Transcript Fire Protection Engineering in the 21st Century

The Profession of Fire
Protection Engineering
A career path choice for
University of St Thomas Engineering Students
Minnesota Chapter
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Presentation to UST students
13 March 2014
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Agenda
FOOD!
Introductions
FPE at UST
SFPE
What is a FPE?
Masters in Engineering
FPE Experience from
Recent Grads
Q&A Discussion
Introductions
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Paul Rivers
– Senior Fire Protection Specialist, 3M
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Nick Johnson
– Recent UST Grad, 3M
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David Stringfield
– Senior Fire Protection Engineer, Burns & McDonnell
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Colleen Raschke
– Recent UST Grad, Burns & McDonnell
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Dr. James A. Milke
– Professional Chair of Engineering, University of Maryland
How did we get FPE at UST?
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Dr. Weinkauf
How Much Do FPEs Earn?
Median Salary -- $110K
0-6years > 74K
Note: From the SFPE 2012 Salary Survey
Benefits for FPEs
Note: From the SFPE 2012 Salary Survey
What are the Steps to PE?
Graduate from an ABET-accredited
Engineering Degree Program
 Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering
Exam (FE)
 Acquire Engineering Experience with
Supervision of a Licensed Engineer
 Pass the Principles & Practice of
Engineering Exam (PE)
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Licensure
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What is it?
Why is it important to the public?
Why is it important to you?
About SFPE
www.sfpe.org
 Established in 1950
 4500 Members and 60 Chapters
 Advance the Science & Practice of FPE
 Promote FPE Education
 Free Student Membership
 FPE PE Exam Support
 Local Minnesota Chapter
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SFPE Careers Website
http://CAREERS.SFPE.ORG
Free Food at Local SFPE
Meetings
Open to all Engineer Students!
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Located at Grumpy’s Bar in Roseville
⁻ Social Hour from 4:30pm – 5:30pm
⁻ Dinner at 5:30pm
⁻ Meeting starts 6:00pm
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Next Meetings:
⁻ March 26th, April 30th, & May 28th
Dave Stringfield/ Colleen Raschke
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What is a Fire Protection Engineer?
What is a Fire Protection
Engineer?
Use Science & Technology to Make Our
World Safe from Fire
Why Are FPEs Important?
Each Year in the US:
> 3,000 Die from fire
 > 18,000 Injured
 > $10 Billion
Property
Damage
 Nearly 100 F/Fs Die
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Minneapolis, MN
January 1, 2014
Fire Protection Strategic Goals
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Life Safety
Property Protection
Continuity of Operations
Environmental Protection
Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Designing Safer Buildings
Analyze How Buildings Are Used
 How Fires Start and Grow
 How Fire & Smoke Affects People & Property
 Design Systems that:
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Detect and Control Fires
Alert People to Danger
Means for Escape
Protect Structure
UNIQUE CHALLENGES
UNIQUE CHALLENGES
UNIQUE CHALLENGES
Historic Fires
Our Lady of Angels
Chicago, IL – 1958
(92 Died)
Triangle Shirtwaist
New York City– 1911 (146 Died)
Beverly Hills Supper Club
Southgate, KY – 1977
(165 Died)
Hotel Winecoff
Atlanta, GA – 1946 (119 Died)
Historic Fires
Ohio Penitentiary Fire
Columbus, OH – 1930 (322 Died)
Phillips Refinery Fire
Pasadena, TX – 1989 (23 Died)
St. Anthony Hospital Fire
Effingham, IL – 1949 (74 Died)
Iroquois Theatre Fire
Chicago, IL – 1903 (605 Died)
Historic Fires
MGM Grand Hotel
Las Vegas, NV – 1980
(85 Died)
Station Nightclub
Rhode Island – 2003
(100 Died)
Where Do FPEs Work?
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Consulting Firms
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Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Futrell
Hughes Associates
Koffel Associates
Michaud Cooley Erickson
Summit Consulting
Where Do FPEs Work?
Fire protection system manufacturers
Federal, state and local governments
Building and Fie Code Officials
Corporations (Private and
government)
 Insurance firms
 Academia/Research
 Contractors
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Fire Protection Education
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Masters in Fire Protection Engineering
⁻ Program Requirements
⁻ Application
⁻ Required Courses
Demand for FPEs Far Exceeds
Available Supply
Graduates Have Employment
Opportunities
 Top Employers Indicate Trouble Finding
Qualified FPEs
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Recent Graduate Experience
Burns & McDonnell
 Wide Variety of Projects
Recent Graduate Experience
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The Process
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Review IBC, IFC, NFPA Codes & Standards
Design layout
Coordinate with other Disciplines
Layout sent to Contractor
Contractor returns Detailed Design
Professor Milke - University of
Maryland requirements for
enrolling in a Masters in
Engineering - FPE
See UMD brochure
 See UST handout – how to access UMD
website via www.stthomas.edu
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Nicholas Johnson
Recent Graduate Experience
 What 3M does for Fire Protection
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Lab Scale Extinguishing Test-Cup Burner
Method to determine
the extinguishing
Concentration of a
particular clean agent
Large Scale Testing
Test Enclosure
Test System