Become a Volunteer
Why volunteer your time to CFAA and further support your industry?
There are many reasons to become a volunteer at CFAA: the desire to help, to use one's knowledge for something good, to live a new experience, to help overcome some of our biggest industry challenges, to acquire abilities, or contribute to the common good in protecting society from the ravages of fire.
Our volunteers tell us that once they begin; the joy of volunteering in a CFAA task group and the interaction with those you are working with, will be more than sufficient reason to keep you coming back.
What's happening around you?
You know that all around you are people who compassionately identify fire alarm industry issues but resolve to do nothing. The news media bombards us with sad images regarding loss of life due to horrific and catastrophic fires, but unfortunately the reality is we could do more to improve the performance of fire alarm systems and save lives by spending time to volunteer your expertise.
What is your situation?
You're an experienced CFAA registered technician, or a fire protection student, and therefore you may have long work hours, classes, internships, study time, and other activities you must carry out. All these activities are necessary, but you should think about how you can get involved with us and fit everything in. In addition, you should know yourself well, and while you may be able to help in many areas, you may find that your prior training, your character, or your interests will mean that you will be of greatest aid in one or another area in particular.
A step forward...
Confirm your decision to get involved with the CFAA. Decide on a concrete area of activity within one of the task groups identified below. Attend one of our task group sessions, via teleconference or Skype which the CFAA organizes, so that your work can be more effective every day.
Contact us if you wish to participate in one or more of the following areas.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE TASK GROUPS
CFAA-TG-EC1- Continuous Codes and Standards Update
Join the TG-EC1 task group in providing clarifications and interpretations regarding how current fire alarm technology is affected by updated or revised Codes or Standards. We will be posting the updated information on our new website and developing continuous learning modules for our registered technicians to access thorough our member’s only section of the web site.
CFAA- TG-EC2- Technician Tips
Join the task TGEC2 group in providing technician tips regarding current fire alarm technology and best practices. We will be posting the technician tips on our new website for our registered technicians to access thorough our member’s only “Technician Tips” section on the web site.
CFAA- TG-EC3- Education Research Task Group
Join the TG-EC3 task group in providing research regarding industry trends, new technologies, and future requirements. The education committee is currently developing many courses and requires research in various areas; for example: determine the magnetic locking device fire alarm interface requirements as interpreted by the Montreal Chief Building Official.
CFAA- TG-EC4- Course Development Quality Control
Join the TG-EC4 task group in providing a review of our newly developed course material. For example, we will be releasing CFAA Course 4 Introduction to Life Safety Electronics in February 2012. We require fire alarm technicians with a strong background in electronics to review the course and provide recommendations for improvement and constructive criticism.
JOURNAL COMMITTEE TASK GROUP
CFAA-TG-JC1 Article Development
Join the TASK GROUP JOURNAL COMMITTEE 1(TG-JC1) in providing articles for the CFAA journal. Don’t worry about limited writing or grammatical skills; we have professional editors on the team to provide ghost writing and professional assistance to the development of your article. It’s a great feeling to hear someone say: “hey I read your article… thanks so much it has really opened my eyes to the issues that concern me.”
TECHNICIAN RELATIONSHIP AND SUPPORT COMMITTEE TASK GROUP
Join the CFAA-TG-TRSC1 in researching developing solutions that will further support our registered technicians in your jurisdiction and across Canada. For example: we are currently exploring developing CFAA member benefits, such as discounted vehicle and business insurance, mobile phone rates, vacations, and fuel etc.
WEBSITE COMMITTEE TASK GROUP
Join the CFAA-TG-WC1. Although we are excited and proud of our new website, we wish to develop it even further. We are looking for assistance in both the development and testing of additional functions and features.