The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast

This episode is on the very important subject of Battery Testing and the safety considerations when testing the batteries for our fire alarm systems. We also go over some of the code changes that may have already hit Western Canada, but are due to hit Ontario in January 2025.There is a related article battery testing safety that Aaron Lee from Atkins Realis in Ontario contributed in this edition of the CFAA Journal. It is a great read and adds to the discussion that Brett and I had. Please look to this link and go to the June 2024 edition. https://www.cfaa.ca/journalsAny comments? Please write to marketing@cfaa.ca

This episode was a great discussion with Brett Roach on some tips for troubleshooting and also some tips on dealing with your clients on site when there’s a trouble on the fire alarm panel.

This episode sees the return of Brent Early from Winnipeg Manitoba. Brent is very active in the local chapter of the Manitoba CFAA and brings an owner’s representative-perspective to the topic of off-site monitoring connections.

We conclude our 3 part series in conversation with women in Fire Alarm. Recorded earlier this year in Winnipeg MB.

This week’s episode is all about the latest tools being used to make reporting and compliance so much easier for fire alarm technicians, AHJ’s and End Users.

On this episode, we discuss the S1001 Standard for Integrated Systems Testing and some of the points to consider for Fire Alarm Techs as they start to be more involved in some aspects of these tests.Brett can be reached at WWW.BRDESIGNSASK.CA City Of regina Bulletin on S1001 https://www.regina.ca/export/sites/Regina.ca/bylaws-permits-licences/building-demolition/.galleries/pdfs/Advisory-CANULC-S1001-Integrated-Systems-Testing.pdfThe ULC Standard can be found here and can be viewed for FREE: https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productId=ULC1001_1_S_20110901And here is an additonal bulletin from the ULC on the suggestion of their ULC certified training program for S-1001:https://canada.ul.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/05/Certification-Bulletin-2020-08ENG-ULC-S1001.pdf

This episode is a conversation with Brent Early, an owner’s representative who deals specifically with the fire protection for that government of Manitoba’s building and assets. Brent is active in CFAA Manitoba chapter and is involved in National committees also.

This episode is a discussion with Mark Wilson on some of the changes to S536. Let us know what you think at marketing@cfaa.ca Do you want to get more involved in the CFAA? We need you! Please reach out at marketing@cfaa.ca and we can get you in touch with some of our committees to see what works best for you and your schedule.