Any fire inspectors in this Forum from Canada?

[jpranch]

Ok. I'll do the show em thing too. High School grad with some college. Been in code enforcement since 1988. Certs: NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) Certification #2180, ICC Certified Building Official , ICC Certified Plans Examiner, ICC Certified Building Inspector

ICC Certified Fire Inspector-1, ICC One & Two Family Dwelling Building Inspector, ICC One & Two Family Dwelling Mechanical Inspector,Maryland State Certified Inspector all diciplins, Emergency Management Institute, IS-1 Emergency Program Manager, Emergency Management Institute, IS-2 Emergency Preparedness, USA, Emergency Management Institute, IS-3 Radiological Emergency Management, Emergency Management Institute, IS-5 Hazardous Materials. Scheduled to take Fire Inspector II next month.

 

[itsasurewin]

Hello from a fellow Canadian! I'm a building inspector on the east coast in New Brunswick.Just to clarify the National Building Code of Canada acts kind of like your IBC and IRC. Our code is divided into 9 parts as follows:

1. Administration

2. Reserved (generally used for provincial specific codes)

3. Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility (used for buildings over 3 stories in height or over 600 square meters as well as certain types of occupancies)

4. Structural Design (Contains design criteria for professional engineers)

5. Environmental Separation (insulation levels, ACH etc.)

6. HVAC

7. Plumbing (This section just refers you to the National Plumbing Code of Canada)

8. Safety Measures at Construction and Demolition Sites

9. Housing and Small Buildings (this section contains prescriptive design criteria)

It is important to note that we have an objective based code, so even our prescriptive section will tell you what requirements each code section satisfies. If you have a different means of achieving an objective of the code other than the prescriptive path you can submit what we call an "alternate solution".

Personally I was surprised how similar ICC is to the NBCC. Many requirements are the same in both codes.

Good to know there's a fellow Canadian on this forum. pm me your email.

 

[FM William Burns]

• National Fire Inspector I & II Certification, International Code Council, August 2008
  
• National Fire Plans Examiner Certification, International Code Council, August 2008
  
• National Professional Board Certification for Fire Investigator, National Fire Service Board Professional Qualifications, July 2007
  
• Fire Officer I & II Certification, Michigan Firefighters Training Council, July 2007
  
• National Fire & Explosion Investigator Certification, International Association of Arson Investigators, July 2007
  
• National Fire Inspector Certification Level II, National Fire Protection Association, July 2003
  
  
• National Plans Examiner Certification, National Fire Protection Association, September 2000
  
• Fire Service Instructor Certification, Michigan Firefighters Training Council, August 1998
  
• National Fire Inspector Certification Level I, National Fire Protection Association, June 1998
  
  
• State Inspector Certification, Michigan State Police Academy, Michigan, January 1997
  
  
• Firefighter II Certification, State of Michigan, January 1995
  
• Firefighter I Certification, State of Michigan, November 1994
  
• Driver Engineer Certification, Palm Beach County Fire Academy, Florida,January1993
  
  
• E.M.T Certification, Palm Beach County Fire Academy, Florida (Expired), December 1992
  
• Fire Officer Certification, Palm Beach County Fire Academy, Florida, March 1991
  
  
• Municipal Fire Inspector Certification, Palm Beach County Fire Academy, Florida, March 1987
  
  
• Firefighter Certification, Palm Beach County Fire Academy, Florida, June 1985
  

 

[itsasurewin]

just a video i took with my digital camera landing in the arctic circle to do a fire inspection.

http://youtu.be/wpOIjENj1ns

check it out!!