A fire engineer, by education, training and experience understands the following:
- The nature and characteristics of fire,
- The mechanisms of fire spread,
- The control of fire and the associated products of combustion,
- How fires originate spread within and outside buildings/structures can be detected, controlled, and/or extinguished,
- Anticipates the behaviour of materials, structures, machines, apparatus, and processes as related to the protection of life, property and the environment from fire,
- Understands the interactions and integration of fire safety systems and all other systems in buildings, industrial structures and similar facilities.
A fire engineer should be able to make use of all the above and any other required knowledge to undertake the practice of fire engineering.