The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast

Happy Canada Day and July the 4th in the USA! Today we continue our discussion on the simillarities and differences between our two countries in codes and standards. We also have Aaron Lee back for Codes corner. This time on rating of fire alarm cables and when we use which rating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is is the first of 2 episodes on a conversation between Mark Wilson and Tim Renaud on project managment tips and tricks and horror stories! Thanks Mark for being on the pod once again! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This double-long episode os acked with information on the differences between Canada and the US in terms of codes and standards and "who is qualified to work on these systems?" Thanks to Paul and Larry form Jensen Hughes for their time and contributions to this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an episode that we had recorded a few months ago that we are finally able to get out on the podcast! Thanks Ryan for being on the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy May 4th! Colin and I discuss Lightsaber fire safety. And we als odiscuss the BC Fire Con that is coming up in September in Langley BC! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy 4/20 and we are presenting an appropriate episode on protecting the spaces where cannabis is grown! Thanks to Melinda Amador from CodeNext for being on the podcast to discuss this subject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Ashley Shaver-Flahr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a very special episode on AI and Machine Learning. I was able to get in touch with a PHD candidate at UBC, Arwa is really great at taking some pretty tough concept and bringing them down to earth for us so we can all try and understand this advanced tech! Thank you Arwa for being on the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is Fire Alarm Tech talk at it's most advanced level yet on the podcast! We get into the weeds in troubleshooting tough ground fault situations and how to break it all down. Thanks so much to Steven Lott and Thomas Richards for being on the podcast once again! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Melinda has joined me to discuss the changes to the Ontario Fire Code. Thanks Melinda for being on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we hear from a Brazilian-born technician and his journey to Canada and his successful entry into the Fire Alarm industry. We discuss how important English-language skills are for a new Canadian to successfully find work in Canada. Thanks Rafael! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, we go wayyyy back to the begining and talk about the origin story of the CFAA, from back in preliminary meetings well before the inception in 1974 nad how it has changed up to today. Thanks to Gerry and Stephen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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. Hosted on A...

Episode 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Rob Clark / Aaron Lee on Codes Corner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the podcast, we dig deeper into troubleshooting techniques and differences between Addressable and Converntional fire alarm circuits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Tom Richards and Steven Lott Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another 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-ion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Setpember 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we discuss the changes to the Ontario Building Code with Lui Tai. Lui has spoken on this topic in the past few months and offers many insights into what to expect with these changes. This is part 1 of a 2 part series on the topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cindy Leber has been in the Canadian Fire Alarm industry providing digital solutions for reporting for over 20 years! We talk about some of the history of reporting in Canada and where we are at with the recent changes in ULC Standards. Aaron is also back to discuss a Standata recently released in Alberta for a clarification on smoke dampers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

On this 40th episode (woah... 40 already!), we get into the codes and standards and how we go about updating them and the process of the hard-working committees, and how YOU can get involved and make a difference to influence the codes and standards! Thanks to Tess Espejo from UL Solutions for being on the podcast to go over this topic. We also have Aaron back for a codes corner to talk about the...

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...