What AI Fire does

AI Fire is a U.S. provider of fire and life safety services, formed in 2009 as Impact Fire in Houston, TX and rebranded to AI Fire in 2018 after the merger of Impact Fire and Academy Fire under Caltius Equity Partners' ownership. The company is currently headquartered in Long Beach, CA and operates through two wholly-owned divisions: Academy Fire, which delivers national account services to multi-site enterprise customers via a network of 2,500+ qualified vendor partners coordinated from 4 National Service Centers (NY, CA, AZ, TX); and Impact Fire, which delivers regional and local self-perform services through 1,300+ employed field technicians across 50+ district offices in 20+ states.

The company's service portfolio spans the full fire and life safety value chain — fire sprinkler systems (wet/dry/pre-action/deluge/foam), fire alarm design/installation/monitoring, fire extinguisher sales and inspection, kitchen suppression, backflow devices, fire pump systems, special hazard suppression (clean agent, industrial), emergency exit lighting, passive fire protection, and 24/7 central station monitoring. Adjacent security offerings (access control, CCTV, intrusion alarms, BDA/DAS) have been layered in through recent acquisitions. The underlying delivery model combines human-led field service with conventional enterprise software (ERP, mobile field systems, customer facility management integrations, central station monitoring platforms); no proprietary AI/ML technology is described.

AI Fire makes money primarily through professional services revenue — recurring inspection, maintenance, and monitoring contracts on regulated fire and life safety systems, plus project-based installation and retrofit work. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market operates on two rails: enterprise field sales (national multi-site accounts via Academy Fire) and channel/vendor partner-led regional delivery (Impact Fire). The company has been through four private equity ownership transitions (Caltius 2012, Audax 2017, TruArc 2021, Blackstone 2025) and has executed 40+ acquisitions since 2017 as its primary growth engine, serving customers across assisted living, education, government, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, multi-family housing, property management, restaurant, and retail verticals.

Name

AI Fire

Legal name

AI Fire, LLC

Website

https://aifire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

AI Fire is a U.S. provider of fire and life safety services operating through Academy Fire (national accounts via 2,500+ vendor partners) and Impact Fire (regional self-perform via 1,300+ employed technicians across 50+ district offices in 20+ states). Blackstone-owned, serving 65,000+ customer sites across healthcare, education, government, industrial, and commercial verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems Integration (BPAKAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service) (IMAIAJAC)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Life safety systems
• Fire sprinkler installation
• Fire alarm inspection
• Fire safety monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fire Protection Services: AI Fire generates revenue through providing comprehensive fire and life safety services including installation, maintenance, inspection, monitoring, and retrofit of fire protection systems. Services are delivered through two operating divisions: Academy Fire (national accounts via vendor network) and Impact Fire (regional/local via employed technicians).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AI Fire provides comprehensive fire and life safety services — including installation, maintenance, inspection, monitoring, and retrofit of fire protection and life safety systems — for national, regional, and local commercial customers across the United States. Services are delivered through two operating divisions: Academy Fire (national multi-site accounts via a 2,500+ vendor partner network) and Impact Fire (regional and local customers via 1,300+ employed field technicians at 50+ district offices in 20+ states).

Product overview

AI Fire is a leading provider of fire and life safety services in the United States, operating through two primary sub-brands: Academy Fire (national accounts operation) and Impact Fire (regional/local self-perform operation). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of fire protection and life safety services including fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, fire extinguisher services, kitchen suppression, backflow devices, fire pump systems, special hazards systems, system monitoring, access control, business security, emergency exit lighting, central station monitoring, passive fire protection, gas station suppression, kitchen exhaust cleaning, distributed antenna systems (DAS), HVAC air duct cleaning, and dryer vent cleaning. Academy Fire provides national coverage through a network of 2,500+ vendor partners serving 65,000+ customer site locations from 4 service centers, while Impact Fire operates 50+ district offices across 20 states with 1,300+ employed field personnel. The company serves industries including assisted living, education, government, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, multi-family housing, property management, restaurant, and retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Academy Fire: National accounts operation providing fire and life safety services through a network of self-perform districts and trusted vendor partners.
• Impact Fire

Products and services

• Academy Fire National Accounts Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 65,000+ customer site locations serviced nationally
• +1 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• APi Group: Public safety, specialty, and industrial services conglomerate with a large US fire protection services platform serving national and regional customers with installation, inspection, and monitoring of fire suppression and life safety systems — direct competitor for both enterprise and regional accounts.
• Pye-Barker Fire & Safety: One of the largest privately held US fire and life safety services consolidators, operating a hybrid national accounts / self-perform model with extensive M&A activity — the closest direct competitor to AI Fire's dual-division strategy.
• Koorsen Fire & Security: Regional fire protection and security services provider serving the Midwest and Southeast with sprinkler, alarm, suppression, and security system installation/inspection — comparable service mix and customer base in overlapping geographies.
• VFS Fire & Security Services: Multi-state fire and life safety services provider offering design, installation, inspection, and monitoring of sprinkler, alarm, and special hazard systems — directly comparable service portfolio and target customers.
• Fire & Life Safety America (FLSA): National fire protection services company specializing in sprinkler, alarm, and suppression systems for commercial and industrial customers — directly comparable offering with national scope.
• Confires Fire Protection Service: Regional fire protection services provider offering sprinkler, alarm, extinguisher, suppression, and monitoring services with a similar self-perform technician model — comparable mid-market customer profile.
• Sentry Fire & Safety Services: Multi-state fire and life safety services provider offering inspection, testing, maintenance, and installation of fire sprinkler, alarm, and extinguisher systems — comparable service mix and regional customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Cintas Corporation: Large multi-line business services provider that includes fire extinguisher inspection, suppression services, and emergency training as part of a broader uniform, first aid, and facility services portfolio — overlapping capability but not a specialized fire protection pure-play.
• Johnson Controls International: Global building technology giant whose fire detection and suppression products and services (including Tyco-era SimplexGrinnell) compete for large national account customers — broader portfolio but direct overlap in fire alarm and sprinkler services.
• Everon (formerly ADT Commercial): National commercial security and fire systems integrator offering installation, monitoring, inspection, and service of fire alarm, suppression, and integrated security systems — comparable national accounts platform but broader security focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A7 records

Investments

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