TECHNICAL SEMINAR CARLETON UNIVERSITY OCT. 30 2013 Gerry Landmesser CFAA-NCR President Mircom Group of Companies
CFAA START When? Established July 10th, 1973 A member-supported not for profit Registered as a Canadian Not-For-Profit Corporation in 1977
CFAA MISSION To Maximize the Effectiveness and Use of Fire Alarm Systems in the Protection of Life and Property in Canada
HEAD OFFICE Units 3 & 4, 85 Citizen Court, Markham, Ontario
CHAPTERS PACIFIC OCEAN Yukon British Columbia Gord Morrison ARCTIC OCEAN Northwest Territories Alberta Bruce Tait Nunavut Daryll Manitoba De Waal Saskatchewan Derrick Bertrand HUDSON BAY Ontario John MacDonald BAFFIN SEA Quebec Daniel Guerin Canada Newfoundland and Labrador CFAA Chapters British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Toronto (Headquarters) Quebec National Capital Region ATLANTIC OCEAN Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia National New Brunswick
CFAA-NCR CFAA-NCR NATIONAL CAPITIAL REGION Initial Meeting held at NRC, Montreal Rd. Established Chapter January 30, 2013 34 Persons attended meeting
CFAA OTTAWA HISTORY 1986-1988 Ottawa Chapter -President Lloyd Armstrong 1987 CFAA Technical Seminar 1991-? Kyle Formation of Chapter President Colin 2001 Proposal for chapter, no further action
CFAA-NCR Election of Officers & Directors President Gerry Landmesser (Mircom) Vice President Peter Hallinan (Star Life Fire) Secretary Mike Saunders (Feb-April) Secretary Lynton Whaley (LynCor Fire)
CFAA-NCR DIRECTORS Lloyd Armstrong Marc Corbeil Frank Donati Bill Fremis Chris Gradwell Paul Latreille Bruce Nolan Richard Shaw Eric Vaillancourt Mircom City of Ottawa ULC DCC Total Fire LRI Siemens Secur Pageau Morel
CFAA-NCR MONTHLY MEETING Average Attendance 16 Persons Guest Speaker Discussion of Relevant Topics Education Location Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr.
CFAA PARTICIPATION CFAA Make Up 1973 Manufacturers 99% 2014 Manufacturers Consulting Engineers Fire Alarm Distributor/Service Fire & Building Departments Building Owners & Managers Educators Government
CFAA-NCR ACTIVITIES Monthly Meetings ATS Seminar Education
CFAA/Member Participation Codes & Standards CAN/ULC-S524-06 Amendment 1 Installation Of Fire Alarm Systems CAN/ULC-S537-04 Verification Of Fire Alarm Systems CAN/ULC-S536-04 Inspection and Testing Of Fire Alarm Systems Provincial Fire Codes Provincial Building Codes Canadian Electrical Code National Building Code 2011 National Fire Code 2011
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Web Site Statistics Web Site Access 2012 over 550/Day 2011 over 500/Day 2010 165,000 Visitors 452/Day 2009 148,600 Visitors 407/Day 2008 76,000 Visitors 210/Day 2010 Journal Access - 784 Fire Alarm Technicians Engineer/Designers Electrical Installers Fire Prevention Officers 2010 Website Visitors from 68 Different Countries
Codes and Standards Participation ULC S500 Series ULC Standards Total of 26 S500 Series Standards 130 Volunteer Members from CFAA Board of Directors and CFAA Members NBC/OBC/Electrical Code
Codes and Standards Update CAN/ULC-S524-06 Amendment 1, Installation of Fire Alarm Systems CAN/ULC-S527, Control Units for Fire Alarm Systems CAN/ULC-S531Amdendment 1,Smoke Alarms CAN/ULC-S536, Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, Proposed 5 th Edition Pre-Ballot Comment Stage CAN/ULC-S537, Verification of Fire Alarm Systems, Proposed 5 th Edition Pre-Ballot Comment Stage CAN/ULC-S561, Installation and Services for Fire Signal Receiving Centers & Systems, Preliminary Draft CAN/ULC-S575, Integrated Systems Testing, To be issued for Pre-Ballot in by end of May. Integrated System Testing Standard to be followed by Building Commissioning Standard.
Knowledge Seminar Activity 2008 to 2010 Seminars 2008 Toronto Vancouver Seminars 2009 Calgary Toronto Montreal Seminars 2010 Toronto Edmonton Vancouver Montreal Seminars 2011 Montreal Winnipeg Toronto
Knowledge The first Seminar was held 23 years ago on June 22, 1988 Knowledge Chimo Hotel in Markham
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Technician Update 2010 Technician Membership (Active) Today over 4,000 2010-3,412 Technicians, Increase of 310 2009-3,102 Technicians, Increase of 121 2008-2,924 Technicians, Increase of 117 Alberta 6% Increase Manitoba 4% Increase BC 3% Increase Ontario 2% Increase
Gerry Landmesser CFAA NCR President Mircom Group of Companies TECHNICAL SEMINAR Carleton University October 30, 2013