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Fortis Fire & Safety
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Fortis Fire & Safety
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fortisfire.com
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Private
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2021
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Fortis Fire & Safety is a privately held fire protection and life safety services company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Orange, California. Its offering centers on fire alarm systems, integrated security systems, fire suppression, and building safety solutions delivered under a platform-plus-acquired-brands model. Since inception the company has executed seven acquisitions — VFS Fire & Security Services, LifeSafety Management, CJ Suppression, Piper Fire Tampa, Integrated Fire and Security Solutions (IFSS), Diversified Systems Inc. (DSI), and LaMarco Systems — to build a multi-state footprint covering California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and the Midwest. The business model is service-based, monetizing installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and monitoring under recurring contracts tied to NFPA and local authority-having-jurisdiction (AHJ) compliance requirements typical of the fire protection industry.

The company is led by Gyner Ozgul and Rich Ennis as Chief Executive Officers, with Randy Nelson as co-founder, Joseph Buvel as Chief Financial Officer, and Jennifer Courtney-Trice as Chief Human Resources Officer, suggesting an institutionalizing management layer consistent with a roll-up at scale. No parent company, institutional investor, venture backing, or funding rounds were disclosed; expansion appears to be financed internally or through debt. Revenue, pricing, employee count (the firmographics figure of 1–10 employees appears inconsistent with the acquisition history), and customer-level data are not in the public source material, limiting visibility into unit economics.

Strategically, Fortis is executing a classic regional-services roll-up: acquire licensed operators in adjacent geographies, retain local brand presence while consolidating back-office functions, and extend service-line breadth from detection into suppression and integrated building safety. The cadence — two deals in 2021, one each in 2022 and 2023, two in 2024, and one in 2026 — demonstrates sustained M&A execution rather than a one-time build, though deal sizes and combined revenue remain undisclosed.

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Fortis Fire & Safety is a privately held fire protection and life safety services company that operates a multi-state platform of acquired regional providers offering fire alarm, suppression, integrated security, and building safety solutions across California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and the Midwest.

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Serves global market

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fire protection services, fire alarm systems, integrated security systems, building safety solutions, life safety management
Industry3 codes
1Fire Protection Systems Contracting (Sprinklers, Alarms, Suppression)
CodeIMAFALADPrimaryYes
2Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service)
CodeIMAIAJACPrimaryNo
3Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms)
CodeIMAIAAAIPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)561621
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services7381
Product category
Fire Protection Services
Social media profiles3 records
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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
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Fortis Fire & Safety is a fire protection and integrated security services company that designs, installs, inspects, and maintains fire alarm systems and integrated security systems for commercial buildings and facilities. The company delivers building safety solutions through a rollup of regional fire and security service providers across multiple U.S. markets.

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Product overview1 text field

Fortis Fire & Safety is a fire protection service company offering a portfolio of life safety solutions through a platform-plus-acquired-brands model. The core offering centers on fire alarm systems, integrated security systems, and building safety solutions. The company has grown through strategic acquisitions, adding acquired brands including VFS Fire & Security Services (California), Integrated Fire and Security Solutions (Florida), Diversified Systems Inc. (North Carolina), and LaMarco Systems (Midwest) to expand regional presence and service capabilities across the United States.

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1Fire Alarm Systems
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Peers8 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Pye-Barker is a privately-held fire and life safety services roll-up that has executed an aggressive acquisition strategy across the U.S., operating fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, and security service brands — directly comparable business model and stage to Fortis.

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Description

CertaSite is a fire and life safety services platform providing fire alarm inspection, testing, monitoring, suppression, and security across multiple U.S. states via a roll-up model that mirrors Fortis Fire & Safety's acquisitions-led growth.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Impact Fire Services is a fire and life safety provider delivering fire sprinkler, alarm, suppression and special hazard services across multiple U.S. regions through acquisitions — a directly comparable consolidator in the same category as Fortis.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Koorsen is a regional fire protection, suppression and security services company serving commercial customers across the Midwest and Southeast with inspection, installation and monitoring offerings comparable to Fortis' acquired-brand portfolio.

TypeBroad incumbent
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APi Group (NYSE: APG) is the largest publicly-traded fire and life safety services consolidator globally, operating dozens of fire protection and security subsidiaries across the U.S. and internationally — a broad incumbent reference point for what a scaled Fortis could become.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Summit Fire & Security is a national fire sprinkler, suppression and alarm contractor operating across multiple U.S. states via acquired branches — a directly comparable regional consolidator serving similar commercial and industrial customers.

TypeDirect peer
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S.A. Comunale is a specialty fire protection, suppression and mechanical contractor serving industrial and commercial customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest — a comparable regional life-safety services peer to Fortis.

TypeDirect peer
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Vanguard Fire & Security Systems provides fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression and integrated security design-build and service — a comparable direct peer in the multi-regional life-safety services category.

