Thank you to everyone who attended the Grease Exhaust system seminar at the Utah Winter Fire Training School last Friday. Oliver Moore, JR from the Utah State Fire Marshall's office was wonderful and in my opinion, the most gracious host I have ever had the pleasure to work with. I had a great time presenting, teaching, and meeting everyone. I look forward to working with both Mr Moore and the state of Utah in the future. Thanks also go to Jack Grace for taking time out of his busy schedule to present the section on the new IKECA ANSI 10 standard. Jack is Chief Operating Partner at Western Commercial Services in Las Vegas and current president of IKECA. The room was extremely full due to the unanticipated demand. We will work at getting a larger room next time. The audience was very diverse from various Inspectors, Fire Marshals, KEC vendors, Fire fighters, and even the private sector. They were a great audience with many excellent questions and observations that they shared. I hope everyone came away with a greater appreciation for what these grease fires can do and how important a proper inspection and cleaning program is. I look forward to presenting for future seminars. Next on the public list is for the Southern MN Fire Inspectors at the Fire Department offices in Owatonna, MN on Feb 6th. In addition, there are several additional private seminars for Restaurant Industry Management teams Later this month. Feel free to contact me anytime if you wish additional information for my seminars for AHJ's, Kitchen Exhaust Vendors, or Restaurants in your area or to simply set one up.
Originally published January 13, 2013 on Tales of the Greaser.