Registering for this event will trigger an email to info@cafaa.com to send you a Certificate of Completion for your attendance at the 06-26-25 CAFAA SoCal AHJ Roundtable meeting.   

After the completion of the meeting, a Certificate for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Fire Alarm Education Sessions will be sent to you.   The number of hours will be dependent on the length of the session(s).

The Certificate can then be submitted to the WBFAA for conversion to Continuing Education Hours for application towards the renewal of your state certification.

MEETING LOCATION

NORMA HERTZOG COMMUNITY CENTER 

1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa, CA

7:30am - 8:30am Continental breakfast

8:30am - 12:30am Roundtable

12:30am - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30pm - 4:00pm CAFAA General Meeting

Join us for CAFAA’s Southern California AHJ Roundtable, a highly rated and engaging session that brings together a panel of Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) representatives to address your technical questions and explore industry challenges.

This unique event provides:

• A moderated panel of AHJs ready to respond to your submitted questions.

• An educational forum focused on code interpretation, enforcement trends, and best practices.

• Valuable networking opportunities with fire officials, code professionals, and industry peers.

CEU's AVAILABLE 

Attendees requesting a Continuing Education Certificate will earn CEUs.

PLEASE REGISTER FOR A CERTIFICATE HERE!

SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS - WIN PRIZES! 

Have a burning question for the panel? Submit it by end of day Monday, June 9, 2025 to info@cafaa.com.

• Two prizes will be given during the lunch break for the “Best Questions,” as judged by the panel.

• You must be present to win.

Note: Due to time limits, not all submitted questions may be included. Duplicate or less relevant questions may be removed in favor of those with broader impact.

How the Roundtable Works

• All questions must be submitted in advance to info@cafaa.com.

• The CAFAA board will review submissions and compile the final Advance Questions document—anonymous and ordered by submission.

• Attendees and panelists will receive the final PDF before the event to allow for thoughtful responses and informed discussion.

• No recording or notes will be provided—attending in person is the only way to access the discussion.

Registration

• FREE – California Fire Prevention Officers (FPOs)

• $95 – Employees of CAFAA member companies

• $120 – Non-members

CAFAA IN-PERSON TRAINING

COURSE TITLE:  

Understanding Smoke Control Interface with Fire Alarm Systems

DATE: 

Friday, July 18, 2025

LOCATION:

Electrical Training Alliance of Silicon Valley, 1873 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035

INSTRUCTOR: 

SAGIV WEISS-ISHAI, P.E.
CA Licensed Fire Protection Engineer

27 yrs. experience in Fire Protection Engineering

Principal AHJ member – NFPA 72 Technical Committee SIG-PRO since 2012

AHJ Member national elevator safety Code ASME A17.1 – Emergency Operations & Hoistway Technical committees

NFPA 72 and ASME A17.1 Task Group member on Fire Service Access Elevators & Occupant Evacuation Elevators

AHJ Member – Calif. State Fire Alarm Code Advisory Committee

Chair of the elevator committee for the CA Existing Building Code

Served as Fire Code Official on the Calif State – Bldg. Fire & Other Code Advisory Committee to the Calif. Bldg. Stds. Commission

AHJ Member 2019-2020 CSFM Elevator Work Group to Changes in CBC Chapter 30 – Elevators

Past President – Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) of the Nevada-Northern CA Chapter

COURSE OUTLINE:

• The California Building Code (CBC) Chapter 4, requires Smoke Control systems for Specific type of buildings and occupancies, such as High-Rise buildings, Atriums, Underground buildings, Hospitals, Jails, etc.  The CBC and CFC Section 909 has specific requirements for the design, installation and implementation of these systems and the required interface with the Building Fire Alarm System. NFPA 92 is the National standard for Smoke Control systems as adopted by CBC and CFC including specific testing requirements which will be discussed and clarified. 

• This training will focus on the general CBC/CFC requirements for Smoke Control systems and their specific interface with the building Fire Alarm system. It will cover specific requirements for dedicated and non-dedicated Smoke Control systems, Integrated testing of Fire Alarm and Smoke Control system as required by CFC and NFPA 4 (Integrated testing), Who is responsible for the design, installation and testing of smoke control systems and who is designing and installing Firefighters Smoke Control Panels. Examples will be provided and discussed during this training. 

