Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment (2025)

This virtual seminar is derived from the SFPE 2-day Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment program. It is an intensive introduction to the Guide which will provide participants with a high-level overview of all of the topics included within the Guide. Participants will spend the first part of the course discussing the four phases of fire risk assessment and their associated steps as well as discussing the limitations of fire risk assessment. During the second week participants will be broken into groups to work through an example fire risk assessment to further their understanding of the concepts previously discussed. The course will draw heavily from the 2nd edition of SFPE’s Engineering Guide to Fire Risk Assessment.

Instructor: Aixi Zhou, PhD, PE