Fire Protection

Fire engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke. It encompasses fire protection engineering which focuses on fire detection, suppression and mitigation and fire safety engineering which focuses on human behavior and maintaining a tenable environment for evacuation from a fire. In the United States fire protection engineering is often used to include fire safety engineering.

The discipline of fire engineering includes, but is not exclusive to:

Fire protection engineers identify risks and design safeguards that aid in preventing, controlling, and mitigating the effects of fires. Fire engineers assist architects, building owners and developers in evaluating buildings' life safety and property protection goals. Fire engineers are also employed as fire investigators, including such very large-scale cases as the analysis of the collapse of the World Trade Center. NASA uses fire engineers in its space program to help improve safety. Fire engineers are also employed to provide 3rd party review for performance based fire engineering solutions submitted in support of local building regulation applications.

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Scholarships for Fire Protection Majors

Bullet name award deadline Link
 

Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) - University of Montana, Montana Tech

University of Montana at Montana Tech

$3,290 Varies See Details
 

Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) - University of Montana, Montana Tech

University of Montana at Montana Tech

award

$3,290

deadline

Varies
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International Association of Wildland Fire Scholarship

International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF)

$3,000 May 31, 2024 See Details
 

International Association of Wildland Fire Scholarship

International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF)

award

$3,000

deadline

May 31, 2024
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Harford County Sheriff's Scholarship

Harford Community College

$2,220 May 31, 2024 See Details
 

Harford County Sheriff's Scholarship

Harford Community College

award

$2,220

deadline

May 31, 2024
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Donohue Family SkillPointe Scholarship

SkillPointe Foundation

$2,000 March 31, 2024 See Details
 

Donohue Family SkillPointe Scholarship

SkillPointe Foundation

award

$2,000

deadline

March 31, 2024
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WIFLE Scholarship

Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) Foundation

$1,500 May 01, 2024 See Details
 

WIFLE Scholarship

Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) Foundation

award

$1,500

deadline

May 01, 2024
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James A. Jones Memorial Scholarship

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

$1,500 May 03, 2024 See Details
 

James A. Jones Memorial Scholarship

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

award

$1,500

deadline

May 03, 2024
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William Burns Memorial Scholarship

Southwestern Illinois College

$1,000 Varies See Details
 

William Burns Memorial Scholarship

Southwestern Illinois College

award

$1,000

deadline

Varies
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Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award

University of Maryland, College Park - School of Engineering

$1,000 Varies See Details
 

Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student Award

University of Maryland, College Park - School of Engineering

award

$1,000

deadline

Varies
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Doctors Network Law Enforcement Officers Scholarship

Doctors Network

$1,000 Varies See Details
 

Doctors Network Law Enforcement Officers Scholarship

Doctors Network

award

$1,000

deadline

Varies
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Reynold C. Hentges Scholarship

International Association of Arson Investigators, Iowa

$1,000 March 30, 2024 See Details
 

Reynold C. Hentges Scholarship

International Association of Arson Investigators, Iowa

award

$1,000

deadline

March 30, 2024
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