CAFAA IN-PERSON CLASSROOM TRAINING

July 18, 2025 @ ELECTRICAL TRAINING ALLIANCE OF SILICON VALLEY,

1873 BARBER LANE, MILPITAS, CA 95035 

Register here for the July 18, Milpitas Class

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july 25, 2025 @ The Chino valley fire district training center, 

5092 schaefer ave, chino, ca 91710-5549

Register here for the July 25, Chino Class

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 July 2025 

The course that is being offered in both regions is:

'Understanding Smoke Control interface with Fire Alarm Systems'

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 

The class will include the following topics:

• 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. 

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