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Northwest Automatic Fire Alarm Association

NWAFAA Fall Training Day 3 - Fire Alarm Plan Development, Submittal and Review

  • Thursday, November 06, 2025
  • 08:00 - 17:00
  • Mohawk Business Park Training Center 7991 SW Mohawk St Tualatin, OR 97062
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  • This class is offered at the NWAFAA membership price.
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Fire Alarm Plan Development, Submittal and Review

Course Description

This one-day program provides an in-depth look at the elements needed for developing or submitting fire alarm plans for review and approval. This application course describes the common problems associated with the plan review process and offers suggestions for improvement by providing plan review and acceptance test checklists, spreadsheets to determine battery and voltage drop calculations, exercises to determine proper spacing of smoke detectors, exercises to determine proper audibility of fire alarm notification appliances and proper sizing and placement of visible notification appliances.

This program utilizes design requirements from NFPA 72 and includes a review of common system elements, discusses submittal issues and how to avoid these, as well as discussions for checklists to make the submittal process for all parties.

This seminar is intended for:

-authorities having jurisdiction involved in fire alarm system plan review
-contractors providing submittal documentation for plan review 
-fire alarm system designers.  


Instructor

Tim Knisely is the Training Manager for the Automatic Fire Alarm Association. In this role he is responsible to plan and coordinate all training programs that are offered by the Association, both classroom and on-line offerings. Prior to joining AFAA, Tim spent 23 years as an AHJ in Pennsylvania. There, he supervised the plan review and inspection of life safety systems in new and existing buildings. He also managed the fire safety inspections of commercial and high-rise properties and the organization’s fire prevention programs. 

The NWAFAA is a chapter of the Automatic Fire Alarm Association serving the Pacific Northwest. This organization brings together Engineers, AHJ's, Vendors, Installers, Manufacturers and End Users in the fire alarm industry to further the industry.

Address:
16869 SW 65th Ave #216
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

  Northwest Automatic Fire Alarm Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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