Publications

SFPE offers a wide range of handbooks, guides, and standards. View our publications below and check out our constantly growing SFPE Engineering Series.

Handbooks

SFPE handbooks serve as a definitive reference on fire protection engineering – covering topics including fundamentals, fire dynamics, hazard calculations, fire risk analysis, modeling, and more. Publications are typically shipped within three business days from the date of order.

SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 5th edition (2016) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2016 Pages: 3493 ISBN: 978-1-4939-2564-3                Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

International Handbook of Structural Fire Engineering Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2021 Pages: 529 ISBN: 978-3-030-77123-2                Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

Handbook of Fire and the Environment Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2023 Pages: 470 ISBN: 978-3-030-94355-4                Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering Publisher: ICC, NFPA, and SFPE Publish Date: 2012 Pages: 484 ISBN: 978-1-4939-2564-3                Purchase Your Copy

Standards

SFPE standards provide fire protection engineers access to current information and practices written in mandatory language for use in today’s evolving world.  SFPE is an ANSI accredited standards developer.

S.01 -- Calculating Fire Exposures to Structures (2011) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2011 Pages: 34 ISBN: 978-0-925223-05-0                Purchase Your Copy

S.02 -- Calculation Methods to Predict the Thermal Performance of Structures & Fire Resistive Assemblies (2007) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2007 Pages: 159 ISBN: 978-3-319-94696-2                Purchase Your Copy

Guides

SFPE guides present recommendations for fire protection engineers, project engineers, architects, code officials/authorities having jurisdiction, fire department representatives, building owners or owner representatives, insurance interests, and more. 

Fire Risk Assessment Guide, 2nd edition (2022) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2022 Pages: 160 ISBN: 978-3-031-17699-9                Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings (2021) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2021 Pages: 276 ISBN: 978-3-030-79013-4                Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

Sprinkler Hydraulics: A Guide to Fire System Hydraulic Calculations, 3rd edition (2020) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2020 Pages: 240 ISBN: 978-3-030-02594-6          Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

Residential Fire Safety Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2022 Pages: 291 ISBN: 978-3-031-06324-4                Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

Testing of Materials for Fire Protection Needs Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2023 Pages: 247 ISBN: 978-3-031-39710-3                Purchase Your Copy                Member-Only Discount

Guidelines for Peer Review in the Fire Protection Design Process (2020) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2020 Pages: 19 ISBN: 978-0-925223-10-4                DOWNLOAD HERE

Guide to Human Behavior in Fire (2018) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2018 Pages: 159 ISBN: 978-3-319-94696-2 Purchase Your Copy Member-Only Discount

Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application (2010) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2010 Pages: 71                Purchase Your Copy

Performance-Based Fire Protection (2007) Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2007 Pages: 220 ISBN: 978-1-60983-453-1                Purchase Your Copy

Engineering Guide: Evaluation of the Computer Model DETACT-QS Publisher: SFPE Publish Date: 2002 Pages: 140 ISBN: 978-3-030-82295-8 Purchase Your Copy Member-Only Discount