Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers

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Consulting Engineer, Engineer, Fire Protection Consultant, Fire Protection Engineer (FP Engineer)

What they do:
Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.
On the job, you would:
  • Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.
  • Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials.
  • Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems.

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology

  • product and service development
  • design

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
  • physics

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Skills

Basic Skills

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • reading work related information

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Initiative

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Computer aided design CAD software

  • Autodesk Revit Hot Technology In Demand
  • Bentley MicroStation Hot Technology In Demand

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology

Analytical or scientific software

  • ANSYS simulation software
  • Simulation of fires in enclosures SOFIE software

Education

Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree
usually needed

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