Meet the Newest SFPE Professional Members

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) would like to congratulate the following members who were upgraded to Professional Member Grade by action of the SFPE Qualifications Board on June 25, 2009:

• Carl Anderson
• David Bhuta
• Babanna Biradar
• Albert Borum
• Ethan Brand
• Neal Butterworth
• David R. Hague
• Tay Chong Hak
• Michael Hippe
• Diana E. Hugue
• Fred KW Lau
• Kenneth E. Lauziere
• Susan Omberg
• Kent Newcomb
• Ron Nielsen
• Alfonso J. Panizo
• Vitali Prylepski
• Kui Qiao
• Paul Rick
• Gary N. Sharp
• Giorgio Silva
• Paul R. Tate
• Sarah Thompson
• Peter Wilkinson
• Ernest D. Yonkers

SFPE Professional Members have their education and work experience evaluated by their peers. Moreover, Professional Members have the honor to nominate colleagues and friends to the grade of Fellow.

To learn more about becoming a Professional Member at SFPE go to: http://www.sfpe.org/Membership/Levels.aspx.

10 July 2009 is the Deadline to Submit Abstracts for the SFPE 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods

July 10, 2009 is the deadline to submit abstracts for the Society of Fire Protection Enngineers (SFPE) 8th International Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods. The conference will be held on June 16-18, 2010 at Lund University in Sweden. For more information go to: http://www.sfpe.org/Home/Education/8thInternationalConferenceonPerformanceBasedCodesandFireSafetyDesignMethods.aspx

Society of Fire Protection Engineers Exhibits at American School Counselor Association Conference

On June 28-30, 2009 the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) staffed an exhibit booth at the 2009 American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Conference. The conference was held at the Dallas Convention Center.

ASCA is the organization that expands the image and influence of professional school counselors through advocacy, leadership, collaboration and systemic change. ASCA empowers professional school counselors with the knowledge, skills, linkages, and resources to promote student success in the school, the home, the community, and the world.

"This event gave us the opportunity to talk face-to-face with guidance counselors and tell them that fire protection engineering is a rewarding and exciting career,“ said SFPE Engineering Program Manager Chris Jelenewicz. “After stopping by the SFPE booth, many of the guidance counselors said they would encourage their students to become fire protection engineers.”

The conference brought together about 2,000 school counselors looking for information from organizations that can help them do their jobs better. At the exhibit booth SFPE gave out copies of the Guide to Careers in Fire Protection Engineering, the Chemistry of Fire DVD and information about the schools that offer fire protection engineering programs.

SFPE Makes Careers Presentation to American School Counselor Association

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) made a presentation at the “Careers Your Students Need to Know About” session at the American School Counselor Association's (ASCA) 2009 Annual Conference. This presentation was given on June 28, 2009 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The purpose of the session was to help guidance counselors learn about exciting career opportunities that may not be considered by students.

During this presentation, the SFPE shared important information about the profession of fire protection engineering. Key messages that were developed by the SFPE Public Awareness Committee were shared with the guidance counselors. These messages include:

• Fire protection engineers use and science and technology to make our world safe from fire.


• Fire protection engineers are in high demand. The number of jobs consistently outweighs the number of engineers available to fill them.


• A career in fire protection engineering pays well, provides opportunities for world travel, and offers the chance to work in a variety of environments.


• Fire protection engineers make the world a better place.

For more information about career opportunities in fire protection engineering, visit the SFPE careers website at: http://careers.sfpe.org.

Chemistry of Fire Comes to New Zealand

The Soicety of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) New Zealand Chapter secured funding to include a complimentary copy of the Chemistry of Fire DVD in Issue 117 of New Zealand Science Teacher Magazine. New Zealand Science Teacher is published by the New Zealand Association of Science Educators (NZASE) and is circulated to schools throughout New Zealand. This issue also focused on fire and University of Canterbury faculty member Michael Spearpoint was invited to contribute an article on fire detection and another on the human behaviour to complement articles written by other fire experts.

To find out more, see the March, 2009 Issue of the University of Canterbury Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Publication Fire Engineering (FE) News. Pictured above Michael Spearpoint, Roger Harrison, Jerry Chang and Charles Fleischmann prepare 5,000 Chemistry of Fire DVDs for distribution to New Zealand Science Teachers.

SFPE Participates in National Association of State Fire Marshals Annual Conference

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) staffed an exhibit booth at the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) Annual Conference. This event was held on June 19-21, 2009 in Redmond, Washington.

SFPE is working with the NASFM Science Advisory Committee to promote having fire protection engineers employed in each state fire marshal’s office.

“Having a Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) on staff is a logical step in ratcheting up the professionalism of our office,” said Maine State Fire Marshal John Dean. “ An FPE on staff provides a more even platform for discussions with design professionals and has become even more desirable now that we are dealing with performance-based design of structures.”

Pictured above is Oklahoma State Fire Marshal Robert Doke at the SFPE Exhibit Booth checking out information about SFPE and fire protection engineering.

More information about how fire protection engineers can be an asset in the state fire marshal’s office can be found on the NASFM website at: http://www.firemarshals.org/organization/science-advisory-committee/fire-protection-engineer-resources/.

Become a Fan of the Careers in Fire Protection Engineering Page on Facebook

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) now has a Careers in Fire Protection Engineering Page on Facebook. The purpose of this Page is to promote fire protection engineering as a career. It will provide a forum for practicing fire protection engineers to interact with people interested in becoming fire protection engineers. It will also have information about career related events and SFPE career related promotion materials.

If you would like to become a “Fan” of Careers in Fire Protection Engineering go to: http://www.facebook.com/careers.sfpe.org

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