GENERAL INFORMATION:  

Five and one-quarter (5.25) Continuing Education Hours (CEH) will be awarded to students on completion of training.  The CEHs can be converted to Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the WBFAA. There is no cost for conversion if you are a WBFAA member. Cost may apply to non-members.

Our goal for in-person training is to be able to offer at least one in-person training session, in each region, per topic. And offer multiple topics throughout 2025. 

FPE and CAFAA will be developing new course material to meet the ever-changing needs of our membership, for a fresh, high-quality, California-centric curriculum.

Sagiv Weiss-Ishai, P.E. (Calif. Licensed Fire Protection Engineer) is the principal trainer for FPE and will be the instructor.

*Disclaimer:  As the course trainer, Mr. Weiss-Ishai will not be representing the SFFD policies or procedures in his course delivery. * 

WHO CAN BENEFIT BY ATTENDING THE CLASS:

Fire Alarm Systems Personnel: Designers, Installers, Technicians, Service personnel, Vendors, Engineers.

Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and Code Officials Personnel: Fire, Building, Elevator, Electrical, Code Enforcers and Permit Plans Reviewers.

Professionals: Architects, Electrical and Fire Protection Engineers.

Fire Service Personnel: Fire Plan Review Inspectors, Fire Field Inspectors.

MATERIALS PROVIDED: 

• Each student will receive a HARD copy booklet (2-slide per page format, double-sided) at the training site. No electronic files will be sent. 

CLASS SCHEDULE:  

7:30am - 8:00am Continental breakfast

8:00am - 9:45am Training and Q&A

9:45am - 10:00am Break

10:00am - 12:00pm Training and Q&A

12:00pm - 12:30pm Lunch

12:30pm - 1:45pm Training and Q&A

1:45pm - 2:00pm open Q&A session on any class related topic

ENROLLMENT FEES

$199 for California FPOs/AHJs

$299 for employees of a CAFAA member company

$399 for non-CAFAA member attendees

________________________________________________________________

“Future in-person trainings in Nor-Cal and So-Cal will be provided by CAFAA in 2025 – Follow the CAFAA website for more information”

_______________________________________________________________

If you are not receiving regular communication from CAFAA consider joining as a member, or make sure your voting member email is up to date: 

California Automatic Fire Alarm Association - Why Join CAFAA?

CAFAA IN-PERSON TRAINING

COURSE TITLE:  

Understanding Smoke Control Interface with Fire Alarm Systems

DATE: 

Friday, July 25, 2025

LOCATION:

The Chino Valley Fire District Training Center,

5092 Schaefer Ave, Chino, CA  91710-5549

INSTRUCTOR: 

SAGIV WEISS-ISHAI, P.E.
CA Licensed Fire Protection Engineer

27 yrs. experience in Fire Protection Engineering

Principal AHJ member – NFPA 72 Technical Committee SIG-PRO since 2012

AHJ Member national elevator safety Code ASME A17.1 – Emergency Operations & Hoistway Technical committees

NFPA 72 and ASME A17.1 Task Group member on Fire Service Access Elevators & Occupant Evacuation Elevators

AHJ Member – Calif. State Fire Alarm Code Advisory Committee

Chair of the elevator committee for the CA Existing Building Code

Served as Fire Code Official on the Calif State – Bldg. Fire & Other Code Advisory Committee to the Calif. Bldg. Stds. Commission

AHJ Member 2019-2020 CSFM Elevator Work Group to Changes in CBC Chapter 30 – Elevators

Past President – Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) of the Nevada-Northern CA Chapter

COURSE OUTLINE:

• The California Building Code (CBC) Chapter 4, requires Smoke Control systems for Specific type of buildings and occupancies, such as High-Rise buildings, Atriums, Underground buildings, Hospitals, Jails, etc.  The CBC and CFC Section 909 has specific requirements for the design, installation and implementation of these systems and the required interface with the Building Fire Alarm System. NFPA 92 is the National standard for Smoke Control systems as adopted by CBC and CFC including specific testing requirements which will be discussed and clarified. 

• This training will focus on the general CBC/CFC requirements for Smoke Control systems and their specific interface with the building Fire Alarm system. It will cover specific requirements for dedicated and non-dedicated Smoke Control systems, Integrated testing of Fire Alarm and Smoke Control system as required by CFC and NFPA 4 (Integrated testing), Who is responsible for the design, installation and testing of smoke control systems and who is designing and installing Firefighters Smoke Control Panels. Examples will be provided and discussed during this training. 

