Certified Fire Protection Specialist

Course Overview

CFPS Certification offers you a distinct advantage when establishing or advancing your career. Earning
the CFPS credential demonstrates your proficiency and knowledge in protecting facilities from fire. It
indicates a higher level or career involvement, and clearly identifies you as a dedicated employee
committed to curtailing physical and financial loss due to fire.

Who should attend?

A specific degree is not mandatory for obtaining your CFPS designation. The title of CFPS shall be
awarded to any candidate with a proportional balance of education and experience; and who has
successfully passed an examination attesting to that level of educations and experience.
To be eligible to take the CFPS examination, candidates must document on the registration form that
they meet one of the following criteria:

• High school diploma, plus six years of verifiable work experience dedicated to curtailing fire
  loss, both physical and financial
• Associate’s degree in engineering, technology or other related discipline from an accredited
  college or university, plus four years of verifiable work experience dedicated to curtailing fire
  loss, both physical and financial.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology, or other related discipline from an accredited
  college or university, plus two years of verifiable work experience dedicated to curtailing fire
  loss, both physical and financial