Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.

Other names for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers: Design Director, Engineer, Fire Prevention Research Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer, Loss Control Manager,

• Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems.
• Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials.
• Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques, and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.
• Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues such as work performed and proposed review schedules.
• Determine causes of fires, and ways in which they could have been prevented.
• Direct the purchase, modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems.
• Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary.
• Develop plans for the prevention of destruction by fire, wind, and water.
• Study the relationships between ignition sources and materials to determine how fires start.
• Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection.
• Develop training materials, and conduct training sessions on fire protection.
• Evaluate fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety.
• Conduct research on fire retardants and the fire safety of materials and devices.

• Fume hoods or cupboards
• Calorimeters
• Gas burners
• Desktop computers
• Digital cameras
• Laboratory box furnaces
• Laboratory box furnaces
• Laboratory box furnaces
• Flow transmitters
• Calorimeters
• Temperature transmitters
• Heat sinks
• Lasers
• Laboratory box furnaces
• Calorimeters
• Loadcells
• Flow transmitters
• Gas burners
• Notebook computers
• Visual filters
• Orifice plate
• Oxygen gas analyzers
• Calorimeters
• Dissolved oxygen meters
• Photo tubes
• Gas burners
• Laboratory heaters
• Calorimeters
• Air samplers or collectors
• Fiber sensors
• Photosensitive diodes
• Laboratory box furnaces
• Tube furnaces
• Thermocouples
• Tube furnaces
• Laboratory box furnaces

Computer aided design CAD software

Analytical or scientific software

Administration software