GENERAL INFORMATION:  

Five and one-quarter (5.25) Continuing Education Hours (CEH) will be awarded to students on completion of training.  The CEHs can be converted to Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the WBFAA. There is no cost for conversion if you are a WBFAA member. Cost may apply to non-members.

Our goal for in-person training is to be able to offer at least one in-person training session, in each region, per topic. And offer multiple topics throughout 2025. 

FPE and CAFAA will be developing new course material to meet the ever-changing needs of our membership, for a fresh, high-quality, California-centric curriculum.

Sagiv Weiss-Ishai, P.E. (Calif. Licensed Fire Protection Engineer) is the principal trainer for FPE and will be the instructor.

*Disclaimer:  As the course trainer, Mr. Weiss-Ishai will not be representing the SFFD policies or procedures in his course delivery. * 

WHO CAN BENEFIT BY ATTENDING THE CLASS:

Fire Alarm Systems Personnel: Designers, Installers, Technicians, Service personnel, Vendors, Engineers.

Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and Code Officials Personnel: Fire, Building, Elevator, Electrical, Code Enforcers and Permit Plans Reviewers.

Professionals: Architects, Electrical and Fire Protection Engineers.

Fire Service Personnel: Fire Plan Review Inspectors, Fire Field Inspectors.

MATERIALS PROVIDED: 

• Each student will receive a HARD copy booklet (2-slide per page format, double-sided) at the training site. No electronic files will be sent. 

CLASS SCHEDULE:  

7:30am - 8:00am Continental breakfast

8:00am - 9:45am Training and Q&A

9:45am - 10:00am Break

10:00am - 12:00pm Training and Q&A

12:00pm - 12:30pm Lunch

12:30pm - 1:45pm Training and Q&A

1:45pm - 2:00pm open Q&A session on any class related topic

ENROLLMENT FEES

$199 for California FPOs/AHJs

$299 for employees of a CAFAA member company

$399 for non-CAFAA member attendees

________________________________________________________________

“Future in-person trainings in Nor-Cal and So-Cal will be provided by CAFAA in 2025 – Follow the CAFAA website for more information”

_______________________________________________________________

If you are not receiving regular communication from CAFAA consider joining as a member, or make sure your voting member email is up to date: 

California Automatic Fire Alarm Association - Why Join CAFAA?

Registering for this event will trigger an email to info@cafaa.com to send you a Certificate of Completion for your attendance at the Learning Session and the Annual State Agency meeting.   

THIS CEU CERTICIATE REGISTRATION DOES NOT REGISTER YOU FOR THE EVENT ITSELF.  

After the completion of the meeting, a Certificate for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Fire Alarm Education Sessions will be sent to you.   The number of hours will be dependent on the length of the session(s).

The Certificate can then be submitted to the WBFAA for conversion to Continuing Education Hours for application towards the renewal of your State certification.

LOCATION:
Dept. of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)
2020 W. El Camino, Sacramento, CA 95833

SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Learning Session
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | CAFAA 29th Annual State Agency Meeting

Thursday, September 11, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Breakfast
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | CAFAA General Meeting

LIMITED SEATING – REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Attendance is limited to 80 people due to venue capacity. Walk-ins will not be accepted. A waitlist will be created once the event is full. If space becomes available, waitlisted individuals will be contacted in order.

ABOUT THE STATE AGENCY MEETING
Since 1996, CAFAA has hosted this annual event to foster dialogue between state code officials and stakeholders, including CAFAA members, manufacturers, and AHJs. Representatives from the State Fire Marshal, DSA, Cal/OSHA, HCAI, and the Building Standards Commission are invited.

SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS - WIN PRIZES! 

Have a burning question for the panel? Submit it by end of day Thursday, August 27, 2025, to info@cafaa.com. 

• Selected questions will be compiled (anonymously) and sent to panelists ahead of the event to ensure thoughtful responses. 

• Two prizes will be given during the lunch break for the “Best Questions,” as judged by the panel.

• You must be present to win.

Note: Due to time limits, not all submitted questions may be included. Duplicate or less relevant questions may be removed in favor of those with broader impact.

Note: No meeting notes, recordings, or documentation will be provided.

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A CEU CERTIFICATE

REGISTRATION FEES (Covers Both Days):

• Free – Active California FPOs

• $95 – CAFAA Member Company Employees

• $120 – Non-Members