FPE Design Challenge:

The Department of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) will offer the FPE Design Challenge (FPEDC) during the spring term at selected high schools in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. This project involves the design, construction and (burn) testing of a small housing model where the challenge is to provide innovative means of fire detection and suppression. The FPEDC is a principal aspect of our recruiting and outreach mission. 

The competition includes three phases:

  • A series of short lectures and discussions on fire protection principles
  • Mentoring of the high school students as they develop their designs
  • An experiment where a fire is ignited in the housing model to test the performance of the fire safety aspects of the design

2019 Participating High Schools:

College Park Academy
DeMatha Catholic High School
Elizabeth Seton High School
Mount de Sales Academy
Mount Saint Joseph High School


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