Routes into fire safety for career changers

A couple of readers have asked how to move into fire safety from adjacent fields (construction, facilities, emergency services). What route are you seeing actually work in 2026?

CPD hours that actually taught you something this year

Tell us about one course, webinar or reading group in the last 12 months that genuinely changed how you work.

Fire safety apprenticeships — maturity check

Level 4/5 apprenticeship standards have been available for a while. Are you employing anyone on them, and how's the curriculum translating to useful work?

Fire safety MSc — which ones are worth the time?

Multiple UK options. Honest reviews from people who've completed one in the last 5 years welcome.

If you could hold one registration — IFE, IFSM or BAFE?

Not "all three". If your CV could only list one, which gives you the most commercial optionality today?

Essential reading list — books and papers

Let us build a shared reading list. What single book, paper, or research report made the biggest difference to how you think about fire safety? I will start the list in a reply bel…

Best training course in the last 12 months?

What course or qualification has had the biggest impact on your practice this year? Looking for recommendations across: Short courses (under a week) Longer qualifications Specialis…

IFE membership grade progression — your experience?

For those pursuing or holding IFE membership: how did you approach the grade progression? Specifically: AIFireE, MIFireE, FIFireE — which are you aiming for? How did you evidence c…