COURSE TITLE:
Interfacing Elevator controls with Fire Alarm and sprinkler systems for NEW and Existing elevators with ERRCS/ERCES provisions - NEW 2025 code updates
TRAINING DATE:
Friday, November 14, 2025
TRAINING LOCATION:
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
10545 Armstrong Ave, #200, Mather, CA 95655
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:
Various types of elevators are found in both low and high-rise buildings. Among these elevators are Hydraulic and Traction (Electric) Elevators with driving machines installed in dedicated spaces referred to as "Elevator Machine Rooms" while Machine-Room-Less (MRL) elevators have their hoisting machines installed directly inside the elevator hoistway other special use elevators are referred to as "LULA" (Limited use Limited Application) Elevators and Private Residence Elevators. Also, per the 2022 NFPA 1225 (Adopted in CA since 7/1/2024) - All elevator cars are classified as critical areas for radio coverage and will require 99% coverage. This class will discuss this new requirement and the new provisions in ASME A17.1-2022 to allow leaky coaxial cables and RRUs inside elevator hoistways. This class will also discuss the 2025 CBC Chapter 30 requirements for live communication inside elevator cars and CA Group 4/5 Regulations and specific hoistway smoke venting and protection requirements per Sections 3004, and 3006.
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 2025 NFPA 13 for automatic sprinklers.
This class will discuss and clarify the 2025 requirements of NFPA 72 and NFPA 13 associated with elevators, both in buildings provided with "Building Fire Alarm Systems" and those without. Specific 2025 NFPA 72, NFPA 13 (MAJOR CHANGES) and the 2022 edition of ASME A17.1 code terms, such as Dedicated Function FA System for Elevator Recall and Supervisory, Phase-I Emergency Recall Operation, Phase-II In-Car Emergency Operation, Designated and Alternate Recall levels and Shunt-Trip Function will be discussed and clarified.
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.
- Class size is limited in both locations. We will implement a wait-list process and encourage you to add yourself to the waitlist as that will be a gauge to us that the class should be re-offered.
- Our goal for in-person training is to be able to offer at least one in-person training session, in each region, in each calendar quarter.
- 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. *
WHO CAN BENEFIT BY ATTENDING THE CLASS:
- Fire Alarm and Signaling systems personnel (e.g. Designers, Installers, Technicians, Service personnel, Vendors, Engineers)
- Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and Code Officials (e.g. Fire, Building, Electrical, Code Enforcers and Plan Reviewers)
- Electrical and Fire Protection Engineers
- Fire Inspectors: Plan-check and field inspectors
MATERIALS PROVIDED:
Each student will receive a HARD copy booklet (2-slide per page format, double-sided) at the training site.
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
CLASS SIZED IS LIMITED TO 50 STUDENTS - we will go to a Wait List process if/when the maximum is reached. If the wait list is implemented, we encourage you to add yourself if interested as we will use the list as a gauge to whether the class should be re-offered.
