The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast

On this episode, we do the ultimate showdown of fire alarm techs vs sprinkler fitters and techs! Well, not really... we get into the situations on site and how we can work better together and what we all really need from each other.Also, check out Chris Logan on the Fire Sprinkler Podcast - available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts and Spotify!Tom Richards has written articles for the CFAA journal and has been on this podcast before and will be on soon again!

Celebrating International Women In Engineering Day (INWED), we have 4 women with very different stories on how they moved into fire protection engineering. Please join us for this very informative Podcast!We also have Aaron Lee back to go over ULC standards revisions and what they mean to us when the Building and Fire Codes are updated.

On this episode, Chris goes through the new Videos that were recorded with Edge Factor on soft skills, written and verbal communicationhttps://edgefactor.com/my-organization/463fdb55-d27e-429b-9f88-d1844113f65c/content/playerhttps://youtu.be/gfWefg1ayEo?si=qpFjErcEcF0d32cDCodes corner with Aaron Lee is on the upcoming OFC (Ontario Fire Code) changes for Ontario... obviously!

This week is on a very interesting and slightly divisive topic. What do we consider as 'like for like' replacement of a fire alarm control panel and what should we do to ensure that we are covered for liability when we do these service replacements? Look for the ULC Bulletin 2006-03 for the sub-committee commentary and recommendations on who we must have present for a verification, depending on the situation. Your AHJ would make the final decision on who needs to be present for the verification and what you require from a design professional.We also have Aaron Lee on to talk about the Errata that has now been issued for the NBCC2020 where it talks about audible circuits. https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/erratum/?id=515340b5-f4e0-4798-be69-692e4ec423e8&dsl=enComments? email at marketing@cfaa.ca or join Paul and I on Linked In.https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-latreille-aaa8a234/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-renaud-485a402b/

Let's hear from someone who is new to our industry, but not new to the workforce... Aaron brings a different perspective that may help some of our techs with their own struggles to navigate a 'job' vs a 'career'.We also have Aaron Lee talking about the code updates for Ontario.

This week, we have a great episode with some good education on what are 2 stage systems, when are they used, and how they differ from other multi-stage systems or single stage systems. Thanks to Rick CHeung from the Vancouver Fire Department for coming on the podcast!Please refer to this guide from the City of Vancouver for their interpretation of this code. https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/vancouver-fire-bulletin-2024-001-2-stage-fire-alarms.pdfWe also had Aaron Lee on the podcast from the Codes and Standards Committee to discuss the code changes for the provinces of New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Mike Ellis is the Above and Beyond AWard winner for Alberta for 2024. Listen to Mike's story and hear about his venture in safer battery testing with Volt Verify. www.voltverify.ca

Have you ever had the chance to really listen and get to know what the fire safety officers do in your town? Today we have a discussion with two members of the fire service in the Calgary area.Comments? Email us at marketing@cfaa.ca