The Non-Traditional FPE Career Path: Finding The Right Candidate
There are two traditional paths to becoming a fire protections engineer. Since a formal education in fire protection engineering is rare, many mechanical engineers have picked up the torch and tacked fire protection on top of…
Fire Protection Engineering as a Career Path
According to the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), some of the benefits and opportunities of becoming a fire protection engineer include: The power to make a difference By becoming a fire protection engineer, you…
Fire Safety Solutions for Data Centers
Fire safety solutions are a major concern for data centers, according to Info-Tech research Group: A major consideration in any data center renovation is fire protection and suppression. These renovation decisions are not…
NFPA Develops Useful Tools for Fire Prevention Week
The first observation of Fire Prevention Day was on October 9, 1920. It was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire, which occurred on October 8, 1871. Fire Prevention Day was later…
Explaining the Importance of Commissioning Fire Protection Systems
In a NFPA Journal online exclusive, senior fire protection engineer Matt Klaus, highlights the definition of commissioning and explains: "At present there is no standardized approach for an owner to track the design and…
Harrington Group, Inc. is…Experienced Fire Protection Engineers Add Value To Buildings
Proper sprinkler system design takes a depth of knowledge gained through years of collective experience. An experienced fire protection engineer can assess a building owner’s current and future fire protection needs and will…
Six Ways to Prevent Your Lift Trucks from Starting a Fire
If you use powered lift trucks in your…
Fire Protection Engineers Managing a Building Design Process
An underwriter can develop a conceptual design for a particular solution, but the competence for an accurate review of the full design or shop submittal package is held only by a fire protection engineer. Fire protection…
Fire Protection Engineers & Affordable Fire Safety Solutions
The fire safety landscape may seem simple at first glance. If you have a large facility that needs strong but cost-effective protection against threats like fire, just call a property insurance underwriter, right? After all,…
Forensic Fire Engineering Helps to Understand Harmful Effects of Fire
In regards to forensic fire engineering, FPE Magazine states: “Understanding the harmful effects of fire and the means to protect against them are central to the practice of fire protection engineering. Given this specialized…
How Fire Protection Engineers Use Data To Save You Money
An underwriter can create success when they insure businesses with as close to zero risk as possible. If risk hasn’t been properly accounted for, one bad fire can destroy the entire business. Due to an underwriter’s business…
Fire Protection Engineers Ensure Affordable Fire Safety Solutions
Americans have reiterated several versions of the NASA space pen story for years. The story claimed that NASA spent millions of dollars developing an “astronaut pen” which would work in outer space while the Soviets solved the…
Communication is Key to Exceptional Service
After 10 years at our Breckinridge Boulevard location, last weekend, our fire protection engineering firm moved to a new office space on Meadowbrook Parkway. During the move, we had some issues transferring our phone system. We…
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