Society of Fire Protection Engineers Reference Manual For the P.E. Exam in Fire Protection Engineering, Second Edition

Part III: Appendices

Appendix List

Appendix 1: Specifications for the FPE Exam
Appendix 2: State Boards of Engineering Registration
Appendix 3: States/Jurisdictions That Have Offered the FPE Exam
Appendix 4: Dates of Future NCEES-Administered Examinations
Appendix 5: Sample Letter Requesting Examination Application
Appendix 6: NCEES Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Appendix 7: Reference Publications
Appendix 8: Index of NFPA Codes

This appendix contains the NCEES Examination Specifications for the P.E. exam in fire protection engineering. These specifications list the areas of knowledge to be tested for each topic on the exam.

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE October 1999 (Revised 5/17/99)

APPROX.% OF EXAM

1. PLANNING AND DESIGN OF WATER SUPPLIES
Water supplies dedicated to fire protection, public water supplies.

12%

2. PLANNING AND DESIGN OF BUILDING SYSTEMS
Structural fire resistance, fire barriers, opening protection, means of egress, construction materials, smoke management systems, building use and occupancy.

13%

3. PLANNING AND DESIGN OF WATER-BASED SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
Specifying, evaluating, testing, and maintaining sprinkler and waterspray systems: fire and explosion suppression systems.

12%

4. PLANNING AND DESIGN OF NON WATER-BASED SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
Specifying, evaluating, testing, and maintaining CO 2, dry chemical, foam and alternate agent systems: fire and explosion suppression systems.

13%

5. PLANNING AND DESIGN OF DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS
Specifying. evaluating, testing and maintaining heat, smoke, and flame detectors; alarm and supervisory systems.

12%

6. PLANNING AND DESIGN OF FIRE PREVENTION
Control of combustible materials, ignition sources, and oxidizing agents.

13%

7. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF FIRE PREVENTION

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