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CALIFORNIA AUTOMATIC
FIRE ALARM ASSOCIATION



CAFAA EVENTS, GENERAL MEETINGS and ANNUAL CONFERENCE

CAFAA sponsors many events throughout the year in Northern and Southern California with the goal of: 

  • providing statewide and regional forums for open communication between code promulgators. authorities having jurisdiction, and fire alarm system professionals
  • providing a showcase for fire alarm product vendors at the Annual Conference
  • delivering code-focused presentations and discussions at all events and meetings
  • providing opportunities for attendees to network with other fire alarm system professionals

Bi-monthly General Meetings:  conducted alternately in each of the two regions; this is a board of directors meeting open to all who wish to attend.

Annually, CAFAA hosts the State Agency Forum in Sacramento, CA.   The format of the meeting is a Question and Answer (Q&A) disussion, where representatives from the California State Fire Marshal’s Office, Division of the State Architect, Division of Occupational Safety and Health Planning & Development and the Building Standards Commission are invited to address the questions posed by the attendees which includes CAFAA members, CAFAA’s Board of Directors, Manufacturer’s and AHJs.  These meeting are open to all.

A Lunch and Learning session is sometimes paired with the State Agency Forum meeting.  The Learning session provides for an educational presentation on a topic of current/special interest to the industry.  This session is open to all.

Once a year in each region, CAFAA hosts the AHJ Roundtable.  These meetings are held in different areas within each region and are Q&A sessions with 3-4 AHJ area-representative panelists that respond to the questions posed by the attendees.   These meetings are open to all.

Once a year, a Board-Only meeting is held for the CAFAA Board of Directors for the purpose of discussing the association business and to conduct the planning for upcoming events.

Since 1970, CAFAA has hosted an Annual Meeting with the purpose of providing the attendees with information and educational presentations and discussions relative to the Fire Alarm industry and our code environment.





2020 VIRTUAL MEETINGS

In light of the travel and large gathering restrictions due to Covid 19, CAFAA has restructured the format for the June 11, 2020 (SoCal AHJ Roundtable) and the August 13, 2020 (NorCal AHJ Roundtable) meetings, as well as the CAFAA General Meetings that would have preceded the Roundtables.

All of these meetings will be conducted via the internet. 

REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT EVENTS

  • 04/20/23 NorCal AHJ Q&A Roundtable Meeting

    • 04/20/2023
    • 3 sessions
    • Doubletree by Hilton Pleasanton, CA
    • 27 registrants
    Register

    MEETING LOCATION

    The Doubletree by Hilton Pleasanton
    7050 Johnson Dr.
    Pleasanton, CA 94588

    MEETING DAY SCHEDULE - tentative depending on the number of Advance Questions:

    7:30am - 8:30am breakfast

    8:30am - 11:30am Roundtable

    11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch

    12:30pm - 2:00pm Roundtable

    2:00pm - 4:00pm CAFAA General Meeting

    In recent years, CAFAA developed the regional AHJ Roundtable sessions that have been extremely informative and engaging for all parties involved with CAFAA. 

    Your submitted questions will be posed to a mixed panel of AHJs to answer.

    As an incentive for you to submit questions to the Panel, you will receive a Raffle ticket if you submit a question and it is included in the final version of the Advance Questions (five ticket max per person).  Please note that due to time constraints, the Roundtable judges may omit some questions submitted to eliminate duplicate questions or in favor of providing more challenging questions for the panelists. Two prizes will be awarded from a drawing that will be held during the lunch break.  A Grand Prize will be awarded to the 'best' question as evaluated by the judges.  You will need to be present to win.

    This is not only an educational session but also an opportunity to network with the AHJs and others in the industry.

    Continuing Education Units will be awarded to attendees requesting a certificate.   Click here to register for a CEU certificate

    THE MEETING PROCESS:
    • As questions are submitted prior to the meeting, they will be reviewed by the CAFAA board, and if applicable will be added to the Advance Questions document, in order of submission AND with NO identification of the person posing it.  We are hoping that there will be more questions posed as well as possibly having more general Code questions asked.
    • Persons who have submitted questions should plan to attend the event to hear the responses/discussions as there will not be meeting minutes issued.

