Certification Preparation
Preparation for the CFAA fire alarm technician theory and practical exams, followed through Bramwell Fire Protection's Saskatoon crew as a technician gets ready to register: the CFAA path and renewal, how the exams work and how to study with retrieval and spaced review, fire science, codes and system types, devices, electrical calculations, panels and circuits, CAN/ULC-S524 installation, CAN/ULC-S536 inspection and testing, voice and mass notification, CAN/ULC-S537 verification and integrated testing, practical skills and fault-finding, and a full practice exam with an error log and a career plan.
FAT-340 12 lessons · 4 h ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Fire Alarm Systems
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Describe the CFAA registration path and the provincial, contract and manufacturer requirements that go with it
- Build a study plan from the exam's weights and use retrieval, spaced review and pacing to prepare
- Answer questions on fire science, the codes that require fire alarm systems and the main system types
- Apply the spacing, mounting, audibility and visual signalling rules for initiating devices and notification appliances
- Work Ohm's law, voltage-drop and battery calculations with the correct setup
- Explain control unit functions, signal types, circuit classes and cause-and-effect testing
- Find and apply installation requirements in CAN/ULC-S524 and the NBC
- Apply CAN/ULC-S536 inspection and testing frequencies, methods and records
- Answer questions on voice evacuation, intelligibility, two-way communication, mass notification and monitoring
- Explain verification to CAN/ULC-S537 and integrated testing to CAN/ULC-S1001
- Carry out practical tasks with correct methods, measurements, fault-finding and records
- Use a practice exam and error log to target study, and plan a career and continuing education
Course content
12 lessons · 4 h total · final exam
- 1 Certification paths: CFAA technician registration 20 min · quiz
- 2 How the exams work and how to study 20 min · quiz
- 3 Fire science, codes and system types review 20 min · quiz
- 4 Initiating and notification devices review 19 min · quiz
- 5 Electrical theory and calculations review 21 min · quiz
- 6 Control panels and circuits review 18 min · quiz
- 7 Installation standard review (CAN/ULC-S524) 20 min · quiz
- 8 Inspection and testing review (CAN/ULC-S536) 20 min · quiz
- 9 Voice, mass notification and integration review 20 min · quiz
- 10 Verification and commissioning review (CAN/ULC-S537) 22 min · quiz
- 11 Practical skills and job-site assessment 20 min · quiz
- 12 Capstone: a full practice exam and a career plan 20 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Preparation for the CFAA fire alarm technician theory and practical exams, followed through Bramwell Fire Protection's Saskatoon crew as a technician gets ready to register: the CFAA path and renewal, how the exams work and how to study with retrieval and spaced review, fire science, codes and system types, devices, electrical calculations, panels and circuits, CAN/ULC-S524 installation, CAN/ULC-S536 inspection and testing, voice and mass notification, CAN/ULC-S537 verification and integrated testing, practical skills and fault-finding, and a full practice exam with an error log and a career plan.