The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast

By Tim Renaud

Podcast for Canadian Fire Alarm Technicians and other people interested in the fire alarm industry in Canada.

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July 29, 2024 Ep 16 - What is “performanced-based design” and how does it affect my inspections?
This week, we talk to Steven Forrester, a building code consultant from New Brunswick. We delve into the terminology of performance-based design and how it can affect your inspections as a tech and what to look for in a building that may have some type of design modification from the building codes.

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21min
July 15, 2024 Ep 15 - An Introduction to Camp Molly
This week we have a profile on a great outreach initiative for young women interested in the Fire Protection industry! Camp Molly is discussed and the history and where they are headed with this program.

Thanks Victoria for coming on to discuss.

www.campmolly.ca

For more info on the history and story of Molly Williams:
http://shemadehistory.com/molly-wiliams/

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19min
July 01, 2024 Ep 14 - Software tools for Fire Alarm Sales Management
This week we have Frank on the podcast to discuss software tools to improve quoting speed and efficiency and general management of a fire alarm company using newer tools and AI.
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21min
June 17, 2024 Ep 13 - Code Changes for Ontario effective Jan 2025 and Battery Testing Safety
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/journals

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27min
June 03, 2024 Ep12 - Troubleshooting tips
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.
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16min
May 20, 2024 Ep 11 - ULC S561 Central Station Monitoring
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.
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15min
May 06, 2024 Ep 10 - Women In Fire Alarm Part 3
We conclude our 3 part series in conversation with women in Fire Alarm. Recorded earlier this year in Winnipeg MB.
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12min
April 29, 2024 Ep 9 - Software tools for reporting
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.
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20min
April 15, 2024 Ep 8 - Women In Fire Alarm Part 2
We continue our conversation from earlier this year in Winnipeg. A look into the experiences and perspectives of women in the fire alarm industry
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17min
April 01, 2024 Ep 7 - S1001 Standard for Integrated Systems Testing: An Overview
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.pdf

The ULC Standard can be found here and can be viewed for FREE: https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productId=ULC1001_1_S_20110901

And 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
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20min

FAQs about The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast:

How many episodes does The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.