Fire Protection Engineering PE Exam Resources

This is not a list of required standards and documents that must be taken to the exam. Your personal experience and expertise will dictate which resources can serve you best on exam day and should be included in your Test-Prep Resource Library^©.

Test-Prep Resource Library

NOTE: although you are no longer allowed to bring outside information into the testing center, we still highly recommend putting together a Test-Prep Resource Library. It will help you organize your materials, aid in your review, be invaluable in the event you have to retake the exam, and will be an excellent resource in your business.

The Test-Prep Resource Library^© is one of the most valuable tools you can use while preparing for the exam and on exam day.

Each person’s own resource library will be different from every other person’s.

When we coach people on building their Fire Protection Engineering PE Exam Resource Library, we have them start with an honest assessment of their needs.

For example:

if they don’t have a background or experience in carbon dioxide, chemical and inert clean agents, wet and dry chemical, or foam fire protection systems,
- then we don’t spend time on Special Hazard Systems and,
- they don’t include NFPA 30 in their Fire Protection Engineering PE Exam Resources
if they have limited knowledge in suppression, inerting, isolation, venting, containment, and damage-limiting construction,
- then we spend time only on those topics they are familiar with and,
- they include only those sections of NFPA 69 that pertain to them

Through this process, we narrow down the number of resources that must be assembled, tagged, transported to the exam site, and used during the test.

Our advice, look through the list below and decide for yourself what makes sense.

The Ultimate Fire Protection Engineering PE Exam Resources List:

SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, Fifth Edition
(Amazon.com: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, Fifth Edition)
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
www.sfpe.org

Reference/Answer Manual for the P.E. Exam in FPE, Fourth Edition
(Amazon.com: Reference/Answer Manual for the P.E. Exam in FPE, Fourth Edition)
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
www.sfpe.org

NFPA Fire Protection Handbook
(Amazon.com: NFPA Fire Protection Handbook)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 11 – Standard For Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion Foam, 2016 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 11)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 12 – Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems, 2018 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 12)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 13 – Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2019 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 13)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 20 – Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, 2019 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 20)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 25 – Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2020 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 25)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 30 – Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2018 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 30)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 72 – National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2019 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 72)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 92 – Standard for Smoke Control, 2018 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 92)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 101 – Life Safety Code^®, 2018 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 101)

NFPA 101 – Life Safety Code^® Handbook
(Amazon.com: NFPA 101 Handbook)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org

NFPA 400 – Hazardous Materials Code, 2019 Edition
(Amazon.com: NFPA 400)
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org