FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2005

Editorial Contact: Richard Hahn
(716) 372-2443 (rich@richardhahn.com)

NBFAA Launches Second Online NTS Course

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) has launched its second online National Training School (NTS) course, Fire Alarm Installation Methods (FAIM).

Fire alarm technicians and designers no longer have to sit in a classroom for the two-day, 16-hour training but can take the course from a computer at either work or home. The Fire Alarm Installation Methods course is important for technicians because of state building code requirements.

Both the online and classroom version of the course teach the installation, service and maintenance of fire alarm systems, as well as providing the necessary review material to begin preparing for NICET Level 1 and 2 examinations. The course follows the structure of NFPA 72 and is based on the 2002 edition of NFPA 72 and NFPA 70.

"With NBFAA online training in place, alarm company owners now have easy, cost-efficient access to first-class training for their employees - which is especially important when time and travel to take classroom courses is difficult," said NBFAA Director of Education and Standards Dale Eller.

The Fire Alarm Installation Methods course, which went live on March 22, will be followed by a third online course, Advanced Burglar Alarm Technician (ABAT), by the end of 2005.

The first online course, NBFAA's Alarm Technician (Level 1), went live on October 13, 2004. According to Eller, the quality is first-rate and NTS has received very positive responses from major security companies who have already used the training.

NBFAA members will receive a 40 percent discount on registration. For further information contact NTS at 866-636-1687 or nts@alarm.org.

The National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) is the nation's oldest and largest association dedicated to representing, promoting, and supporting the electronic life safety, security, and systems industry. Member companies specialize in a wide spectrum of services to commercial and residential consumers, including security and fire alarms, monitoring, CCTV, and access control. Working with a federation of state associations, NBFAA provides government advocacy and delivers timely information, professional development tools, products and services to its members. The NBFAA may be reached at 301-585-1855 or on the web at www.alarm.org.

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