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The SFPE-Benelux bod we organized the fire safe afternoon with peers at Brussel’s Airport (BAC).
During our gathering fire experts from BAC will give you more insight into the fire safety strategy behind the iconic Sky Hall building, now fully and sustainably renovated. After a walk through we went to the Compass Building for a drink and a presentation of the future ambitions of SFPE Benelux.
Airports – Insights from Brussels Airport
• Massive passenger flows require robust and highly coordinated evacuation routes and strategies.
• Diverse functions—retail, baggage handling, tunnels, technical zones—create numerous ignition and spread risks.
• Operations run 24/7, so fire‑safety measures must integrate without interrupting critical processes.
• Many stakeholders (airport management, airlines, contractors, security teams) must align on responsibilities and procedures.
• Redundant detection, suppression, and smoke‑control systems are essential due to the scale and critical nature of the site.
What You Learn as a Fire Engineer ?
• How fire‑safety principles work in the real world, including where regulations fit, where they don’t, and how engineering judgement bridges the gap.
• How systems behave in complex environments, giving you insights that no drawing, model, or calculation can fully capture.
• How peers and building operators think and work, offering valuable operational knowledge and practical experience you can’t learn from books.
