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CALIFORNIA AUTOMATIC
FIRE ALARM ASSOCIATION




CAFAA IN-PERSON CLASSROOM TRAINING


October 17th, NORCAL TBD 

- and -

october 24, SOCAL TBD 


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 October 2025 

The course that is being offered in both regions is:


'Two-Way communication system and ERRCS/ERCES - 2025 CODE updates (2025 CFC/CBC and NFPA 72 2025 and NFPA 1225-2022)'


REGISTRATION Will OPEN SOON! 

Class overview: 

The 2025 California Building and Fire Codes (CBC and CFC) were published on July 1st, 2025, and they will become effective in CA on January 1st, 2026. These codes have adopted the 2025 NFPA 72 standard for fire alarm and signaling systems and the 2022 NFPA 1225 for ERCES - Emergency Responders Commuinication Enhancement systems. This training will discuss and clarify all the new changes in the new 2025 CA codes and applicable standards. it will specify all types of Emergency Commuinication Systems included in Chapter 24 of NFPA 72 (ECS) including all ONE-WAY and TWO-WAY ECS. The training will discuss and clarify the specific requirements for ERCES in Section 510 of the 2025 CFC and the 2022 NFPA 1225 Chapter 18. Specific requirements for the required interface between the Radio Enhancement system and the Building Fire alarm System or a Dedicated Function(s) FA system, including the required interface with Elevator systems, survivability and monitoring for integrity will be discussed and clarified.  

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


          Due to technical difficulties with the Jensen Hughes (JH) Academy website, we are not able to offer web-based training at this time.  Please check back periodically as JH is working to resolve the issue which impacts their entire Training Platform.

          Upcoming In-Person Training Class Schedule:

          *Please note that registration for each set of classes will open after completion of the previous class.

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          October 17 NorCal, October 24 SoCal

          'Two-Way communication system and ERRCS/ERCES - 2025 CODE updates (2025 CFC/CBC and NFPA 72 2025 and NFPA 1225-2022)'

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          November 14 Sacramento, November 21 SoCal

          'Interfacing Elevator controls with Fire Alarm and sprinkler systems for NEW and Existing elevators with ERRCS/ERCES provisions - NEW 2025 code updates'


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