This curriculum is geared toward teaching the student how to assimilate information contained in working, drawing and specifications as they relate to the fire inspector.  The curriculum includes how to interpret conventional graphic communications.  Accepted standards and conventions are introduced.  Symbols, abbreviations, principles of technical projection, as well as a review of construction arithmetic and geometry are included.  Related worksheets are used to allow for applied experience of finding and interpreting information from authentic drawings.  Students must bring an architectural ruler.