CBFAA Board of Directors were actively engaged in effort to exempt alarm industry from plumber licensure. The act exempts individuals engaged in the business of inspecting, testing, or repairing backflow prevention devices from licensure requirements [for plumbers]...
Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Colorado Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Youth Scholarship: Noah Gillespie Noah graduated from Discovery Canyon Campus in Colorado Springs . His father is Officer Scott Gillespie of the Castle Rock Police Department.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing a proposal from NextNav that would reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz band (902–928 MHz). This band is the backbone of critical life safety and security technologies, including fire alarms, medical alert pendants,...
The CBFAA Industry Get-Together was held September 26 at the Top Golf – Centennial to another success. Our vendor sponsors supported the event and also provided some great raffle prizes. What could be better than having an enjoyable day with golfing, great networking,...
CBFAA is happy to announce the winner of the 2024 Colorado Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Youth Scholarship: Isabelle Zuick of Parker, CO. Isabelle is a graduate of Regis Jesuit High School and is the daughter of Firefighter Eric Zuick of the Denver Fire Dept....
The Colorado Assembly had been considering HB24-1121 Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment. "Concerning a requirement that a manufacturer of digital electronic equipment facilitate the repair of its equipment by providing certain other persons with...
CBFAA's May meeting included a presentation by Tom Nakatani, VP of Monitoring Technology at ADT and Past-President of PPVAR (Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response) on the new TMA AVS-01 ANSI standard. AVS (Alarm Validation Scoring) is an intrusion alarm...
Congratulations to the winner of the 2023 Colorado Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Youth Scholarship: Joanna Pugliese Joanna is a graduate of Severance High School and the daughter of Officer Joseph Pugliese of the Larimer County Sheriff's Department. Joanna...
Congratulations to the winner of the 2022 Colorado Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Youth Scholarship: Savannah Mendenhall Savannah graduated from Meeker High School. Her father is Firefighter/Paramedic Gardener Mendenhall, of the Rio Blanco Fire Protection...
Congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Colorado Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Youth Scholarship: Samantha Westfahl! Samantha is the daughter of Firefighter Mark Westfahl of North Park Fire Rescue and is graduate of North Park High School in Walden, CO. She...