CAFAA IN-PERSON CLASSROOM TRAINING

MAY 9, 2025 @ Merrit college,

12500 campus drive, oakland, ca 94619, room s-449

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May 16, 2025 @ The brea civic & cultural center, conference center,

1 civic center circle, brea, ca 92821

The California Automatic Fire Alarm Association (CAFAA) in partnership with Fire Protection Education (FPE) is

launching in-person Fire Alarm training at a Northern and at a Southern California location in May 2025 

The course that is being offered in both regions is:

'Fire Alarm Systems Testing and Inspections per NFPA 72-2025 and NFPA 4-2021 (Integrated Systems)'

Click here for the May 9th, Oakland Training

Click here for the May 16th, Brea Training

The class will include the following topics:

• Routine inspections and testing of fire alarm systems are crucial for ensuring they function correctly and protect lives and property, often mandated by local authorities and insurance companies. These checks typically include visual inspections, functional tests, and testing of components like detectors, control panels, and notification devices.

• NFPA 72-2025 Chapter 14 outlines the requirements for fire alarm system inspection, testing, and maintenance, including notification procedures and schedules for various components of fire alarm systems, encompassing initial acceptance testing, routine inspections, and reacceptance testing.

• The 2025 California Fire Code (CFC) which will become effective in CA on January 1st, 2026, has adopted NFPA 4 - 2021 Edition:  "Standard for Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety System Testing,". NFPA 4 focuses on verifying the interoperability and coordinated performance of interconnected fire protection and life safety systems, ensuring they function as designed during an emergency.

• Integrated testing includes the interface between the fire alarm system and other life-safety and fire protection systems in the building, such as sprinkler, fire pump and other suppression systems, smoke control, elevator recall & shunt, ERRCS, ERCES and many other systems. 

• This training will discuss and clarify the associated and specific requirements of NFPA 72-2025 Chapter 14 and NFPA 4-2021 regarding fire Alarm and signaling systems testing, Inspections and maintenance, who is responsible for what, which sequence and features are required to be tested and the relationship between the AHJs, Inspectors and contractors and the required responsibilities of each trade.

Materials Provided:  

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

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.

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 for the two sessions in August. 

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

Sagiv's bio information:

• 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 Fee:

• $199/each California FPOs
• $299/each for employees of a CAFAA member company
• $399/each for employees of a non-CAFAA member company

If you are interested in hosting a future class, please contact the Training Director at info@cafaa.com.  The host venue receives 3 complimentary student seats.  CAFAA provides the food and beverages, course materials, etc.

Best regards,

California Automatic Fire Alarm Association