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The '''Society of Fire Protection Engineers''' (SFPE) is a professional society for [[fire protection engineering]] established in 1950 and incorporated as an independent organization in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfpe.org/page/BoardofDirectors1|title=2020 Board of Directors - SFPE|website=www.sfpe.org|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> It is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering. The Society has over 5,000 members and 100+ chapters, including many student chapters worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfpe.org/page/About|title=About SFPE - SFPE|website=www.sfpe.org|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
The '''Society of Fire Protection Engineers''' (SFPE) is a professional society for [[fire protection engineering]] established in 1950 and incorporated as an independent organization in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfpe.org/page/BoardofDirectors1|title=2020 Board of Directors - SFPE|website=www.sfpe.org|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> It is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering. The Society has over 5,000 members and more than 120 chapters and over 20 student chapters worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfpe.org/page/About|title=About SFPE - SFPE|website=www.sfpe.org|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>


SFPE and [[National Fire Protection Association|NFPA]] publish the ''Fire Technology Journal''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/10694|title=Fire Technology|website=Springer|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> through [[Springer Nature|Springer]], and Fire Protection Engineering magazine is published quarterly by SFPE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfpe.org/page/Magazine|title=Fire Protection Engineering Magazine - SFPE|website=www.sfpe.org|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
SFPE and [[National Fire Protection Association|NFPA]] publish the ''Fire Technology Journal''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/10694|title=Fire Technology|website=Springer|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> through [[Springer Nature|Springer]], and Fire Protection Engineering magazine is published quarterly by SFPE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfpe.org/page/Magazine|title=Fire Protection Engineering Magazine - SFPE|website=www.sfpe.org|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
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*SFPE Standard on Calculation Methods to Predict the Thermal Performance of Structural and Fire Resistive Assemblies
*SFPE Standard on Calculation Methods to Predict the Thermal Performance of Structural and Fire Resistive Assemblies


== Engineering Guides ==
== Handbooks ==
SFPE have developed 5 Handbooks on Fire Protection Engineering. The latest 5th edition was published in 2015 with the [[Springer Nature]] as a publisher. It includes 90 chapter and 5 appendixes.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2016 |editor-last=Hurley |editor-first=Morgan J. |editor2-last=Gottuk |editor2-first=Daniel |editor3-last=Hall |editor3-first=John R. |editor4-last=Harada |editor4-first=Kazunori |editor5-last=Kuligowski |editor5-first=Erica |editor6-last=Puchovsky |editor6-first=Milosh |editor7-last=Torero |editor7-first=José |editor8-last=Watts |editor8-first=John M. |editor9-last=Wieczorek |editor9-first=Christopher |title=SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4939-2565-0 |journal=SpringerLink |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-4939-2565-0}}</ref>


== Engineering Guides ==
SFPE have released several guidelines in the last 25 years:
* Guide to Human Behavior in Fire, 2nd edition
* Guide to Human Behavior in Fire, 2nd edition
* Engineering Guide: Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings
* Engineering Guide: Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings

Revision as of 21:09, 31 January 2024

Society of Fire Protection Engineers
IndustryFire Protection Engineering
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, Maryland
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Websitesfpe.org

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) is a professional society for fire protection engineering established in 1950 and incorporated as an independent organization in 1971.[1] It is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering. The Society has over 5,000 members and more than 120 chapters and over 20 student chapters worldwide.[2]

SFPE and NFPA publish the Fire Technology Journal[3] through Springer, and Fire Protection Engineering magazine is published quarterly by SFPE.[4]

Conferences

SFPE hosts an Annual Conference & Expo, which attracts over 400 professionals from around the globe including experts from the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and the Oceanic. Each year, SFPE hosts the Europe Conference on Fire Safety Engineering or International Performance-Based Design Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods Conference.

Codes and Standards

The association's codes and standards include:

  • SFPE Standard on Calculating Fire Exposures to Structures
  • SFPE Standard on Calculation Methods to Predict the Thermal Performance of Structural and Fire Resistive Assemblies

Handbooks

SFPE have developed 5 Handbooks on Fire Protection Engineering. The latest 5th edition was published in 2015 with the Springer Nature as a publisher. It includes 90 chapter and 5 appendixes.[5]

Engineering Guides

SFPE have released several guidelines in the last 25 years:

  • Guide to Human Behavior in Fire, 2nd edition
  • Engineering Guide: Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings
  • Guide for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application
  • Guide for Peer Review in the Fire Protection Design Process
  • Performance-Based Fire Protection, 2nd Edition
  • Predicting Room of Origin Fire Hazards (Archived)
  • Guide for Fire Risk Assessment
  • Code Officials Guide to Performance-Based Design Review
  • Piloted Ignition of Solid Materials Under Radiant Exposure
  • Evaluation of the Computer Fire Model DETACT-QS
  • Engineering Guide to Predicting 1st and 2nd Degree Skin Burn
  • Engineering Guide to Assessing Flame Radiation to External Targets from Liquid Pool Fires[6]

References

  1. ^ "2020 Board of Directors - SFPE". www.sfpe.org. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. ^ "About SFPE - SFPE". www.sfpe.org. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. ^ "Fire Technology". Springer. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. ^ "Fire Protection Engineering Magazine - SFPE". www.sfpe.org. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. ^ Hurley, Morgan J.; Gottuk, Daniel; Hall, John R.; Harada, Kazunori; Kuligowski, Erica; Puchovsky, Milosh; Torero, José; Watts, John M.; Wieczorek, Christopher, eds. (2016). "SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering". SpringerLink. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2565-0.
  6. ^ "Guides". www.sfpe.org. Retrieved 2021-04-26.

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