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Fortis Fire & Safety

Fire Protection Servicesfortisfire.com

Fortis Fire & Safety is a privately held fire protection and life safety services company that operates a multi-state platform of acquired regional providers offering fire alarm, suppression, integrated security, and building safety solutions across California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and the Midwest.

What Fortis Fire & Safety does

Fortis Fire & Safety is a privately held fire protection and life safety services company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Orange, California. Its offering centers on fire alarm systems, integrated security systems, fire suppression, and building safety solutions delivered under a platform-plus-acquired-brands model. Since inception the company has executed seven acquisitions — VFS Fire & Security Services, LifeSafety Management, CJ Suppression, Piper Fire Tampa, Integrated Fire and Security Solutions (IFSS), Diversified Systems Inc. (DSI), and LaMarco Systems — to build a multi-state footprint covering California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and the Midwest. The business model is service-based, monetizing installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and monitoring under recurring contracts tied to NFPA and local authority-having-jurisdiction (AHJ) compliance requirements typical of the fire protection industry.

The company is led by Gyner Ozgul and Rich Ennis as Chief Executive Officers, with Randy Nelson as co-founder, Joseph Buvel as Chief Financial Officer, and Jennifer Courtney-Trice as Chief Human Resources Officer, suggesting an institutionalizing management layer consistent with a roll-up at scale. No parent company, institutional investor, venture backing, or funding rounds were disclosed; expansion appears to be financed internally or through debt. Revenue, pricing, employee count (the firmographics figure of 1–10 employees appears inconsistent with the acquisition history), and customer-level data are not in the public source material, limiting visibility into unit economics.

Strategically, Fortis is executing a classic regional-services roll-up: acquire licensed operators in adjacent geographies, retain local brand presence while consolidating back-office functions, and extend service-line breadth from detection into suppression and integrated building safety. The cadence — two deals in 2021, one each in 2022 and 2023, two in 2024, and one in 2026 — demonstrates sustained M&A execution rather than a one-time build, though deal sizes and combined revenue remain undisclosed.

Fortis Fire & Safety firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Fortis Fire & Safety
Legal name
Fortis Fire & Safety
Website
https://fortisfire.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2021
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Fortis Fire & Safety is a privately held fire protection and life safety services company that operates a multi-state platform of acquired regional providers offering fire alarm, suppression, integrated security, and building safety solutions across California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and the Midwest.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Fortis Fire & Safety industry classification

Industry
Product category
Fire Protection Services
NAICS
Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)
SIC
Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)
akta.pro primary industry
Fire Protection Systems Contracting (Sprinklers, Alarms, Suppression) (IMAFALAD)
akta.pro secondary industries
Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service) (IMAIAJAC), Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI)

Keywords

  • Fire protection services
  • Fire alarm systems
  • Integrated security systems
  • Building safety solutions
  • Life safety management

Where Fortis Fire & Safety is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Orange
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Fortis Fire & Safety business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Fortis Fire & Safety product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Fortis Fire & Safety is a fire protection and integrated security services company that designs, installs, inspects, and maintains fire alarm systems and integrated security systems for commercial buildings and facilities. The company delivers building safety solutions through a rollup of regional fire and security service providers across multiple U.S. markets.

Product overview

Fortis Fire & Safety is a fire protection service company offering a portfolio of life safety solutions through a platform-plus-acquired-brands model. The core offering centers on fire alarm systems, integrated security systems, and building safety solutions. The company has grown through strategic acquisitions, adding acquired brands including VFS Fire & Security Services (California), Integrated Fire and Security Solutions (Florida), Diversified Systems Inc. (North Carolina), and LaMarco Systems (Midwest) to expand regional presence and service capabilities across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Fire Alarm Systems

Companies that use Fortis Fire & Safety

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Fortis Fire & Safety technology and API

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Fortis Fire & Safety partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Fortis Fire & Safety competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Pye-Barker Fire & Safety: Pye-Barker is a privately-held fire and life safety services roll-up that has executed an aggressive acquisition strategy across the U.S., operating fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, and security service brands — directly comparable business model and stage to Fortis.
  • CertaSite: CertaSite is a fire and life safety services platform providing fire alarm inspection, testing, monitoring, suppression, and security across multiple U.S. states via a roll-up model that mirrors Fortis Fire & Safety's acquisitions-led growth.
  • Impact Fire Services: Impact Fire Services is a fire and life safety provider delivering fire sprinkler, alarm, suppression and special hazard services across multiple U.S. regions through acquisitions — a directly comparable consolidator in the same category as Fortis.
  • Koorsen Fire & Security: Koorsen is a regional fire protection, suppression and security services company serving commercial customers across the Midwest and Southeast with inspection, installation and monitoring offerings comparable to Fortis' acquired-brand portfolio.
  • Summit Fire & Security: Summit Fire & Security is a national fire sprinkler, suppression and alarm contractor operating across multiple U.S. states via acquired branches — a directly comparable regional consolidator serving similar commercial and industrial customers.
  • S.A. Comunale: S.A. Comunale is a specialty fire protection, suppression and mechanical contractor serving industrial and commercial customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest — a comparable regional life-safety services peer to Fortis.
  • Vanguard Fire & Security Systems: Vanguard Fire & Security Systems provides fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression and integrated security design-build and service — a comparable direct peer in the multi-regional life-safety services category.

