The CFAA Fire Alarm Technician’s Podcast

Tim Renaud
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Podcast for Canadian Fire Alarm Technicians and other people interested in the fire alarm industry in Canada. comments can be sent to marketing@cfaa.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. FEB 9

    Ep 53 - A New Canadian, Succeeding in the Fire Alarm Industry

    This week, we hear from a Brazilian-born technician and his journey to Canada and his successful entry into the Fire Alarm industry. We discuss how important English-language skills are for a new Canadian to successfully find work in Canada. Thanks Rafael! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min

  2. JAN 26

    Ep 52- The history of the CFAA

    On this week's episode, we go wayyyy back to the begining and talk about the origin story of the CFAA, from back in preliminary meetings well before the inception in 1974 nad how it has changed up to today. Thanks to Gerry and Stephen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  3. JAN 12

    Ep 51 - Intro to Ground Faults / Year End Message from CFAA president

    This week we continue our series on troubleshooting by delving into the world of ground faults. This is the first episode on ground faults and we will continue further in future episodes. Thanks Tom Richards! We also have Jordan Klemick ,CFAA president on with a year-end message, recorded in December 2025. We discuss some of the projects taht are ongoing and reviewe 2025 with the CFAA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min

  4. 12/24/2025

    Ep 50 - The Monitoring connection journey to the Fire Department / Codes Corner on S1001 updates in Ontario

    Episode 50! Wow! 2 years in and 50 episodes down! This week we have Blair Falkinson from US Digital Designs to discuss the montoring connection and how it gets to our dispatchers and ultimately to the Fire Department first responders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  5. 12/08/2025

    Ep 49 - Troubleshooting NAC and Speaker circuits

    On this episode, we dig into some advanced troubleshooting techniques for NAC and Speaker circuits and even have a little chat about toners and how they are used. Thanks Steven and Tom! *Apologies for my yappy dog in the background! Bad dog! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min

  6. 11/24/2025

    Ep 48 What to expect when you are expecting a ULC 1001 test

    With Rob Clark / Aaron Lee on Codes Corner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min

  7. 11/10/2025

    Ep 47 - Addressable vs Conventional circuis when troubleshooting

    On this episode of the podcast, we dig deeper into troubleshooting techniques and differences between Addressable and Converntional fire alarm circuits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  8. 10/27/2025

    Ep 46 - Intro to a Series on Basic Troubleshooting

    With Tom Richards and Steven Lott Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min
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Podcast for Canadian Fire Alarm Technicians and other people interested in the fire alarm industry in Canada. comments can be sent to marketing@cfaa.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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