SFPE Professional Members and Fellows
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All Professional Members and Fellows of the Society are permitted and encouraged to use the special SFPE logo on their business cards as a symbol of their stature in the Society.
All professional members have been evaluated by the SFPE Qualifications Board and have been deemed to satisfy one or more of the following criteria:
1) Registered Professional Engineer (U.S.) and 4 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work.
2) Graduate of an engineering curriculum of accepted standing and 4 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work. An enginering curriculum of accepted standing is defined as one which is ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited (USA), CEAB (Canada Engineering Accreditation Board), acredited (Canada), FEANI listed (European Federation of National Engineering Associations), or equivalent. This aslo includes programs outside North America that have been reviewed and accepted by ECEI (Engineering Credentials Evaluation International) or WES (World Education Services) and found to be comparable to those accredited in the USA.
3) Bachelor of Science degree in Physical science (math, physics, chemistry) from a university of accepted standing and 4 years of engineering practice including 3 years in charge of fire protection engineering work. A university of accepted standing is defined as a college/university (USA) which is an accredited institution of post-secondary education.
4) Bachelor's degree in a fire protection engineering technology program of accepted standing and 4 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work. An engineering technology program of accepted standing is defined as an engineering technology curriculum which is ABET (USA) or similarly accredited.
5) Graduate of an engineering technology curriculum of accepted standing and 6 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work. An engineering technology program of accepted standing is defined as an engineering technology curriculum which is ABET (USA) or similarly accredited.
6) Master or Doctoral of science degree in engineering or science from a curriculum of accepted standing and 3 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work.
7) Education in engineering or the physical sciences which demonstrates a knowledge of the principals of engineering and 6 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work. In the evaluation of qualifications, credit is given based upon college transcripts and grades received in engineering principals, math and science courses, which demonstrate a knowledge of the principals of engineering, Credit ia also given for Professional Engineering Registration in a field other than Fire Protection, an EIT (Engineering in Training) or CSP (Certified Safety Professional).
8) Associates degree in engineering or the physical sciences and 8 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work.
9) Bachelors in engineering or physical science from a non-accredited program and 8 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work.
10) Baccalaurate degree in a field other than engineering or the physical sciences and 10 years of engineering practice including 3 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work.. In the evaluation of qualifications, those without academic qualifications are asked to provide a detailed description of their practice of engineering and of being in responsible charge of fire protectiuon engineering work. Being under qualified supervision for an extended period of time is essential.
11) Other education and 14 years of engineering practice including 4 years of responsible charge of fire protection engineering work.
SFPE Fellows are professional members that have been recognized for significant accomplishments and stature in fire protection engineering. Fellows have been Professional Members for a minimum of 10 years, have been nominated for regognition by their peers, selected by the Society's Honors Committee, and approved bythe Board of Directors.