Fire and Safety Engineer Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards. The fire protection engineer responsibilities include using engineering techniques in order to save people and their environments from the destructive effects of fire and smoke. They recognize the dangers and schemes suitable guidelines in order to forbid, contain and decrease the effects of fire and smoke. They help the building designers, proprietors and evolvers in assessing the lifetime safety of buildings. They checks the buildings, construction plans and other particularities in order to ensure that appropriate fire protection measures have been adopted in places where dangers are active. They are responsible for creating products and methods to prevent or extinguish fires. Devises best ways to escape from fires in homes and buildings. They inspect buildings and homes to determine fire hazards. Fire and Safety Engineer advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment sand techniques, and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance. They advise others on health and safety issue. They inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials. They also inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards. Fire and Safety Engineer design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems. They prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues, such as work performed, revised codes or standards, and proposed review schedules.

Work Environment

• Working conditions in the fire protection field vary depending on the employer and the kind of job. Some engineers work mostly in offices on plans, designs, and specifications. Some spend most of their time in industrial plants or facilities. Others travel a great deal to inspect, consult, or do other similar work. The basic workweek for fire protection engineers is generally forty hours long. In some cases longer hours are necessary. . Positions in manufacturing plants may require some shift work. Sometimes fire protection engineers are on call to deal with fire emergencies. There is some danger involved in their work, but they take safety precautions to keep this danger to a minimum.