Hey there, As a 17 year old fellow Canadian interested in pursuing a career in the fire alarm/life safety industry I appreciate your content greatly. It's pretty awesome that you took part in making the good old 6500's
The best job I have had was a gig job with the Electrical Brotherhood.. I trained the electricians to do fire alarm for a couple of years. It was really great. The second best job I had was programming for simplex. Some release panels, but mostly just cookie cutter, audio sites.
I just graduated from college in electronics and was thinking about getting into the fire alarm industry, I also have security and CCTV experiance, down here in Nova Scotia
@@firealarmapprentice4517 I also leaned labview, logosoft and a bunch of other pretty cool programs. I am very glad I went back to school and took the EET course, it was a life long dream to. We have a Chub Edwards here in Halifax but they arent hiring right now
@@user-su5sq5ib3i The best job I ever had was simplex, however their equipment will put up a really good fight almost every time. I worked on a 4100u today that had multiple ground faults, I fixed all down to 1 ground fault. Back in tomorrow to finish. Check out my video with fire alarm text alerts.
Maybe this would piss off some customers, and some companies but as a fire alarm technician there's no way I'm touching something with 600v in it. That's way above my pay grade. I'll confirm it's not an issue with a relay or the panel and then I'm passing it on to an electrician. I don't know too many other techs that would be willing to do that either. Fortunately I work in an area where I've never encountered stairwell pressurization.
I seem to find myself in situations where there is no one around to take care of the high voltage side. I am licensed so it not really a problem, I've been wiring 600 since Madonna was a "like a virgin" so mostly I'm comfortable with it. ..but I'd rather be programming.
@@firealarmapprentice4517 fair enough. If I was licensed I likely wouldn't mind so much. And of course common sense around high voltage like not sticking your tongue in it goes a long way. Yes I worked with someone I probably could've convinced to do that.
@@The1025RChannel The meter I showed on there was a bit of a disappointment. Best to use a good meter like fluke, and especially good leads. Always be careful of your leads and moisture and any stray metal objects. I pulled a bonehead move the other day with a dangling ground conductor In a 100A panel. I'll spare you the details.
It really depends on the company. A lot of companies make unbelievable promises but fail to deliver 90 percent of what you are aspiring for. If you get the opportunity to work for a distributor like NOTIFIER or MIRCOM, then you may have a future as a programmer. My 2nd best work was programming, my best work (by far) was training.
So where I live I have a trade school and I'm going there for the electrician course I was wondering if I can become a technician if I go to a trade school
@@RaccoonAlarmsVosgra I went to trade school in NJ and I was hired as a technician immediately after graduation. College is not needed. Some states have licensing or NICET requirements so you'll have to find out what is required in your state.
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Hey there, As a 17 year old fellow Canadian interested in pursuing a career in the fire alarm/life safety industry I appreciate your content greatly. It's pretty awesome that you took part in making the good old 6500's
It was fun. It was the best factory job I ever held.
Those simplex panels were very advanced even back in '94
I love to work as a fire alarm Technician there in canada I love that job.
Well then stay tuned, we will display the full spectrum of the industry from programming, inspection to the "impossible to repair"
Just got my first job as a junior fire alarm technician and im very excited to start
good for you . I hope you have a successful career.
I've been a fire alarm technician for the past 6 years. Best job I've ever had in my life.
The best job I have had was a gig job with the Electrical Brotherhood.. I trained the electricians to do fire alarm for a couple of years. It was really great. The second best job I had was programming for simplex. Some release panels, but mostly just cookie cutter, audio sites.
What training or test is needed? Is there a math test?
nice 👍
Very informative.
I just graduated from college in electronics and was thinking about getting into the fire alarm industry, I also have security and CCTV experiance, down here in Nova Scotia
Electronics? They still have the course? You learn about OP AMPS, TTL, CMOS gates and DACs?
@@firealarmapprentice4517 Yup! We learned all about BJT's, FETS, amplifiers, OPAMPS, than we got into micro controllers, I made my own weather station
@@firealarmapprentice4517 I also leaned labview, logosoft and a bunch of other pretty cool programs. I am very glad I went back to school and took the EET course, it was a life long dream to. We have a Chub Edwards here in Halifax but they arent hiring right now
@@user-su5sq5ib3i The best job I ever had was simplex, however their equipment will put up a really good fight almost every time. I worked on a 4100u today that had multiple ground faults, I fixed all down to 1 ground fault. Back in tomorrow to finish. Check out my video with fire alarm text alerts.
Maybe this would piss off some customers, and some companies but as a fire alarm technician there's no way I'm touching something with 600v in it. That's way above my pay grade. I'll confirm it's not an issue with a relay or the panel and then I'm passing it on to an electrician. I don't know too many other techs that would be willing to do that either.
Fortunately I work in an area where I've never encountered stairwell pressurization.
I seem to find myself in situations where there is no one around to take care of the high voltage side. I am licensed so it not really a problem, I've been wiring 600 since Madonna was a "like a virgin" so mostly I'm comfortable with it. ..but I'd rather be programming.
@@firealarmapprentice4517 fair enough. If I was licensed I likely wouldn't mind so much. And of course common sense around high voltage like not sticking your tongue in it goes a long way. Yes I worked with someone I probably could've convinced to do that.
@@The1025RChannel The meter I showed on there was a bit of a disappointment. Best to use a good meter like fluke, and especially good leads. Always be careful of your leads and moisture and any stray metal objects. I pulled a bonehead move the other day with a dangling ground conductor In a 100A panel. I'll spare you the details.
National student ? That’s Awesome
Hi brother. I have 10 years experience in fire alarm system. I’m present working in Qatar. How to apply jobs in Canada 🇨🇦 work permit visa
Immigration is not my specialty
Just applied for a fire alarm technician trainee job. Any advice if I manage to get an interview?
It really depends on the company. A lot of companies make unbelievable promises but fail to deliver 90 percent of what you are aspiring for. If you get the opportunity to work for a distributor like NOTIFIER or MIRCOM, then you may have a future as a programmer. My 2nd best work was programming, my best work (by far) was training.
So how are you doing?
@@sandrisaug sur viv ing
Is being a fire alarm technician less physically draining then plumbing? Curious bout switching
Plumbing is harder. A lot of digging
@@thereal1781 so as a fire alarm technician will I be able to have a gym life now?
@@jkproduction8414 Yes
So where I live I have a trade school and I'm going there for the electrician course I was wondering if I can become a technician if I go to a trade school
Are you in USA, Mexico, Canada ?
Usa
I went to college. You will have to consult with NICET for qualifications.
Dang
@@RaccoonAlarmsVosgra I went to trade school in NJ and I was hired as a technician immediately after graduation. College is not needed. Some states have licensing or NICET requirements so you'll have to find out what is required in your state.
What type of camera are you using to record the video?
That one opens with a SONY a5100, then for the rooftop it was a samsung but I should have had the FPS at 24 on the samsung, I choose 30FPS by mistake.
@@firealarmapprentice4517 thank you
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