Institution of Fire Engineers

Institution of Fire Engineers, Australia

IFE Australia is proud to support the 2nd International Fire Instructors Workshop to be held in Sydney on the 27th and 28th of April. This event brings together some of the worlds leading firefighters, instructors, fire engineers and fire scientists. The theme for this years meeting is "Finding the Common Foundation".

Following this event, Battalion Chief Kriss Garcia will be presenting a 1 day Positive Pressure Attack Intermediate Course - Sydney 29th of April. He will be repeating this presentation in Perth on the 5th of May.

The IFE International Compartment Firefighting special interest group will be running it's first major conference. The International Firefighting Safety Conference will feature a large number of international experts and will be held in Sydney on April 30th and May 1st 2009.

Topics include:
Firefighting Science
Firefighting safety - Dr Stefan Svensson (Sweden)
How much science? - Ed Hartin (USA)
Why does the fire go out really?  - Dr Stefan Sardqvist (Sweden)
Reading the Fire - the essential skill - Shan Raffel (Australia)

Firefighting Health and Safety
Health consequences for fire instructors - Dr Stefan Svensson (Sweden)
Incident Safety Officer – a Canadian perspective - Peter McBride (Canada)
Firefighting safety management systems - Paul Bailey (Australia)

Educating Firefighters
Multi modal decision making for the IC - Val Ingham (Australia)
Fire behaviour – how firefighters react to conflict - John McDonough (Australia)
CFBT Facilities - From single cell to multi cell - Roy Reyes (Sweden)
NLP and training emergency leaders Paul Crowther (Australia)

Firefighting Tactics
Positive pressure attack – an overview - Kriss Garcia (USA)
Extreme fire behaviour – understanding the hazard - Ed Hartin (USA)
Investigating firefighting tactics - Dr Stefan Svensson (Sweden)
Evaluating PPV tactics on large structures - Stephen Kerber (USA)

The conference theme will be continued in Perth with a 2 days of practical workshop on the 4th and 5th of May.

For registration and program information go to www.firefightingsafety.com. IFE Members receive a 10% discount off the conference registration.

Welcome to the official website of the Australian Branch of the IFE.

The institution is the international qualifying organisation and learned society for fire engineering, firefighting and fire safety professionals. IFE is at the heart of the international fire and emergency community, promoting best practice and advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members.

In Australia, we have around 700 members, and are one of the largest Branches in the world. A National Secretariat provides support to local co-ordinators in each of the states and territories who in turn have the ear of the grass roots membership. The entire infrastructure is about providing direct and tangible benefits to the individuals in the field.

Do you hold a Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision) or higher? The Chairman of the IFE Education Committee has confirmed that persons holding the Cert IV are eligible for entry at Technician grade (TIFireE). You then need only to pass the Graduate Fire Science paper to be granted Graduate grade (GIFireE).

It has been recognised that if you hold the PSTP Advanced Diploma in Public Safety - Firefighting Supervision, that you can apply for Graduate Grade. You then only need to pass the Members Fire Science Paper to qualify for admission at Member Grade (MIFireE). Click here for full details.

Pathways to Professional Engineering Qualifications

The IFE is a licensed member of the ECUK and can register those members that meet the necessary criteria as Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) or Engineering Technicians (EngTech).

Fire Protection - The Great Debate

The first interactive Fire Australia

Wed 28 - Fri 30 October 2009

Wrestpoint, Hobart, Tasmania

If you didn't make it to Fire Australia 2008, and would like a copy of the presentations and/or papers you can purchase a copy of the Proceedings CD.

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An individual who holds a PSTP Cert IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision) and who wishes to be considered for TIFireE will only need to complete the special application form and forward a certified copy of the PSTP certificate. More information

Why be a Member?

The IFE has over 11,500 Members in 23 countries. Established in 1918, the professional network is not only extensive internationally, but it includes a very wide range of disciplines, which vary from Firefighting, Fire Protection, Technical and Engineering. Australian members receive 12 editions of the "Fire Prevention Fire Engineers Journal".
and 4 copies of the "Fire Australia Journal".

Life Membership

Do you qualify for Life Membership? If you have attained the age of 60 and have been a member for 15 years, click here for more information.

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