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A master's degree in fire engineering from the University of Canterbury is recognized under the Washington Accord. [11] In the United States, the University of Maryland (UMD) offers the ABET-accredited B.S. degree program in Fire Protection Engineering, as well as graduate degrees and a distance M.Eng. program. [12]
In the late 1940s the curriculum shifted toward industrial fire protection rather than municipal firefighting. In the 1960s the name of the program changed to Fire Protection. In 1973 it became a four-year bachelor's degree program, Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology. [5]
Assessments are available in specialist fire subject areas such as fire engineering science, fire safety, fire service operations and incident command, fire investigation and passive fire protection. The assessment materials are developed and quality assured by sector experts who bring extensive experience and up to date knowledge to the ...
The Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) [11] is the flagship leadership course series at the National Fire Academy. It is the pinnacle of the U.S. Fire Administration's commitment to support the needs of fire and EMS agencies in preparing executive officers to meet the ever-changing demands of the dynamic communities in which they serve.
Jose Torero held the BRE/RAE Chair in Fire Safety Engineering from 2004 to 2012. Albert Simeoni held the BRE chair from 2013 to 2015. Grunde Jomaas held the BRE chair from 2016 to 2021. Teaching and research in fire safety continues at Edinburgh under the leadership of Prof Luke Bisby, professor of fire and structures.
James G. Quintiere is an American mechanical engineer known for his work on fire protection engineering and fire safety.He is professor emeritus in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering.
Fire Safety Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on all aspects of the science and engineering of fire, fire safety, and fire protection.Topics include but are not limited to chemistry and physics of fire, fire dynamics, explosions, fire protection systems, detection, suppression, structural response, structural protection, fire investigations, design (including ...
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) is a professional society for fire protection engineering established in 1950 and incorporated as an independent organization in 1971. [1] It is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering.