The Sacramento Valley Chapter of AFSA is proud to present our 3rd Qtr. Members Meeting on Thursday, August 6th at a lovely new location, The Officer's Club at 3410 Westover St., Sacramento (McClellan).
We will hold our networking mixer at 5pm with the buffet dinner and meeting beginning at 6pm.
Our speaker is once again, Bob Caputo, President of AFSA who will be sharing with us the "History of the Fire Sprinkler Industry".
We look forward to having you join us for this very special meeting.
SPEAKER BIO
Bob Caputo, president of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), is the chair of the NFPA 24 and NFPA 291 technical committees and a member of multiple NFPA technical committees, including NFPA 13 and NFPA 25. Caputo has contributed to the NFPA 13 and NFPA 25 Handbooks, the NFPA Inspection Manual, and the 21st edition of the Fire Protection Handbook. Caputo is an instructor at the National Fire Academy and is a member of the Oklahoma State University School of Fire Protection Engineering & Safety Industry Advisory Board. Caputo’s industry distinctions include “Fire Prevention Officer of the Year” from San Diego County in 1994, “Man of the Year” from Fire Protection Contractor magazine in 1997, and the Henry S. Parmelee award from AFSA in 2017. Caputo attended the University of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is a U.S. Navy veteran and former volunteer firefighter.