Senior Brigadier Rafał Szczypta, MSc, Eng., has served in various units of the State Fire Service for nearly 27 years, including, since 2019, as Deputy Director of the Hazard Prevention Bureau at the PSP Headquarters. He is a graduate of the Main School of Fire Service (now the Fire Service Academy) with a degree in Fire Safety Engineering, and completed postgraduate studies in fire ventilation at the Warsaw University of Technology.
As a representative of the Chief Commander of the State Fire Service, he actively participates in legislative work related to civil protection and civil defense, particularly regarding technical regulations for collective protection facilities.
For 18 years, he has worked as a fire safety expert, applying his knowledge of legal regulations and technical principles of fire protection to resolve design issues that arise during collaboration between a building designer and a fire safety expert.
His knowledge of numerous foreign design requirements and fire safety regulations enables him to lead or participate in the implementation of many projects aimed at developing national fire safety and technical-construction regulations.
Author of a number of legal solutions regarding fire safety requirements, including technical and construction regulations, as well as publications and presentations on the practical application of fire safety requirements.