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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]
The Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) is a certification provided by the NFPA Certification Department in the U.S.A. [1] The board was formed in 1971 and in 1998 partnered with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to offer the professional certification.
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.
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in any field or an associate in safety, health, or the environment, or a closely related field. The associate degree must include at least four courses with at least 12 semester hours/18 quarter hours of study in the safety, health, or environmental domains covered in the certified safety professional ...
The University of Edinburgh was the first university to offer a degree in Fire engineering. Leaders in the field came to Edinburgh to study and research under the supervision of Rasbash, a pioneer of the discipline, and Dougal Drysdale, author of a textbook on the subject. [1]
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Mr. Gabliks holds a bachelor's degree in fire service administration from Western Oregon University and a master's with honors in public policy and administration from the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. He has also completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the NFA.