[1] It is the professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering.

[5] The current CEO is Chris Jelenewicz while the SFPE President is Bob Libby.

[6][7] SFPE hosts an Annual Conference & Expo, which attracts over 400 professionals from around the globe including experts from the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and the Oceanic.

Each year, SFPE hosts the Europe Conference on Fire Safety Engineering or International Performance-Based Design Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods Conference.

The association's codes and standards include: SFPE have developed 5 Handbooks on Fire Protection Engineering.