Event
Fire Protection Engineering Tour
Friday, February 20, 2026
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
On-campus only: J.M. Patterson Building, Third Floor
Liana Stiegler Orndorff
301 405 3992
listiegl@umd.edu
https://fpe.umd.edu/UG/prospective-students/info-sessions
Fire Protection Engineering is a unique major offered in the Clark School of Engineering for students interested in a public-safety-oriented engineering career. With 100% job placement, 50% of FPE students on department/industry scholarships, and an average career salary of $119,000, this is a major you want to check out! In this one-hour tour, you will visit UMD's labs and walk through the department with current fire protection engineering students. A fire demonstration in the burn lab and modeling demos in the computer lab will be included. A student ambassador will escort families registered for the Clark School 3:30PM tour to the tour meeting spot at the conclusion of the 2PM Fire Protection Engineering tour.
Click here to register for a Fire Protection Engineering Tour and click here to learn more about the major.
