Ralph DeLuca

Ralph DeLuca is a 38-year veteran of the fire service and recently retired as the fire chief of a fire protection district in suburban Chicago. During his tenure in the fire service, he attained a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois, and he is a licensed architect in multiple states. Additionally, DeLuca attended numerous building assessment and forensic analysis programs and completed forensic evaluations of compromised structures. He also provides instruction on technical rescue response, firefighter safety and structural collapse response at the Illinois Fire Service Institute and is a structures specialist on IL TF-1.