Broad incumbents

  • APi Group: APi Group (NYSE: APG) is the largest publicly-traded fire and life safety services consolidator globally, operating dozens of fire protection and security subsidiaries across the U.S. and internationally — a broad incumbent reference point for what a scaled Fortis could become.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Fortis Fire & Safety social profiles

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Fortis Fire & Safety financial estimates

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Fortis Fire & Safety leadership team

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Profiles4 records

Fortis Fire & Safety funding detail

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Fortis Fire & Safety M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A7 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Fortis Fire & Safety

What does Fortis Fire & Safety do?

Fortis Fire & Safety is a fire protection and integrated security services company that designs, installs, inspects, and maintains fire alarm systems and integrated security systems for commercial buildings and facilities. The company delivers building safety solutions through a rollup of regional fire and security service providers across multiple U.S. markets.

Is Fortis Fire & Safety a public or private company?

Fortis Fire & Safety is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.

When was Fortis Fire & Safety founded?

Fortis Fire & Safety was founded in 2021. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Fortis Fire & Safety based?

Fortis Fire & Safety is headquartered in Orange, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Fortis Fire & Safety's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, CertaSite, Impact Fire Services, Koorsen Fire & Security, Summit Fire & Security, S.A. Comunale and Vanguard Fire & Security Systems. APi Group is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does Fortis Fire & Safety have an API?

No public API is recorded for Fortis Fire & Safety.

What industry is Fortis Fire & Safety in?

Fortis Fire & Safety's product category is Fire Protection Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFALAD, Fire Protection Systems Contracting (Sprinklers, Alarms, Suppression), with a secondary code of IMAIAJAC, Fire Alarm Systems (Inspection/Testing/Monitoring/Service). Its NAICS code is 561621 and its SIC code is 7381.

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PR NewswireFortis Fire & Safety Expands into Midwest with Acquisition of LaMarco SystemsFortis Fire & Safety Inc., a leading provider of commercial fire and life safety services, has acquired LaMarco Systems Inc., a premier provider of advanced fire alarm, security, and integrated building safety solutions. The acquisition marks Fortis' strategic entry into the Midwest and significantly expands its capabilities in mission-critical life safety technologies. LaMarco will continue operating from its Northbrook headquarters while gaining access to Fortis' broader operational resources and multi-regional platform.PR NewswireLifeSafety Management Inc. Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence in Fire Protection ServicesLifeSafety Management Inc., a Fortis Brand and fire protection services provider, is celebrating its 30th anniversary serving South Florida communities from Key West to Port St. Lucie. The milestone marks three decades of operations and highlights the company's integration into the Fortis Fire & Safety family of brands, a nationwide umbrella organization for fire, safety, and security companies. Leadership attributes the longevity to sustained customer relationships and ongoing investments in safety technology and team training.FortisfireFortis Fire & Safety Announce the Acquisition of Two Fire and Life Safety Companies, Expands ServicesFortis Fire & Safety has acquired Integrated Fire and Security Solutions and Diversified Systems Inc., enhancing its capabilities in the fire and integrated security sectors. This acquisition will expand Fortis's geographical presence and service offerings, particularly in Florida. The leaders of the acquired firms expressed their excitement about joining Fortis and the growth potential it brings.PR NewswireFortis Fire & Safety Expands Florida Presence with Acquisition of Piper Fire ProtectionFortis Fire & Safety has acquired Piper Fire Protection, a company based in Clearwater, Florida, on March 7, 2023. This acquisition aims to enhance Fortis's presence in Florida and build on their previous acquisition of LifeSafety Management. The move is expected to integrate Piper's strong advocacy for life safety and commitment to customer experience into Fortis's operations.FortisfireFortis Fire & Safety Expands California Presence with Acquisition of CJ SuppressionFortis Fire & Safety has acquired CJ Suppression Inc., enhancing its presence in California. This move is part of Fortis's strategy to grow its operations and expand its market reach in the fire protection service industry. Fortis plans to continue investing in its brand and aims to build a multi-regional service company.PR NewswireFortis Fire & Safety Expands California Presence with Acquisition of CJ SuppressionFortis Fire & Safety Inc. has acquired CJ Suppression Inc., a fire protection service provider headquartered in Corona, California. This transaction expands Fortis's operational presence in the state and supports its strategy of building multi-regional capability through strategic acquisitions.FortisfireFortis Fire & Safety Announces Its Inaugural Acquisition of VFS Fire & Security ServicesFortis Fire & Safety has acquired VFS Fire & Security Services, marking its inaugural acquisition as the nation's newest fire protection service company. The deal includes plans for heavy investment in California and Texas to expand Fortis into a multi-regional entity, with VFS owner Randy Nelson remaining as President of VFS and becoming a shareholder of Fortis.