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Ep 38 - Women In Engineering
Season 1, Ep. 38
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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.
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51. Ep 51 - Intro to Ground Faults / Year End Message from CFAA president
20:47||Season 1, Ep. 51This week we continue our series on troubleshooting by delving into the world of ground faults. This is the first episode on ground faults and we will continue further in future episodes. Thanks Tom Richards!We also have Jordan Klemick ,CFAA president on with a year-end message, recorded in December 2025. We discuss some of the projects taht are ongoing and reviewe 2025 with the CFAA.50. Ep 50 - The Monitoring connection journey to the Fire Department / Codes Corner on S1001 updates in Ontario
33:08||Season 1, Ep. 50Episode 50! Wow! 2 years in and 50 episodes down! This week we have Blair Falkinson from US Digital Designs to discuss the montoring connection and how it gets to our dispatchers and ultimately to the Fire Department first responders.49. Ep 49 - Troubleshooting NAC and Speaker circuits
24:24||Season 1, Ep. 49On this episode, we dig into some advanced troubleshooting techniques for NAC and Speaker circuits and even have a little chat about toners and how they are used.Thanks Steven and Tom!*Apologies for my yappy dog in the background! Bad dog!38. Ep 48 What to expect when you are expecting a ULC 1001 test
19:24||Season 1, Ep. 3847. Ep 47 - Addressable vs Conventional circuis when troubleshooting
28:15||Season 1, Ep. 47On this episode of the podcast, we dig deeper into troubleshooting techniques and differences between Addressable and Converntional fire alarm circuits.46. Ep 46 - Intro to a Series on Basic Troubleshooting
21:23||Season 1, Ep. 4645. Ep 45 - Lithium Ion Battery Awareness and Safety in your home and at work
22:29||Season 1, Ep. 45Another episode with Deputy Fire Marshall John McBeth to explore the world of batteries and devices that we use around our home that have Lithium Ion Batteries. https://www.oafc.on.ca/about/announcements/fire-news-headlines/office-fire-marshal-warns-ontarians-growing-lithium-ion44. Ep 44 - Test Your Smoke Alarm Day on Sept 28!
20:01||Season 1, Ep. 44Setpember 28th is Test Your Smoke Alarm Day! saved by the Beep is the campaign that the Ontario Fire Marshall's Office have on throughout Ontario and throughout Canada! Please visit https://www.savedbythebeep.ca/resources for more information.43. Ep 43 - Changes to the OBC part 2
15:03||Season 1, Ep. 43As promised, here is the second part in our discussion on the changes to the Ontario Building Code for 2025.Thanks to Lui Tai for being on the podcast once again!