REFERENCES

Recommended References

What to study from for the Fire Protection PE Exam

The Fire Protection PE exam is closed-book: your only on-screen aids are the NCEES PE Fire Protection Reference Handbook and a set of designated NFPA codes, provided as searchable PDFs. Success comes from knowing those resources cold — and from studying the background the handbook does not explain. That background is exactly what the Fire Protection PE Textbook provides.

The Three Resources You Actually Need

Keep your reference list short and master it:

NCEES PE Fire Protection Reference Handbook

The single reference you may search during the exam. Download the free PDF from your MyNCEES account and practice locating equations, tables and charts quickly — it explains almost nothing, so speed of navigation is the skill.

Designated NFPA Codes

Provided on-screen with relevant excerpts placed side-by-side with code questions. You should still be familiar with how each code is organized.

Engineering Pro Guides Textbook

Teaches the background concepts and applications the handbook assumes you already know, organized in the exact order of the NCEES topics.

Designated NFPA Codes for the Exam

The following codes are provided during the exam (editions per the current NCEES specification):

  • NFPA 11 (2024) – Low-, Medium- and High-Expansion Foam
  • NFPA 13 (2022) – Installation of Sprinkler Systems
  • NFPA 20 (2022) – Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
  • NFPA 30 (2024) – Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
  • NFPA 72 (2022) – National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
  • NFPA 92 (2024) – Standard for Smoke Control Systems
  • NFPA 101 (2024) – Life Safety Code
  • NFPA 400 (2022) – Hazardous Materials Code
  • NFPA 2001 (2022) – Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems

You do not need to buy all of these to study effectively — but you should understand where the most-used content in NFPA 13, 72 and 101 lives.

This is only a preview. The full explanation, diagrams, worked examples and practice problems are in the Fire Protection PE Textbook.

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The textbook is built around these references and the NCEES topics. See the full study system:

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