"Fire protection engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke."
Understanding of fire protection systems and technologies, building materials and designs, and egress and evacuation plans to minimize risks and damages in case of fire.
Fire science: Understanding the behavior of fire, its characteristics, and the principles that govern its spread and extinguishment.
Fire dynamics: Studying how fire spreads through the building, its interaction with the structure, and the factors that influence its rate of growth and spread.
Fire modeling: Using computational methods to simulate the behavior of fire under different scenarios and conditions.
Fire risk assessment: Evaluating the risk of a fire occurring, identifying potential hazards and vulnerabilities, and developing strategies to mitigate those risks.
Fire protection systems: Designing, installing and maintaining fire suppression, detection, and alarm systems.
Building codes and regulations: Understanding the legal and regulatory requirements for fire safety in buildings, including building design, materials, and occupancy requirements.
Fire safety management: Developing policies and procedures for preventing, detecting, and responding to fires in a building or facility.
Firefighter safety: Designing buildings and structures that enable safe and efficient firefighting operations, including access and egress, ventilation, and hazardous materials management.
Emergency response: Coordinating with local emergency services, developing evacuation plans and training staff and occupants on emergency response procedures.
Fire investigation: Conducting investigations into the causes of fires, assessing damages, and providing guidance for fire prevention and mitigation.
Fire hazard assessment: It involves assessing the potential risks of fire and developing strategies to minimize them.
Evacuation planning: It involves the development of escape routes, emergency exits, and safety measures that can save people's lives in case of a fire.
Fire modelling: It involves the use of numerical tools and simulations to predict fire behaviour and its impact on buildings and structures.
Fire suppression systems: It involves the design and installation of fire sprinkler systems, fire alarms, and suppression systems that can detect and suppress fire quickly and efficiently.
Smoke control: It involves the use of ventilation systems, smoke curtains, and other devices to contain and control the spread of smoke in a building or structure during a fire.
Structural analysis: It involves assessing the structural integrity of buildings and structures to ensure they can withstand the effects of fire.
Fire investigation: It involves the analysis and investigation of fire incidents to understand the causes and develop strategies to prevent them in the future.
"It encompasses engineering which focuses on fire detection, suppression and mitigation and fire safety engineering which focuses on human behavior and maintaining a tenable environment for evacuation from a fire."
"Fire detection - fire alarm systems and brigade call systems."
"Active fire protection - fire suppression systems."
"Passive fire protection - fire and smoke barriers, space separation."
"Smoke control and management."
"Escape facilities - emergency exits, fire lifts, etc."
"Building design, layout, and space planning."
"Fire prevention programs."
"Fire dynamics and fire modeling."
"Human behavior during fire events."
"Risk analysis, including economic factors."
"Wildfire management."
"Fire engineers assist architects, building owners and developers in evaluating buildings' life safety and property protection goals."
"Fire engineers are also employed as fire investigators, including such very large-scale cases as the analysis of the collapse of the World Trade Center."
"NASA uses fire engineers in its space program to help improve safety."
"Fire engineers are also employed to provide 3rd party review for performance-based fire engineering solutions submitted in support of local building regulation applications."
"[Fire safety engineering] focuses on human behavior and maintaining a tenable environment for evacuation from a fire."
"Fire suppression systems... aid in preventing, controlling, and mitigating the effects of fires."
"Fire protection engineering... aims to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke."