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The Association of Fire Science Technicians/Society of Fire Protection Engineers (AFST/SFPE) is a student organization that is designed for students in the Department of Safety, Security, And Emergency Management at the College of Justice and Safety here at EKU. We take great pride in our school, especially since our program is the only program of distinction at EKU. AFST/SFPE aims to promote the art and science of Fire Protection Engineering and its allied fields, to maintain a high academic and ethical standing among its members, and to foster Fire Protection Engineering education. We also strive to maintain a positive influence on the community through community service and unite the brothers and sisters here in EKU’s FSE program that are preparing to enter a career in the fire service and safety fields. We invite you to check out our website and tell us what you think. Also, browse over to our extensive photo gallery to see AFST/SFPE's members in action.

We are also a joint organization that equally incorporates an EKU chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). If you wish to learn more about what the SFPE is, as an organization, and what they represent, please click here
(note: this link will redirect you to their website).

For those online students interested in joining AFST,
please fill out our Online Membership Application

EKU Summer Fire Academy: Click here for more

New Anouncement From Advisor Paul Grant! 

Greetings colleagues I trust all is well with you and yours. Each year Eastern Kentucky University (Fire Engineering Programs) faculty, staff and students attend the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis

Over the years EKU has developed an excellent relationship with the conference staff. They permit us to bring between 50 and 60 students to the conference each year. Up until now the majority of the learners selected have come from our on-campus programs. This year we would like to invite our on-line students. The conference committee pays for transportation (Richmond to Indianapolis and back), hotel/motel lodging, two meals per day and free registration. In return we help the conference staff/committee with classroom monitoring, introduction of speakers and preparation projects. (Major Project - stuff conference handouts in plastic bags for distribution at registration Sat. 4/17) The conference dates for 2011 are March 21-26. Generally we depart Richmond (carpools and vans) on the Friday before. (March 18) I understand it may be easier for some to travel directly to the conference. If you are interested please contact me at your earliest convenience with questions or concerns. Here is a link for more information: http://www.fdic.com/index/conference.html

Paul J. Grant, MA, Ed.
Assistant Professor
Fire & Safety Engineering