    • The Advance Questions will be provided to all attendees and the AHJs prior to the meeting in the form of a PDF sent to the attendee's email.  The Advance Questions are provided to the panelists so that the most thoughtful responses can be given at the meeting. 

    • Just prior to the meeting, we will provide you with the final PDF version of the Advance Questions.

    • CAFAA will not be issuing any discussion notes and/or response documentation, nor is any audio and/or video recording permitted.

    ADVANCE QUESTIONS for NorCal Roundtable - submit to info@cafaa.com as early as possible, with the last date for submission April 14, 2023.

    FREE for California FPOs

    $95 for employees of a CAFAA member company

    $120 for non-CAFAA member attendees


    MEETING PANELISTS:

    CESAR AVILA
              Fire Code Inspector
              Alameda County Fire Department

    JUSTIN H. BEAL, MPA, EFO, FM, FO, CFPS
             Fire Protection Engineer
             Fresno City Fire Department

    LEX NADEAU
             Fire Inspector
             Contra Costa County Fire Protection District

    MIKE JOHNSON

             Santa Rose Fire Department

    GUEST ROOMS at the meeting venue hotel:

    Click here to make a room reservation at the $199/night guaranteed rate; number of rooms are limited, so reserve early.


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  • Request CEU Certificate for 4/20/23 CAFAA NorCal AHJ Roundtable

    • 04/20/2023
    • 8:30 AM
    • 05/18/2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • Doubletree by Hilton Pleasanton
    Register

    Registering for this event will trigger an email to info@cafaa.com to send you a Certificate of Completion for your attendance at the 2023 CAFAA NorCal AHJ Roundtable meeting.   

    After the completion of the meeting, a Certificate for Continuing Education Hours (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.

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  • Request CEU Certificate for 6/15/23 CAFAA SoCal AHJ Roundtable

    • 06/15/2023
    • 8:30 AM
    • 07/13/2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • The Atrium in Irvine, CA
    Register

    Registering for this event will trigger an email to info@cafaa.com to send you a Certificate of Completion for your attendance at the 2023 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.

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  • 06/15/23 SoCal AHJ Q&A Roundtable Meeting

    • 06/15/2023
    • 3 sessions
    • The Atrium Hotel in Irvine, CA
    • 2 registrants
    Register

    MEETING VENUE:

    The Atrium Hotel
    18700 Mac Arthur Blvd.
    Irvine, CA 92612
    (949) 833-2710

    MEETING DAY SCHEDULE - tentative depending on the number of Advance Questions:

    7:30am - 8:30am breakfast

    8:30am - 11:30am Roundtable

    11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch

    12:30pm - 2:00pm Roundtable

    2:00pm - 4:00pm CAFAA General Meeting

    In recent years, CAFAA developed the regional AHJ Roundtable sessions that have been extremely informative and engaging for all parties involved with CAFAA. 

    Your submitted questions will be posed to a mixed panel of AHJs to answer.

    As an incentive for you to submit questions to the Panel, you will receive a Raffle ticket if you submit a question and it is included in the final version of the Advance Questions (five ticket max per person).  Please note that due to time constraints, the Roundtable judges may omit some questions submitted to eliminate duplicate questions or in favor of providing more challenging questions for the panelists. Two prizes will be awarded from a drawing that will be held during the lunch break.  A Grand Prize will be awarded to the 'best' question as evaluated by the judges.  You will need to be present to win.

    This is not only an educational session but also an opportunity to network with the AHJs and others in the industry.

    Continuing Education Units will be awarded to attendees requesting a certificate.   Click here to register for a CEU Certificate 

      THE MEETING PROCESS:
    • As questions are submitted prior to the meeting, they will be reviewed by the CAFAA board, and if applicable will be added to the Advance Questions document, in order of submission AND with NO identification of the person posing it.  We are hoping that there will be more questions posed as well as possibly having more general Code questions asked.
    • Persons who have submitted questions should plan to attend the event to hear the responses/discussions as there will not be meeting minutes issued.

    • The Advance Questions will be provided to all attendees and the AHJs prior to the meeting in the form of a PDF sent to the attendee's email.  The Advance Questions are provided to the panelists so that the most thoughtful responses can be given at the meeting. 

    • Just prior to the meeting, we will provide you with the final PDF version of the Advance Questions.

