Fire Protection Engineering PE Exam Prep Course
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WEEK 1
Fire Protection Analysis
Types of Analysis
- Review Course:
- Lesson 01 – Hazard Analysis
- Lesson 02 – Risk Analysis
Applying Information for Analysis
- Review Course:
- Lesson 03 – Uncertainty and Safety Factors
- Lesson 04 – Facility Characteristics
- Lesson 05 – Acceptable Thresholds
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 2
Fire Protection Analysis
Applying Information for Analysis
- Review Course:
- Lesson 06 – Codes and Standards
- Lesson 07 – Occupancy, Hazard, and Commodity Classifications
- Lesson 08 – Fire Tests
- Lesson 09 – Technical Drawings, Schematics, and Plans
- Lesson 10 – Selection of Design Fire
- Section Quiz 01 – Fire Protection Analysis
- Study Guide:
- Fire Protection Analysis
- Crash Course 01:
- Fire Protection Analysis
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 3
Fire Dynamics Fundamentals
- Review Course:
- Lesson 11 – Fire and Smoke Behavior
- Lesson 12 – Fire Size and Growth
- Lesson 13 – Combustion
- Lesson 14 – Plume Entrainment
- Lesson 15 – Material Properties
- Lesson 16 – Material Compatibility
- Lesson 17 – Heat Transfer from Fire and Smoke
- Section Quiz 02 – Fire Dynamics
- Study Guide:
- Fire Dynamics Fundamentals
- Crash Course 02:
- Fire Dynamics Fundamentals
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 4
Active and Passive Systems
Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems
- Review Course:
- Lesson 18 – Design Criteria
- Lesson 19 – Hydraulic Calculations
- Lesson 20 – System Types
- Lesson 21 – System Components
- Lesson 22 – Component Placement
- Lesson 23 – Water Supply and Distribution
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 5
Active and Passive Systems
Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems
- Review Course:
- Lesson 24 – Fire Pumps and Controllers
- Lesson 25 – Testing Protocol
- Section Quiz 03 – Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems
- Study Guide:
- Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems
- Crash Course 03:
- Water-Based Fire Suppression Systems
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
Fire Protection Engineering PE Exam Prep Course
WEEK 6
Active and Passive Systems
Special Hazard Systems
- Review Course:
- Lesson 26 – Design Criteria
- Lesson 27 – Design Method
- Lesson 28 – Pipe Sizing
- Lesson 29 – System Types & System Components
- Lesson 30 – Agent Storage
- Lesson 31 – Personnel Safety & Controls
- Lesson 32 – Collateral Damage, System Interlocks, & Test Methods
- Section Quiz 04 – Special Hazard Systems
- Study Guide:
- Special Hazard Systems
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 7
Active and Passive Systems
Detection, Alarm, and Signaling Systems
- Review Course:
- Lesson 33 – Design Criteria
- Lesson 34 – System Types
- Lesson 35 – System Components
- Lesson 36 – Circuit Classification, Wiring Methods, and Survivability
- Lesson 37 – Building Control Functions and System Interfaces, Monitoring, & Test Methods
- Section Quiz 05 – Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
- Study Guide:
- Detection, Alarm, and Signaling Systems
- Crash Course 04:
- Special Hazard Systems & Detection, Alarm, and Signaling Systems
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 8
Active and Passive Systems
Smoke Control Systems
- Review Course:
- Lesson 38 – Design Criteria
- Lesson 39 – System Types & System Components
- Lesson 40 – Calculations
- Lesson 41 – System Interfaces & Test Methods
- Section Quiz 06 – Smoke Control Systems
- Study Guide:
- Smoke Control Systems
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 9
Active and Passive Systems
Explosion Protection and Prevention Systems
- Review Course:
- Lesson 42 – Design Criteria
- Lesson 43 – Personnel Safety & Collateral Damage
- Lesson 44 – System Interlocks
- Lesson 45 – Design Method
- Lesson 46 – Prevention Methods
- Section Quiz 07 – Explosion Protection and Prevention Systems
- Study Guide:
- Explosion Protection and Prevention Systems
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 10
Active and Passive Systems
Passive Building Systems
- Review Course:
- Lesson 47 – Construction Types & Construction Materials
- Lesson 48 – Height and Area Limits & Building Separation Distance
- Lesson 49 – Interior Finish
- Lesson 50 – Structural Fire Resistance
- Lesson 51 – Compartmentalization / Barrier
- Lesson 52 – Protection of Openings, Penetrations, and Joints
- Section Quiz 08 – Passive Building Systems
- Study Guide:
- Passive Building Systems
- Crash Course 05:
- Smoke Control Systems, Explosion Protection and Prevention Systems, & Passive Building Systems
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 11
Egress and Occupant Movement
Means of Egress
- Review Course:
- Lesson 53 – Occupant Load Calculations
- Lesson 54 – Elements
- Lesson 55 – Arrangement and Sizing
- Lesson 56 – Components
- Lesson 57 – Emergency Lighting and Illumination & Exit Signage and Pathway Marking
- Section Quiz 09 – Means of Egress
- Study Guide:
- Means of Egress
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
WEEK 12
Egress and Occupant Movement
Human Behavior
- Review Course:
- Lesson 58 – Evacuation Movement
- Lesson 59 – Occupant Pre-Evacuation Period and Human Response To Fire Cues
- Lesson 60 – Effects of Exposure to Smoke, Heat, and Toxins
- Section Quiz 10 – Human Behavior
- Study Guide:
- Human Behavior
- Crash Course 06:
- Means of Egress & Human Behavior
- Additional Resources:
- Resource Library
Practice Exam
- Morning Session
- Lunch Break – 1 hour
- Afternoon Session
Prep Course Final Exam
- Morning Session
- Lunch Break – 1 hour
- Afternoon Session
Fire Protection Engineering PE Exam Prep Course
