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• NWAFAA October Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025
  •  
    11:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    TVF&R Station 56 & South Operating Center, 8445 SW Elligsen Rd, Wilsonville, OR 97070
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  NWAFAA Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

  Please join us for our monthly board meeting at TVF&R Station 56 & South Operating Center, 8445 SW Elligsen Rd, Wilsonville, OR 97070

  
  

  Tentative Agenda items

  Financial Report - Gary Youngberg

  NW Fire & Security Expo 2026

  Member training meeting

  Fall Training

  Board of Directors Elections

  Member meeting and training to follow

  
  

  Please use the registration option through this invite if you are attending or not.

  Thank you and I hope to see you there!

  Gert Zoutendijk

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• Member Meeting and Training

  • When
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    TVF&R Station 56 & South Operating Center, 8445 SW Elligsen Rd, Wilsonville, OR 97070
  • Registered
    11 registrants

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  All Member Meeting and Training

  Join us on October 21, 2025, starting at 11:30 AM for our member meeting and training held at TVF&R Station 56 and South Operating Center, 8445 SW Elligsen Rd, Wilsonville, OR 97070

  Nominations and Voting for Board Positions!
  
  We are going to be voting on board positions at the meeting. All board positions are open and are a two year commitment. Nominations will be accepted at the meeting or by email to nwafaa.com@gmail.com.

  You are welcome to nominate any current member or yourself for any of the following positions.

  President
  Vice President
  Secretary
  Treasurer
  Director (5 positions)

  Make sure and register through the website so we can get an accurate count for lunch. As a reminder, we now have a membership fee that covers the meeting lunches and discounted training cost for the fall trainings. Please register to become a member to take benefit of the discounts. If you are bringing a guest, please register them as well. 

  Training Presentation

  “The Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Challenge”

  1. BESS – What is it, what do they look like, various differences in type
  2. BESS Hazards – The challenge
  3. NFPA 800 – Standard for Battery Safety
  4. UL 9540(a) – Energy Storage Systems
  5. BESS Thermal Runaway and Fire Solutions

  The primary take-away is to engage with the local AHJ and use the specific BESS manufacturer’s ‘hazard analysis’ as the guiding document.

  Presenter

  Jon Mandoli

  Jon is a 30-year life safety industry professional who started as a field technician and progressed to leadership positions with companies such as Xtralis and Convergint Technologies. Currently Business Development Manager for Life Safety Systems at Convergint, Jon leads Convergint’s mission critical team. A licensed electrician since 1994, holding dozens of factory certifications and an accredited NICET Instructor, Jon’s focus is on solving life safety challenges.

  
  

  Thank you and I hope to see you there!

  Gert Zoutendijk, President

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• NWAFAA Fall Training Day 1 & 2 - Fire Alarm Design and Layout Practices

  • Start
    Tuesday, November 04, 2025
  •  
    08:00
  • End
    Wednesday, November 05, 2025
  •  
    17:00
  • Location
    Mohawk Business Park Training Center 7991 SW Mohawk St Tualatin, OR 97062
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Join us for afaa's newest class!

  Fire Alarm Design and Layout Practices

  Course Description

  This two-day class provides attendees with the fundamental knowledge necessary for fire alarm design and layout practices in accordance with the International Building/Fire Code and NFPA 72. Using classroom theory, design examples and applied design exercises, attendees can combine their existing knowledge with the new skills to prepare design documents and layout systems in the field.

  Target Audience:

  - Fire protection or electrical engineers doing alarm design
  - Fire alarm designers
  - Fire alarm sales professionals
  - Technicians conducting site layout and installation

  
  

  Instructor

  Deborah Shaner is the owner of Shaner Life Safety and a practicing Fire Protection Engineer with special expertise in fire alarm design. Her company, Shaner Life Safety, was formed in 2001 and is located in Salida, Colorado. Ms. Shaner is registered as a Fire Protection Engineer in Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico and Nebraska. As a consultant, Ms. Shaner has participated in a wide range of projects including schools, casinos, military bases, high rise buildings, hospitals and resorts. She is a member or various NFPA code committees including 72, 101, 1141, 1142, and 1144. She previously served as a member of the AFAA Board of Directors.  

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

  • When
    Thursday, November 06, 2025
  •  
    08:00 - 17:00
  • Location
    Mohawk Business Park Training Center 7991 SW Mohawk St Tualatin, OR 97062
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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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. 

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