Fire engineer - Revision history

Editor at 17:41, 12 February 2026

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	'We also recommend that the government, working in collaboration with industry and professional bodies, encourage the development of courses in the principles of fire engineering for construction professionals and members of the fire and rescue services as part of their continuing professional development.'		'We also recommend that the government, working in collaboration with industry and professional bodies, encourage the development of courses in the principles of fire engineering for construction professionals and members of the fire and rescue services as part of their continuing professional development.'
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		+	In response to the recommendations of the Phase 2 report from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (‘the Inquiry’), the government established the Fire Engineers Advisory Panel (‘the Panel’) in April 2025. The Inquiry recommended that the Panel should produce an Authoritative Statement of the knowledge and skills to be expected of a competent fire engineer, as part of the overarching recommendation that fire engineers should become a regulated profession. Aside from this primary aim, the panel was also asked to look at the wider context of the fire engineering profession, including education, role and responsibilities, behaviours, experience and skills. As part of this the "[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-engineering-profession-reform/fire-engineers-advisory-panel-authoritative-statement Policy paper Fire Engineers Advisory Panel: Authoritative Statement]" was published on 17 December 2025 in this policy paper the definition of a fire engineer is given by the panel as follows:
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		+	"Fire engineers are professionals who develop and deliver engineering solutions that protect people and mitigate harm to the built and natural environment in the event of fire."
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		+	The panel report goes on to say that the activities fire engineers undertake include "planning, designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing or supervising, delivering and managing buildings through the application of fire engineering principles. They should perform those activities with the goal of safeguarding societal benefit such as life, health, property, economic interests, public welfare, or the environment."

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	'Designing buildings that are safe in the event of a fire requires particular skill. It is a skill that can be acquired only by specialised education and experience worthy of formal recognition. Unfortunately, the term “fire engineer” does not at present denote any formal qualification and as a result it is possible for a person to practise as a fire engineer without any formal qualification. The evidence we have heard suggests that not all those who profess to be fire engineers are capable of performing that role competently and that the complexity of the subject matter is not well understood.<br />		'Designing buildings that are safe in the event of a fire requires particular skill. It is a skill that can be acquired only by specialised education and experience worthy of formal recognition. Unfortunately, the term “fire engineer” does not at present denote any formal qualification and as a result it is possible for a person to practise as a fire engineer without any formal qualification. The evidence we have heard suggests that not all those who profess to be fire engineers are capable of performing that role competently and that the complexity of the subject matter is not well understood.<br />
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−	'In those circumstances, and particularly given the importance of fire engineers in ensuring the safety of life, we think that the profession of fire engineer should be formally recognised and that both the title and the function should be protected by statute. Over time that would create a body of registered fire engineers who are capable of contributing to the design and delivery of safe buildings and of educating those construction professionals with whom they work in effective fire safety strategies. We therefore recommend that the profession of fire engineer be recognised and protected by law and that an independent body be established to regulate the profession, define the standards required for membership, maintain a register of members and regulate their conduct. In order to speed up the creation of a body of professional fire engineers we also recommend that the government take urgent steps to increase the number of places on high-quality masters level courses in fire engineering accredited by the professional regulator.'	+	'In those circumstances, and particularly given the importance of fire engineers in ensuring the safety of life, we think that the profession of fire engineer should be formally recognised and that both the title and the function should be protected by statute. Over time that would create a body of registered fire engineers who are capable of contributing to the design and delivery of safe buildings and of educating those construction professionals with whom they work in effective fire safety strategies. We therefore recommend that the profession of fire engineer be recognised and protected by law and that an independent body be established to regulate the profession, define the standards required for membership, maintain a register of members and regulate their conduct. In order to speed up the creation of a body of professional fire engineers we also recommend that the government take urgent steps to increase the number of places on high-quality masters level courses in fire engineering accredited by the professional regulator.
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		+	'....we recommend that the government convene a group of practitioner and academic fire engineers and such other professionals as it thinks fit to produce an authoritative statement of the knowledge and skills to be expected of a competent fire engineer. Such a statement would also enable others in the construction industry to understand better the nature and importance of a fire engineer’s work. We think it would be of benefit to those carrying out this work to have regard to the reports of the Warren Centre, to which we refer in Chapter 112.
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		+	'We also recommend that the government, working in collaboration with industry and professional bodies, encourage the development of courses in the principles of fire engineering for construction professionals and members of the fire and rescue services as part of their continuing professional development.'

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	[https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/4307/1/Roles_in_construction_projects_v6c.pdf Roles in construction projects: analysis and terminology], by Hughes, W. and Murdoch, J. R, published in 2001 by the University of Reading, defines a fire engineer as a: ‘Consultant designer with specific responsibility for contributing advice and information on civil engineering aspects of the design.’		[https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/4307/1/Roles_in_construction_projects_v6c.pdf Roles in construction projects: analysis and terminology], by Hughes, W. and Murdoch, J. R, published in 2001 by the University of Reading, defines a fire engineer as a: ‘Consultant designer with specific responsibility for contributing advice and information on civil engineering aspects of the design.’
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		+	[https://www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk/ Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 report overview, report of the public inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017], published in September 2024, states:
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		+	'Designing buildings that are safe in the event of a fire requires particular skill. It is a skill that can be acquired only by specialised education and experience worthy of formal recognition. Unfortunately, the term “fire engineer” does not at present denote any formal qualification and as a result it is possible for a person to practise as a fire engineer without any formal qualification. The evidence we have heard suggests that not all those who profess to be fire engineers are capable of performing that role competently and that the complexity of the subject matter is not well understood.<br />
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		+	'In those circumstances, and particularly given the importance of fire engineers in ensuring the safety of life, we think that the profession of fire engineer should be formally recognised and that both the title and the function should be protected by statute. Over time that would create a body of registered fire engineers who are capable of contributing to the design and delivery of safe buildings and of educating those construction professionals with whom they work in effective fire safety strategies. We therefore recommend that the profession of fire engineer be recognised and protected by law and that an independent body be established to regulate the profession, define the standards required for membership, maintain a register of members and regulate their conduct. In order to speed up the creation of a body of professional fire engineers we also recommend that the government take urgent steps to increase the number of places on high-quality masters level courses in fire engineering accredited by the professional regulator.'

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Designing Buildings at 07:49, 22 February 2022

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	[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system Building a Safer Future, Proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system, A consultation], Published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in June 2019, suggests that a fire engineer is: ‘A person with the ability to apply scientific and engineering principles, rules and expert judgement, based on an understanding of the phenomena and effects of fire and of the reaction and behaviour of people to fire, to protect people, property and the environment from the destructive effects of fire.’		[https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/building-a-safer-future-proposals-for-reform-of-the-building-safety-regulatory-system Building a Safer Future, Proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system, A consultation], Published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in June 2019, suggests that a fire engineer is: ‘A person with the ability to apply scientific and engineering principles, rules and expert judgement, based on an understanding of the phenomena and effects of fire and of the reaction and behaviour of people to fire, to protect people, property and the environment from the destructive effects of fire.’

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	* Grenfell Tower fire.		* Grenfell Tower fire.

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