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Overview
Fire prevention and protection engineers design and assess ways to prevent fires, limit fire spread and protect people, buildings, natural sites and urban areas.
In job descriptions, look for fire risk assessment, detection systems, construction materials, safety improvements, computer simulation, laboratory tests, test data and emergency intervention planning.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Fire prevention and protection engineers work where design decisions affect fire risk. They may study materials, model fire behaviour, review detection systems, test data and propose changes that protect people and places.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include determining fire risks, advising on construction materials, using computer simulation, recording test data, proposing safety improvements and understanding emergency intervention limits.
Salary context
Salary context depends on engineering responsibility, project scale, building or site complexity, testing duties, simulation work, review authority and whether the role includes incident support. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior fire safety engineering, risk consultancy, building safety design, detection-system work, safety management or specialist testing and standards roles.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies focus on buildings, urban areas, natural sites, materials, detection systems, laboratory tests, simulations or emergency planning. The setting changes the engineering emphasis.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
17-2111.02
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Alternative labels
fire protection and prevention engineer
fire prevention and protection engineering expert
fire prevention engineer
fire prevention and protection technology engineering consultant
fire prevention and protection technology engineer
fire prevention and protection engineering specialist
fire prevention and protection technology engineering expert
fire prevention and protection engineering adviser
fire prevention and protection technology engineering adviser
fire prevention and protection technology engineering specialist
fire prevention and protection engineering consultant
fire protection engineer
Occupation group
health and safety engineer (2149.10)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4be368e3-badb-4b9f-9d0a-4d0f7565540a |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2149.10.1 |
| ISCO group | 2149 |
| Concept type | Occupation |