Fire Engineer

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, Anticipate 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.