Careers in fire engineering

1. Careers
In
Fire Engineering
Introduction
Eligibility
Job Prospects
Remuneration
Institutes
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2. Introduction
Fire engineering is a field which explores the various
possibilities of preventing fires. It can be defined as the
art and science of designing buildings and facilities for
life safety and property protection in the event of an
unwanted fire. This includes the application of scientific
and engineering principles, based on an understanding
of the phenomena and effects of fire and of reaction
and behaviour of people, property and the environment
as well as the impact of fire protection systems
including detection, alarm and sprinkler systems.
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3. Eligibility
Most of the occupations in fire engineering requires a
bachelor's degree. A degree in Fire Engineering can be
a Bachelors of Engineering and post-graduate
qualification of either Master's or PH.D. level. The
entry requirement for the post graduate qualification
is generally a Bachelor of Engineering, B.E. degree in
Chemical, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
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4. Job Prospects
A degree in fire engineering makes one eligible for the
management cadre in Fire Service in the government or
public sector. Fire engineers have always been in great
demand by corporations, educational institutions,
consulting firms and government bodies around the
world. They are employed with the fire prevention
departments in large companies and they are also
recruited by the fire brigades. When ther are instances of
fire accidents, fire engineers are called upon to assess
the extent of the damage, investigate the cause of the
fire, the efficiency of equipment installed and so on.
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5. The average pay for a Fire Protection Engineer is Rs
216,000 per year.
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6. Institutes
Delhi Institute of Fire Engineering,New Delhi,Delhi
NCR.
Hyderabad Institute of Fire Engineering,Hyderabad ,
Andhra Pradesh.
Fairyland College of Fire Engineering & Safety
Management,Maharashtra.
Visvesvaraya College of Fire Engineering & Safety
Management,Udaipur , Rajasthan.
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