Member Grade

Applicants for the Member grade of membership will:

  • Hold the Membership examination

or

  • Have successfully completed a course (or courses) which has/have been accredited by the Institution as having equivalence with the Membership examination. Click here for more information on accredited courses.

or

  • Hold a degree or equivalent in relevant subjects from a recognised university or equivalent academic institution Click here for more information.

or

  • Have qualified by examination for membership at an appropriate level of a professional body approved for this purpose by IFE.

Applicants will also have met the relevant initial professional development (IPD) criteria in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding, theoretical and practical application, provision of technical and managerial leadership, management and supervision skills and to have made a personal commitment to adhere to the code of professional conduct.

Details on these criteria and the information to be submitted in the form of an IPD (Professional Review) Report with an application for Member grade can be found in the IPD fact sheets located in Annexes C, D and E in the document Membership Rules for Titles and Grades and are also attached to the application form.

Please note that without an IPD (Professional Review) Report, we will be unable to proceed with your application.

All applications for Member grade must demonstrate continuing professional development (CPD) for the two year period immediately prior to their application. Click here for more information on CPD requirements.

All applications for Member grade must be supported by 2 corporate members (AIFireE, MIFireE, FIFireE) of the Institution.

Click here to download an application form which includes Annexes C, D and E . Please do not send any payment with your application. Membership fees will be requested on successful application. If you would prefer to use a Word version of the application form, please contact our Membership Administrator.


Please note: If you are in one of the following countries with an IFE branch then you must join via your local branch. Click here to go to our branch contacts page for further details.

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • New Zealand
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States of America
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Mature Candidate Route

Fire engineers without the formal academic qualifications necessary for the grade of Member may submit an application via the Mature Candidate Route. Applicants will be required to demonstrate 15 years of increasing responsibility in fire engineering and, by submitting a technical paper, that they have achieved a standard of competence comparable to contemporaries who have achieved the Member grade by academic achievement. Click here for more information.

Career Appraisal Route

This is a route for Graduate members without the academic qualifications for Member, but who prima facie; appear to have sufficient work based experience to allow them to demonstrate that they are able to satisfy the requirements for Member.

Click here to download a fact sheet giving information on the Career Appraisal Route.

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