(Pictured Above: Ralph Foster teaching the class to local officials)

Ralph Foster taught his second class this year for the Florence area code officials on reviewing sprinkler shop drawings. The 6 hour class covers basic topics from how to use an Architectural Scale, to reading shop drawings and reviewing hydraulic calculations. The class is a mixture of lecture and hands on review of actual shop drawings, hydraulic calculations and seismic bracing calculations.

The class is provided free of charge to the local officials. Ralph said, “I know AHJs have very small training budgets and I want to give back to the folks who helped me while I was working with the State Fire Marshal’s Office."

Ralph donates his time and expenses for teaching the classes.