1. FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING TAYLOR CHAVEZ

2. DESCRIPTION & SALARY Design ways to suppress fires. Inspect building plans and layouts. Test fire equipment to make sure standards are met. Design and layout fire prevention equipment. $ 85,000 - $ 100,000 (Avg) $ 70,000 (Starting)

3. DEGREE REQUIREMENT S In order to become a Fire Protection Engineer, a 4 Year attendance is required at an University. Equipping a Bachelor's degree in Fire Science is the minimum requirement for entering this engineering field. UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES Kaplan University St Petersburg College Columbia Southern University Southern Arkansas University Tech Butte College

4. COMPANIES Crane Engineering (National) - This engineering firm services to many different fields including Fire Protection. They have two locations one in Minneapolis and Wisconsin. This company also designs Fire Protection Systems and structural durability. Aon (Local) - This office is located in Dallas, Texas. They industry they service many industries including Technology and Telecommunication. Within this industry they develop Tools that prevent fires and detect them like Fire Sprinklers and Alarms. APi International - This company is located around the world. They're located at the USA, Hong Kong, and Guam. They focus in the field of designing layouts for sprinkler systems, fire suppressants, and fire alarm systems.

5. COMPUTER SCIENCE & COMPUTATIONAL THINKING Designing layouts of sprinkler systems and etc. through computer software. Designing the most efficient route for water the be transported. Solving for amount of water pressure is needed to let water flow. Where different fire suppressants, alarms, and detectors are going to be placed.

6. SOURCES http://www.novotagroup.com/technologies.html http://www.craneengineering.com/ http://www.firescience.org/fire-protection-engineering-training/ http://www.nafed.org/links http://www.aonfpe.com/Home.aspx http://cadaxis.com/services/fire-protection http://www.globalfpc.com/ http://careers.sfpe.org/ http://magazine.sfpe.org/ http://www.wpi.edu/academics/fpe.html http://www.wsfp.com/locations.php http://www.api.international/ http://www.craneengineering.com/forensic-engineering/fire-protection-engineering.php