Professional Engineering Continuing Education

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Fire Protection Engineering - Sprinkler Systems 

Lecturer:  Carl E. Gianino, PE

Objective:  To provide an overview of Fire Protection Engineering, concentrating specifically on Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems.

Background:   Fire Protection Engineering is concerned with the applications of scientific and technical principles to the growth, mitigation, and suppression of fire.  This includes the effects of fire on people, on structures, on commodities, and on operations. The identification of fire hazards and their risk, relative to the cost of protection, is an important aspect of fire safety design.

The practice of fire protection engineering has developed from the implementation and interpretation of codes and standards directed at fire safety. These safety codes contain technical information and prescriptions derived from experience and research. Research has also led to quantitative methods to assess aspects of fire and fire safety. Thus, fire protection engineers need to be versed in the current technical requirements for fire safety and in the scientific principles that underlie fire and its interactions.

(Source: University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering.)

Four (4) Continuing Education Hours