone 1). The map at Zone 11 SAP states Zone 1 consists of the toilet, corridor and parish hall.
Scanned the parish hall for the triggered detector. Nope
Scanned the toilets for the triggered detector. Nope
Scanned the corridor for the triggered detector. Yep, detector near the notice boards.
Some blame us for using candles in the lounge to cut the long candles short caused the alarm.. Which is wrong, please get ur facts straight.. the detector is very sensitive, yes it is, but not so sensitive that when u light a match stick or start the gas stove, the alarm goes on right..
Oh ya fellow warden stated the fire is at Zone 11.. Ah, you know the MAP cannot control every detector in the building right.. and most are allocated to SAPs placed on every floor of the church. Please refer to the fire map to check what zone 11 is first (which is SAP near the kitchen)
And the detector at that corridor has been found faulty and disabled after it went off again for no reason at about 1230pm. The company came to isolate and disable the affected alarm and reset the system all over again...
What an alarm we had ah...
If only it rang during doxology.. haha
NoMaD_MCV
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