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
Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (COT) - University of Montana, Montana TechUniversity of Montana at Montana Tech |
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award $3,290 |
deadline Varies |
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International Association of Wildland Fire ScholarshipInternational Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) |
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award $3,000 |
deadline May 31, 2024 |
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Harford County Sheriff's ScholarshipHarford Community College |
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award $2,220 |
deadline May 31, 2024 |
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Donohue Family SkillPointe ScholarshipSkillPointe Foundation |
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award $2,000 |
deadline March 31, 2024 |
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WIFLE ScholarshipWomen in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) Foundation |
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award $1,500 |
deadline May 01, 2024 |
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James A. Jones Memorial ScholarshipUniversity of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College |
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award $1,500 |
deadline May 03, 2024 |
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William Burns Memorial ScholarshipSouthwestern Illinois College |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Kim A. Borsavage and Pamela J. Stone Student AwardUniversity of Maryland, College Park - School of Engineering |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Doctors Network Law Enforcement Officers ScholarshipDoctors Network |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Reynold C. Hentges ScholarshipInternational Association of Arson Investigators, Iowa |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 30, 2024 |
Fire Protection Related Majors
- Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Forensic Science and Technology
- Criminal Justice/Police Science
- Criminalistics and Criminal Science
- Fire Science/Fire-fighting
- Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Protective Services
- Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing
- Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
- Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
- Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
- Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
- Juvenile Corrections
- Corrections
- Homeland Security
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
- Fire Services Administration
- Law Enforcement Record-Keeping and Evidence Management