SFPE Publishes References for 2017 PE Exam

On Wednesday, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (organization who handles PE Exam development and test writing), released the required references and editions for the 2017 P.E. Exam.

Items in question since last year's exam included whether the 4th Edition of the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering and 2014 Edition of NFPA 25 would still be utilized. Both were removed, as well as NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code) altogether. Here's the required references for the 2017 Fire Protection PE Exam:

NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 20th Edition (Amazon, NFPA)
NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2016 Edition (Amazon, Free Access)
NFPA 25: Inspection, Testing, & Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2017 Edition (Amazon | Free Access)
NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2015 Edition (Amazon | Free Access)
NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2015 Edition (Amazon | Free Access)
SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 5th Edition (Amazon)

In recent years developers of the Fire Protection PE Exam have stressed the importance of moving the exam away from code and standard recitation and instead towards fundamentals of the fire protection engineering as outlined primarily in the NFPA and SFPE Handbooks. That appears to certainly be the case in this year's update with the removal of NFPA 72 as part of the requirement materials.

Here at MeyerFire we're keeping busy with just a month left before our launch of the 2017 MeyerFire PE Prep Guide. The new edition of the guide will match all of the required references for this year's exam with a full-length peer-reviewed practice exam and 100 additional practice questions. You can Pre-Order the Guide now for our best price and for arrival before the end of May.