Welcome

The Fire Protection Engineering Program has been operating at WPI since 1979. The goal of our program is to prepare men and women for careers in fire protection engineering practice, advanced levels of specialization, research, and teaching. The first-of-its-kind fire protection engineering doctoral degree has been offered since 1993. The Department of Fire Protection Engineering serves as a crossroads for bringing together talents from many disciplines such as mechanical, chemical, civil, and electrical engineering as well as computer science, physics, management and mathematics, to address fire and life safety issues.

If you are a college or high school student considering fire protection engineering as a career choice, we encourage you to take a closer look and to visit us. Fire Protection engineers are in very high demand in the job market and command top salaries. We are very proud of our alumni, many of whom occupy key positions in the industry. Visit "What is Fire Protection Engineering?" to learn more about our various programs and which is right for you.

News

• The FPE department is pleased to add a Professor of Practice to their faculty (September 9, 2008)
• Fire Engineering Department - Faculty Position Announcement (January 18, 2008)