If individuals have recently graduated and want recognition of their qualifications while they build their experience as a fire engineer, they could become an Interim registrant with the IFE.
IFE Special Interest Groups (SIGS) act as a forum for exchanging ideas and raising standards.
Student membership requires proof of current study and is limited to a maximum of five years.
Fellows of the IFE also benefit from esteemed professional recognition in the global fire sector through the use of the post-nominal FIFireE.
The IFE also has qualifications that have been developed in partnership with the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP).
Each IFE Branch is represented in the International General Assembly (IGA) which meets twice each year to proactively share learnings and to provide an important link between overseas members, the Board of Trustees and IFE Head Office staff.
The Board retains responsibility for the approval of matters that affect the shape and risk profile of the Institution as well as such items as the annual budget and performance targets, the published accounts and investment policy.
[8] The next meeting took place on 2 January 1919, in London, when it was announced that 40 Chief Officers had agreed to become members, including three from overseas.
[2] The IFE Head Office was relocated to the Fire Service College at Moreton in Marsh in 2004.
2010 saw the IFE be approved as an Awarding Body by the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual).
[4] This enabled the IFE to develop general and vocational related qualifications for the Fire Sector.
The mayor of Stratford upon Avon, Councillor Juliet Short, formally opened the office.
Following this, in 2021, the IFE worked with Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK to expand its remit to include fire safety.
The IFE undertook a comprehensive review of its communications and activities in 2021 to improve its services and qualifications for members and strengthen its global influence in the two key areas of competence and sustainability.