TECHNICAL SEMINAR

CARLETON UNIVERSITY OCT. 15, 2014

Gerry Landmesser CFAA-NCR President

Mircom Group of Companies

CFAA NATIONAL START

When?

° Established July 10th, 1973

° A member-supported “not for profit”

° Registered as a Canadian Not-For-Profit Corporation in 1977

Markham, Ontario

Steve Clemens, Executive Director

Ruth Kavanagh, Office Supervisor

Jacqueline Jones, Technician

Administration

Shelley Whetren, Training &

Communications Coordinator

Dave Ayotte, Website & IT

CFAA NATAIONAL

CFAA-NCR CHAPTER

NATIONAL CAPITIAL REGION Initial Meeting held at NRC, Montreal Rd.

Established Chapter January 30, 2013 34 Persons attended meeting

CFAA-NCR CHAPTER

Officers & Directors

President Gerry Landmesser (Mircom)

Vice President Peter Hallinan (Star Life Fire)

Secretary Lynton Whaley (LynCor Fire)

CFAA-NCR

DIRECTORS

Rick Percival Carleton University

Marc Corbeil City of Ottawa

Frank Donati ULC

Bruce Nolan Mircom

Chris Gradwell Total Fire

Paul Latreille Secur

Ryan Smith Siemens

Eric Vaillancourt 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 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

CFAA Chapters • British Columbia

• Alberta

• Saskatchewan

• Manitoba

• Ontario

• Toronto

(Headquarters)

• Quebec

• National Capital Region

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Prince

Edward Island

HUDSON

BAY

BAFFIN SEA

ARCTIC OCEAN

PACIFIC

OCEAN

Newfoundland

and

Labrador

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Yukon

Northwest

Territories Nunavut

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British

Columbia

Canada

Gord

Morrison

Daryll De Waal

Bruce

Tait

Derrick

Bertrand

John MacDonald

Daniel Guerin

National

CFAA OTTAWA HISTORY

1986-1988 Ottawa Chapter - President Lloyd

Armstrong

1987 CFAA Technical Seminar

1991- ? Formation of Chapter – President Colin

Kyle

2001 Proposal for chapter, no further action

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

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

Codes & Standards

National Fire Code

2011

Education - The Journal

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