FSCI

Name

FSCI

Legal name

Fire Safety Consultants, Inc.

Website

https://firesafetyfsci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection and Building Code Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Life Safety Code Compliance Inspections & Consulting (AHJ Support) (BPABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI)

Keywords

• Third-party plan review
• Fire code consulting
• Building code compliance
• Fire protection engineering
• Life safety inspections

Headquarters

HQ city

Elgin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plan Review Fees: One-time fees charged for third-party plan review services. Fees are directly related to the size of the building or system being reviewed. Initial review and subsequent reviews necessary for approval recommendation are included in the base fee.
2. Inspection Fees: Fees for field inspections and testing services. Includes up to four inspections with the plan review fee in contracted jurisdictions. Additional inspections beyond the included limit are charged at $110/hour with a $165 minimum.
3. Expedited Review Fees: Premium pricing for accelerated plan review turnaround. Expedited review fees are 100% of the base plan review fee including inspection fees.
4. As-Built Plan Review Fees: Additional fees charged for reviewing as-built drawings, covering the work necessary to compare as-built drawings to applicable codes.
5. After-Hours Inspection Fees: Additional fees for inspections scheduled outside normal business hours (8AM-5PM) when sufficient advance notice is provided.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FSCI provides third-party code consulting services to municipalities, fire districts, contractors, design professionals, and building owners across the United States. Its core offerings are third-party fire protection plan review (fire sprinklers, alarms, pumps, standpipes, suppression systems), third-party building and life safety plan review (architectural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, accessibility, fire code), field inspections and acceptance testing, and expert fire safety consulting. Services are delivered under long-term municipal contracts and on a project basis, supported by a proprietary web-based Electronic Plan Review submission system.

Product overview

Fire Safety Consultants, Inc. (FSCI) is a third-party code consulting company offering a portfolio of complementary services centered on fire protection plan review, building plan review, field inspections, and fire safety consulting. The core offering consists of Third Party Fire Protection Plan Review services (covering fire sprinklers, fire alarms, suppression systems, fire pumps, and underground systems) and Third Party Building Plan Review services (covering architectural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, accessibility, and life safety disciplines). These core review services are supported by Field Services & Inspections for on-site verification, Fire Safety Consulting for expert code guidance, and Seminars for industry education. An Electronic Plan Review System provides a web-based platform for electronic plan submittals. FSCI also offers expedited review services for faster turnaround times. The company operates primarily in the United States with offices in Illinois and Michigan, serving municipal and private sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Third Party Fire Protection Plan Review

Quantifiable outcome

• Standard plan review completed within 10 business days
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)coreOthersFSCI maintains a strategic affiliation with NFPA. Staff members participate on multiple NFPA technical committees including NFPA 3, 4, 72, 101, 291, 1201, 1250, and 5000, contributing directly to national code and standard development processes. The NFPA logo is displayed in the strategic affiliations section of the FSCI website.
• International Code Council (ICC)coreOthersFSCI maintains a strategic affiliation with ICC and participates in the International Building Code and International Fire Code development cycles. FSCI is an ICC Preferred Provider for seminar education. The ICC logo is displayed in the strategic affiliations section of the FSCI website.
• National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA)minorOthersFSCI maintains a strategic affiliation with NFSA. The NFSA logo is displayed in the strategic affiliations section of the FSCI website indicating a working relationship with the fire sprinkler industry organization.
• Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA)minorOthersFSCI maintains a strategic affiliation with AFAA. The AFAA logo is displayed in the strategic affiliations section of the FSCI website indicating a working relationship with the fire alarm industry organization.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with fire engineering and code consulting capabilities serving mission-critical and complex building projects. Comparable at the enterprise data center / complex facility end of FSCI's customer base, though much broader in scope.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) firm offering building code compliance, plan review, and inspection services. Operates at much larger scale with broader industry coverage but overlaps with FSCI in code compliance and inspection for construction projects.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): Engineering firm with fire protection and building code consulting practice serving owners, contractors, and jurisdictions. Comparable technical depth in fire/life safety consulting, though SGH operates as a broader structural/civil/building science practice.
• Atlas (formerly AEI Engineering): Professional services firm providing building code consulting, property due diligence, and engineering services to municipalities, owners, and lenders. Overlaps with FSCI in code compliance and plan review, with a broader due diligence practice.

Direct peers

• TERP Consulting: Code consulting and third-party plan review firm specializing in building, fire, and life safety codes for jurisdictions and design professionals. Highly comparable specialty, customer base, and service-line structure to FSCI.
• ECS Group: Engineering and code consulting firm providing building code plan review, special inspections, and materials testing for AHJs and private clients across the U.S. Comparable in third-party municipal plan review and inspection delivery model.
• Partner Engineering and Science: Engineering and code consulting firm offering property condition assessments, plan review, and code compliance services to commercial real estate, municipalities, and institutional clients. Comparable in third-party review and inspection scope with broader service portfolio.
• Jensen Hughes: Large global fire protection engineering and code consulting firm offering plan review, code consulting, and life safety services to AHJs, owners, and design professionals. Closest scaled peer to FSCI in third-party code consulting with overlapping disciplines (fire alarm, sprinkler, life safety) and enterprise/municipal customer mix.
• Code Consultants, Inc. (CCI): Third-party building and fire code plan review and consulting firm serving municipalities, design professionals, and building owners across multiple U.S. states. Directly comparable to FSCI in service mix, multi-discipline building plan review, and AHJ-focused delivery model.

Regional players

• CBI Consulting: Code and building consulting firm providing third-party plan review and building department services, primarily serving jurisdictions and design professionals. Comparable specialty and AHJ-centric model, though more regionally focused than FSCI's multi-state footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/firesafetyconsultantsinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fire-safety-consultants-inc

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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