Building Safety Solutions

What Building Safety Solutions does

Building Safety Solutions (BSS) is a Pasadena, California-based enterprise software company founded in 2001 by Hector M. Gomez that provides cloud-and-mobile applications for emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and incident response at commercial buildings and critical facilities. The company sells an integrated ecosystem of three proprietary platforms: BSS Guardian (web-based emergency preparedness software with customizable response procedures, real-time "I'm Safe" notifications, interactive 2D/3D facility maps, employee training, and automated compliance reporting), BSS Archangel (a 24/7 asset-protection system serving as a digital repository for equipment documentation, policies, procedures, and training for building operations teams), and BSS First Responder (a native iOS/Android mobile application delivering building schematics, offline-accessible floor plans, and real-time chat to incident responding personnel). The company supplements these with add-on modules including a California SB 553 compliance solution, LAFD-approved Fire Safety Director and Floor Warden certification programs, document management, live training services, and professional services for emergency plan development, business continuity, and disaster recovery.

BSS serves a horizontal enterprise customer base spanning commercial real estate (One World Trade Center, Burj Khalifa, Rockefeller Center, Transamerica Pyramid, US Bank Tower, CBRE-managed properties), corporations and brands (Citigroup, Google, Sony Pictures, Irvine Company, Shorenstein), public sector and infrastructure (Los Angeles International Airport, City of Los Angeles), data centers, educational institutions, transportation operators, and law firms. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with regional offices in Pasadena, Hurst (Texas), and Orlando (Florida), supported by trade show presence at IAEM, RISKWORLD, and Texas Emergency Management Conference, plus content marketing through its blog and educational podcasts. The company operates on a quote-based subscription pricing model with multi-year enterprise contracts, augmented by non-recurring professional services revenue from training, certifications, and plan development. With 11-50 employees and no outside institutional capital, BSS is a privately held, founder-controlled specialty software firm operating primarily across the United States with selected international installations.

Name

Building Safety Solutions

Legal name

Building Safety Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://buildingsafetysolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Building Safety Solutions provides cloud-and-mobile emergency preparedness, incident response, and asset protection software to commercial real estate owners, corporations, airports, and government agencies, anchored by its Guardian, Archangel, and First Responder platforms and LAFD-approved certification programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Emergency Preparedness Software Subscriptions: BSS generates recurring revenue through software subscriptions for its Guardian, Archangel, and First Responder platforms. Implementation fees for initial deployment are typically separate. Pricing is quote-based, varying by facility size, number of users, and scope of deployment.
2. Professional Services: Revenue generated from training services, certification programs, document management system implementation, emergency plan development, life safety assessments, business continuity planning, and disaster recovery plan consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Building Safety Solutions provides cloud-and-mobile-based applications for emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and incident response, sold primarily to commercial real estate owners, corporations, and government agencies. Its core products—BSS Guardian, BSS Archangel, and BSS First Responder—deliver employee training, real-time emergency notifications, interactive 2D/3D facility maps, compliance documentation, and incident response coordination across web and iOS/Android devices, supplemented by professional services such as live training, certification programs, and emergency/continuity/disaster recovery plan consulting.

Product overview

Building Safety Solutions offers an integrated ecosystem of emergency preparedness and incident response products. The portfolio centers on three core platforms: BSS Guardian™ (web-based emergency preparedness and compliance tracking), BSS Archangel™ (digital asset protection and operations repository), and BSS First Responder™ (mobile incident response app). These work together as a complete emergency management ecosystem, supplemented by California SB 553 compliance solutions and professional services including LAFD certification programs, document management, live training, emergency plan manuals, life safety assessments, business continuity planning, disaster recovery planning, and vulnerability assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BSS Guardian™: Web-based emergency preparedness and incident response software that prepares building employees to save themselves and others during workplace emergencies including fires, power outages, medical events, active threats, and natural disasters. Combines employee training, real-time notifications, customizable response procedures, interactive 2D and 3D facility maps, and automated compliance reporting.
• BSS Archangel™
• BSS First Responder™

