Exhibit Space is Still Available for the 7th Annual SFPE Engineering Technology Exposition

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) will hold its 7th Annual Engineering Technology on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The exposition is part of the 2009 Annual Meeting and Professional Development Conference.

The Exposition offers you a unique opportunity for Exhibitors to promote their products and services with a diverse group of fire protection engineers.

Exhibitors will have their company profile listed on the SFPE website for further international visibility throughout the calendar year.

Exhibit space is still available. For more information click HERE or contact elle@sfpe.org.

Careers in Fire Protection Engineering Page on Facebook Has Over 500 Fans!

The Careers in Fire Protection Engineering Page on Facebook now has over 500 fans. SFPE would like to thank everyone who contributed to making this a successful Facebook Page.

The purpose of this page is to promote the profession of fire protection engineering and show that fire protection engineering is an exciting and rewarding career.

To become a fan go to www.facebook.com/careers.sfpe.org.

FSSA Educational Foundation Scholarships

The Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Educational Foundation awards scholarships annually to talented and worthy young people within the fire suppression industry.

Eligibility... Any student or college bound individual is eligible to apply who is an employee or related to an employee of an FSSA member firm or a group affiliated with the fire suppression industry.

Scholarship candidates must have graduated from high school or its equivalent before July 1st of the year in which they will use the scholarship. Scholarships will only be awarded to students who will be participating in the fire protection program at either the University of Maryland or Oklahoma State University. Students already enrolled in one of these colleges are also eligible to apply.

There are no restrictions based upon the employment status or the sex, race, creed or nationality of the candidate.

For more information click here.

Society of Fire Protection Engineers Attends National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Annual Meeting

On August 12-15, 2009, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) attended the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) 2009 Annual Meeting. The meeting was held in Louisville, Kentucky.

NCEES is a national non-profit organization composed of engineering and surveying licensing boards representing all states and U.S. territories. NCEES develops, scores, and administers the examinations used for engineering and surveying licensure throughout the United States.

During this meeting, NCEES approved the following motions that will have an impact on the profession of fire protection engineering:

• NCEES will further develop a national clearinghouse that will carry out the activities associated with implementing the master’s or equivalent education requirement for engineering licensure.


• NCEES will continue to analyze the economic, regulatory and other potential impacts of computer-based testing.


• The NCEES Executive Director was authorized to negotiate a contract to offer the NCEES examinations (including the fire protection PE Exam) with the Saudi Council of Engineers. As a result of this action, the fire protection PE Exam will eventually be offered in Saudi Arabia.

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers encourages individuals engaged in the engineering profession to strive for professional recognition by enhancing their individual credentials through licensure (Society of Fire Protection Engineers Position Statement P-04-06, Professional Licensure, June 23, 2006).

“In addition to the United States, the fire protection PE Exam is now offered in Japan, Korea and Egypt,” said SFPE Engineering Program Manager Chris Jelenewicz. “By offering the fire protection engineering PE Exam in Saudi Arabia, more fire protection engineers will have the opportunity to advance their professional recognition internationally.”

For more information about licensure visit the SFPE Licensure Page.

SFPE Position Statement Highlighted in Plumbing Engineer Article

An article by Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Past President Sam Dannaway was recently published in the August, 2009 issue of Plumbing Engineer Magazine. The article discusses fire sprinkler design and the SFPE, National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and National Institute for Certification In Engineering Technologies (NICET) joint position statement entitled “The Engineer and the Engineering Technician — Designing Fire Protection Systems. To see this article go to http://www.plumbingengineer.com/aug_09/fire.php.

Careers in Fire Protection Engineering Multi-Media Presentation Now Available

The SFPE Public Awareness Committee has developed a multi-media careers presentation that can be used by SFPE members to make presentations at high-schools, colleges and career fairs. It includes embedded videos and is narrated by SFPE Fellow Dean Wilson.

“The purpose of this multi-media presentation is to show that fire protection engineering is an exciting and rewarding career,” said SFPE Engineering Program Manager Chris Jelenewicz. “It is a great vehicle to get our career messages out to people who are interested in becoming fire protection engineers.”

The presentation is available on DVD. To obtain a free copy, please contact chris@sfpe.org.

SFPE New England Chapter to Host First Annual Golf Tournament to Benefit Scholarship Fund

The New England Chapter (NEC) of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) will be kicking off the 2009-2010 chapter year in a big way with its first annual NEC-SFPE Golf Tournament. This event will be held on Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Blackstone National Golf Club in Sutton, MA.

All proceeds from this event will go to the A.L. Brown scholarship, which is awarded annually to New England students working on an undergraduate or graduate degree in an engineering discipline who are interested in pursuing a career in fire protection engineering. Over the past three years, $21,500 has been awarded in scholarships from this fund. Click here to find out more details about this event.