Careers In Fire Engineering

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Careers
In
Fire Engineering
Introduction
Eligibility
Job Prospects
Remuneration
Institutes
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Introduction
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Fire engineering is a field which explores the
various possibilities of preventing fires. It can
be defined as the art and science of designing
buildings and facilities for life safety and
property protection in the event of an unwanted
fire. This includes the application of scientific
and engineering principles, based on an
understanding of the phenomena and effects of
fire and of reaction and behaviour of people,
property and the environment as well as the
impact of fire protection systems including
detection, alarm and sprinkler systems.
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Eligibility
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Most of the occupations in fire engineering
requires a bachelor's degree. A degree in Fire
Engineering can be a Bachelors of Engineering and
post-graduate qualification of either Master's or
PH.D. level. The entry requirement for the post
graduate qualification is generally a Bachelor of
Engineering, B.E. degree in Chemical, Civil,
Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
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Job Prospects
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A degree in fire engineering makes one eligible
for the management cadre in Fire Service in the
government or public sector. Fire engineers have
always been in great demand by corporations,
educational institutions, consulting firms and
government bodies around the world. They are
employed with the fire prevention departments in
large companies and they are also recruited by
the fire brigades. When ther are instances of
fire accidents, fire engineers are called upon to
assess the extent of the damage, investigate the
cause of the fire, the efficiency of equipment
installed and so on.
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Remuneration
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The average pay for a Fire Protection Engineer is
Rs 216,000 per year.
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Institutes
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Delhi Institute of Fire Engineering,New
Delhi,Delhi NCR. Hyderabad Institute of Fire
Engineering,Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh. Fairyland
College of Fire Engineering Safety
Management,Maharashtra. Visvesvaraya College of
Fire Engineering Safety Management,Udaipur ,
Rajasthan.