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Society of Fire Protection Engineers Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings

New Engineering Guide on Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings from SFPE, ICC, and Springer Publishing

The 2021 edition of “Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings” provides information on the fire safety performance of tall, very tall, and super tall buildings. 
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SFPE: Salaries Increasing for Fire Protection Engineers

SFPE: Salaries Increasing for Fire Protection Engineers

Even in today's struggling job market, those with a career in fire protection engineering have earned a steady salary that has increased every year since 2007.
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New SFPE Survey Finds Americans Typically Misjudge Fire Risks

New SFPE Survey Finds Americans Typically Misjudge Fire Risks

A nationwide survey conducted by Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) revealed that 70 percent of Americans feel safer from fire at home than in a commercial high-rise building and another 24 percent feel no difference in their safety.
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SFPE survey: Americans typically misjudge fire risks

SFPE survey: Americans typically misjudge fire risks

A survey conducted by Society for Fire Protection Engineers reveals that 65 percent of Americans feel safer in their homes than in commercial high-rise buildings, despite the fact that fire-related injuries and deaths are far more common in the home.
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SFPE Updates Position on the Design of Fire Protection Systems

SFPE Updates Position on the Design of Fire Protection Systems

Because of industry-wide concerns over the inconsistencies in state and local engineering regulations regarding the qualifications for those who design fire protection systems, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) has updated its position statement.
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Francis L. Brannigan, SFPE (Fellow), Passes

Francis L. Brannigan, SFPE (Fellow), Passes

Brannigan was the recipient of Fire Engineering's first Lifetime Achievement Award. He devoted more than half of his 63-year career to the safety of firefighters in building fires.
Building ConstructionFire Safety
SFPE Principles of Fire Protection Engineering Distance Learning Pilot Program To Take Place May 1, 2004

SFPE Principles of Fire Protection Engineering Distance Learning Pilot Program To Take Place May 1, 2004

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers' (SFPE) pilot program is a Web-based distance learning program on the principles of fire protection engineering. All participants are required to complete a course evaluation survey to help improve the program for future users.
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