SFPE's symposia are structured to convene and educate engineers on emerging topics and challenges facing the fire protection profession. The SFPE's symposia technical program is comprised of presentations solicited by the program committee members as opposed to a general Call for Papers. These programs are delivered by distinguished experts in the relevant field and the format maximizes the exchange of ideas among attendees and speakers through brief technical presentations followed by Q&A discussion periods. For more information, contact Hana Herron, Director of Events & Education, at hherron@sfpe.org.
Engineering Solutions Symposium: Addressing European Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Safety Challenges | November 11-13, 2025
Join us for an engineering symposium dedicated to the fire safety challenges of battery systems, from consumer electronics and e-bikes to EV (electric vehicles) and building BESS (battery energy storage systems). These are among the most challenging and most recent new hazards from an overall fire safety perspective. Many aspects must be considered when designing for fire protection and life safety of such systems. This 3-day, in-person event will discuss fire protection challenges. An outstanding panel of international experts comes together to share their knowledge and best practices with fire protection engineers, designers, insurers, manufacturers, facility owners and managers, and first responders.
Topics covered during the event will focus on li-ion battery hazard fundamentals, fire safety codes and standards, and safety challenges and mitigation approaches specific to e-mobility, EV and ESS. Following the completion of two and a half days of educational content, day 3 will conclude with a tour of a new constructed state of the art data center with a li-ion battery backup.
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Past Symposia
- 2025 -- SFPE Engineering Solutions Symposium: Modern Storage Challenges, Chicago, Illinois
- 2024 -- SFPE Engineering Solutions Symposium: Progress with Li-Ion Battery Fire Safety: Engineering Solutions to Mobility and Storage, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2023 -- SFPE Engineering Solutions Symposium: Fire Safety and Sustainable Building Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2023 -- SFPE Engineering Solutions Sympsoium: Mass Timber, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- 2022 -- SFPE Forum on Fire Protection Engineering: Challenges in Storage, Chicago/Wheeling, IL, USA