Fire-Lite Alarms has released its 2009 fire alarm systems training schedule with more than 50 sessions to be held throughout the United States. The free courses cover fire alarm basics to hands-on installation and programming.

The MiniScan Academy is a three-day training that begins with a half-day Basic Fire Alarm Technology course covering the fundamental building blocks of modern conventional and addressable fire alarm systems. It focuses on the primary and secondary functions of a fire alarm control panel, various initiating and notification devices, digital communicators, water flow alarm and sprinkler monitoring.

Dates and locations planned for the beginning of 2009 are as follows:

Jan. 27-29; Atlanta

Feb. 10-12; Raleigh, N.C.

Feb. 10-12; Marlboro, Mass.

Feb. 24-26; Minneapolis

March 3-5; Los Angeles

March 10-12; Birmingham, Ala.

March 10-12; Baltimore

March 17-19; Detroit

March 24-26; Orlando, Fla.

March 24-26; Northford, Conn.

March 31-April 2; Pittsburgh

April 14-16; Phoenix

April 14-16; Des Moines, Iowa

April 28-30; Buffalo, N.Y.

The SuperLite course is a two-day event featuring instruction and hands-on exercises in the capabilities, installation, programming and troubleshooting of all Fire-Lite manufactured addressable control panels. It includes two hours of installation and configuration training on Fire-Lite’s IPDACT module that enables the transmission of alarms from a fire alarm control panel via any IP network line.

Available courses are as follows:

Feb. 4-5; Albuquerque, N.M.

Feb. 25-26; New Orleans

April 7-8; Houston

April 22-23; St. Louis

Fire-Lite courses qualify attendees for various National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) continuing education credits (CEUs). Click here for more information.

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