Products and services

• BSS Guardian™ Web-based emergency preparedness software that prepares building employees for workplace emergencies through employee training, real-time notifications, customizable response procedures, interactive 2D/3D facility maps, and automated compliance reporting. Helps commercial real estate, corporate, and public-sector organizations protect employees and limit liability.
• BSS Archangel™ Secured, scalable, custom-made asset-protection system available on demand 24/7. Serves as a digital repository and training platform for building operations teams, consolidating equipment documentation, policies, and procedures with interactive floor plans and training modules for engineering, security, and facilities personnel.
• BSS First Responder™ Mobile incident response application for iOS and Android devices that delivers critical building systems information to responding personnel, including building schematics, interactive floor plans, offline access during network outages, and real-time communication via chat between users and response teams.
• California Senate Bill 553 Compliance Solution Cloud-based emergency preparedness and incident response offering that delivers interactive workplace violence prevention training to employees, records training completion, and generates compliance documentation to meet California SB 553 requirements for California employers with ten or more employees.
• LAFD Certification Programs Online certification programs for Fire Safety Director and Floor Warden certification, approved by the City of Los Angeles Fire Department, delivered through the BSS online system.
• Document Management System Web-based tool for creating, maintaining, and editing emergency action plans, business continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, and emergency manuals for properties and portfolios.
• Live Training Services In-person emergency preparedness training sessions including building staff training, evacuation and fire drills, floor warden training, and fire safety director training for property teams.
• Emergency Plan Manuals Property-specific emergency response plans compliant with jurisdictional requirements, developed for single facilities and nationwide portfolios.
• Life Safety Assessments & Evaluations Condition assessments and evaluations of building life safety systems for risk assessment, facilities management, or pre-acquisition due diligence.
• Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Business continuity planning addressing key business processes, people, and infrastructure, and ways to incorporate business resiliency into the entire organization.
• Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) Disaster recovery planning specific to organizations, addressing IT disaster recovery, contingency planning, and operational risk management.
• Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (IVA) Assessment focusing on risk management, continuity of operations, resiliency, vulnerability, and mitigation measures for critical sites or business operations.
• Site Assessment (SA) Assessment focusing on continuity of operations, resiliency, vulnerability, and risk management for specific critical sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full occupant accountability confirmed within 11 minutes of alarm trigger vs 45+ minutes using manual sign-in sheets
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Everbridge: Everbridge is a public critical-event management and mass-notification platform with overlapping enterprise emergency communication, travel risk, and incident response capabilities aimed at corporations, government, and critical infrastructure — the same buyer persona BSS targets.
• OnSolve: OnSolve (Send Word Now / MIR3) is a mass notification and critical-event communications platform serving global enterprises and government agencies, directly comparable to BSS Guardian's notification and First Responder-style coordination capabilities.
• AlertMedia: AlertMedia provides mass notification, threat intelligence, and emergency communication software to enterprises, competing head-to-head with BSS for the same corporate CRE and campus buyer for incident response and 'I'm Safe' style communications.
• Rave Mobile Safety (Motorola Solutions): Rave (now part of Motorola Solutions) delivers mass notification, 911 alerting, and emergency response platforms for corporate, campus, and public-sector environments — overlapping BSS's notification, training, and incident response workflow.
• Resolver: Resolver provides incident management software used by enterprises and security/facilities teams to coordinate response during safety events, audits, and investigations — a comparable solutions footprint to BSS Guardian's compliance and incident response modules.
• Veoci: Veoci is an emergency management and business continuity platform for enterprises and government, including EOC, mass notification, and incident response modules that compete with BSS's combined offering.
• Fusion Risk Management: Fusion Risk Management delivers business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational risk software with strong incident response workflows — competitive with BSS's BCP/DRP consulting and Guardian compliance modules.
• Noggin (Resilience intel): Noggin offers an integrated emergency management, BC/DR, and crisis management platform for enterprise and government customers — a like-for-like SaaS peer for BSS's compliance, training, and incident response suite.
• MissionMode: MissionMode provides critical event management, mass notification, and business continuity software for enterprises and institutions, competing for the same facilities/security buyer as BSS.

Emerging players

• Crisis24 (GardaWorld): Crisis24, the integrated risk management arm of GardaWorld, combines mass notification, travel risk, and protective services with software — adjacent to BSS but typically paired with manned protective services rather than building-specific compliance workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BuildingSafety
• Facebookfacebook.com/BuildingSafetySolutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/building-safety-solutions

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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