    • CAFAA will not be issuing any discussion notes and/or response documentation, nor is any audio and/or video recording permitted.
    ADVANCE QUESTIONS for SoCal Roundtable - submit to info@cafaa.com early, with the last date for submission                   June 8, 2023.

    FREE for California FPOs

    $95 for employees of a CAFAA member company

    $120 for non-CAFAA member attendees


    MEETING PANELISTS:

    TBD

    GUEST ROOMS at the meeting venue hotel:

               $199 / night reserve by 6/2/23 
               Rate Code:  CAFAA2023
              (949) 833-2710


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  • 08/17/23 CAFAA Board-Only Meeting

    • 08/17/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Saf-Com Supply


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  • 09/21/23 CAFAA's 28th ANNUAL STATE AGENCY & 09/22/23 GENERAL MEETING

    • 09/21/2023
    • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • In-person (HCAI Sacramento, CA)
    • 80

    MAXIMUM of 80 ATTENDEES - the Meeting space has limited seating; no Walk-In attendees (you must register to attend this event).  A Wait List process will be implemented when the maximum seating is reached.  If/as cancellations are received, the Wait listed people will be contacted.   


    MEETING VENUE:

             Dept. of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)

    2020 W. El Camino

    Sacramento, CA 95833

    MEETING DAY(s) SCHEDULE:

    THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

    10:00am - 12:00pm   LEARNING SESSION

    TBD 

    12:00pm -   1:00pm   Lunch

      1:00pm -   5:00pm   CAFAA 29th ANNUAL STATE AGENCY MEETING  

    FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

      8:30am -  9:30am      Breakfast

      9:30am -11:30am    CAFAA GENERAL MEETING

    THE STATE AGENCY MEETING:

    THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

    Each year, beginning in 1996, the California Automatic Fire Alarm Association (CAFAA) has hosted an event (the State Agency meeting) in Sacramento, where representative from the California State Fire Marshal's Office, the Division of the State Architect, Division of Occupational Safety and Health Planning & Development and the Building Standards Commission are invited to meet with some of their stakeholders.  This group includes CAFAA members, Manufacturer's and the AHJs.

    The purpose of the State Agency meeting is to continue the open dialogue between the code enforcers, code promulgators and fire alarm system professionals on issues of mutual concern so that we may better serve the citizens of California.

    So that the most thoughtful responses can be given,  your questions will be provided to the State Agency panelists in advance of the meeting.

    Send your ADVANCE QUESTIONS to info@cafaa.com, as soon as possible, but no later than October 13, 2023

    MEETING PROCESS:

    • As questions are submitted prior to the meeting, they will be reviewed by the CAFAA board, and if applicable will be added to the Advance Questions document, in order of submission AND with NO identification of the person posing it.  We are hoping that there will be more questions posed as well as possibly having more general Code questions asked.
    • Persons who have submitted questions should plan to attend the event to hear the responses/discussions as there will not be meeting minutes issued.
    • The Advance Questions will be provided to all attendees and the State Agencies, prior to the meeting in the form of a PDF sent to the attendee's email.  The Advance Questions are provided to the panelists so that the most thoughtful responses can be given at the meeting. 
    • Just prior to the meeting, we will provide you with the final PDF version of the Advance Questions.
    • CAFAA will not be issuing any discussion notes and/or response documentation, nor is any audio and/or video recording permitted.

    ADVANCE QUESTIONS - submit to info@cafaa.com early, with the last date for submission September  14, 2023

    FREE for active California FPOs

    $95 for employees of a CAFAA member company

    $120 for non-CAFAA member attendees

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  • 12/07/23 CAFAA General Meeting

    • 12/07/2023
    • 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, CA
    • 40

    Bi-monthly General Meetings:  conducted alternately in each of the two regions; this is a board of directors meeting open to all who wish to attend.  Matters of the association and issues of importance to the industry are discussed as well as reports provided by task group and committee representatives.   

    We will be conducting this meeting as guests of the CAA at their Winter Conference venue, the Fairmont Nob Hill in San Francisco.    

    Lunch will be provided by CAA.  Attendance is free.

    If you wish to also attend the CAA Winter Conference, the first 4 people from alarm installation companies will be guests of the sponsors.



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