The Fire Protection International Consortium

What The Fire Protection International Consortium does

The Fire Protection International Consortium, Inc. (FPI) is a US-based professional engineering consulting firm founded in 2001, specializing in fire protection, life safety, and security engineering for industrial and commercial facilities. The firm operates from a headquarters in Woodridge (Downers Grove), Illinois and maintains offices in Olympia, WA; Seattle, WA; Nashville, TN; Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; and Jacksonville, FL, serving clients across the United States. Its primary go-to-market is direct, enterprise field sales to building owners, facility managers, third-party logistics operators, and industrial clients requiring fire code compliance, high-piled storage permits, and sprinkler system design. FPI has made warehouse fire protection its core focus since founding, addressing NFPA 13, International Building Code, and International Fire Code compliance for storage facilities.

FPI's core service portfolio comprises seven productized offerings: Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Protection System Design, Fire/Life Safety Code Consulting, Security, Fire Modeling (computational analysis using industry-standard software), Warehouse Protection, and Specialized Services (including hazard analysis, high-piled storage analysis, code evaluations, emergency response plans, water supply analysis, and witness acceptance testing). A separate High-Piled Storage Permits service supports permit-ready documentation for warehouse and storage clients. Notable technical capabilities include the firm's history of conducting full-scale fire tests—test data that have been incorporated into NFPA 13 standards—and direct involvement by Principal Carl Anderson on NFPA Research Foundation and Technical Committees. Leadership is centered on President Jerry Schultz, P.E. (35+ years of experience, NFPA seminar instructor) and Principal Carl Anderson (NFPA committee member), with regional office leads including Sarah Reiff Swan (Jacksonville) and a security practice contact, Dave Polensky.

FPI operates as a private, founder-led professional services firm with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or subsidiaries. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm markets primarily through thought-leadership content (a technical blog active since 2016), LinkedIn, Facebook, and a newsletter subscription, targeting enterprise and mid-market buyers requiring fire code compliance, system design, and ongoing advisory for warehouse, distribution, and industrial facilities.

Name

The Fire Protection International Consortium

Legal name

The Fire Protection International Consortium, Inc.

Website

https://the-fpi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Fire Protection International Consortium (FPI) is a US-based fire protection, life safety, and security engineering consulting firm founded in 2001, serving industrial and commercial clients—primarily warehouse operators—with code compliance, sprinkler system design, fire modeling, and high-piled storage permitting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection Engineering Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Safety Compliance, Risk Assessments & Training (Code Consulting) (IMAIAJAL), Security, Safety & Fire/Life Safety Management (BPABAAAE)

Keywords

• Fire protection engineering
• Life safety consulting
• Fire code consulting
• Sprinkler system design
• Warehouse fire protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fire Protection Engineering Consulting: Professional consulting services including building code analysis, negotiations with code officials, design of fire extinguishing and fire alarm systems, and commissioning of buildings and systems. Revenue is generated through professional service engagements billed to clients.
2. Fire Protection Design Services: Design services for sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, fire pumps and suppression systems. These are project-based professional engineering engagements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Fire Protection International Consortium is a fire protection and security consulting engineering firm that delivers fire protection engineering, fire and life safety code consulting, security consulting, fire modeling, and warehouse/high-piled storage protection services. The firm serves industrial, commercial, and warehouse facility owners and operators, providing design, code analysis, hazard assessment, and compliance support grounded in NFPA standards.

Product overview

The Fire Protection International Consortium (FPI) is a full-service professional fire protection and security consulting engineering firm providing a comprehensive suite of services. The core offerings include Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Protection System Design, Fire/Life Safety Code Consulting, Security, Fire Modeling, and Warehouse Protection. These services are complemented by Specialized Services such as High Piled Storage Analysis, Hazard Analysis, Code Evaluations, Emergency Response Planning, and water supply diagnostic testing. FPI primarily serves the industrial and warehouse sector, offering building code analysis, negotiations with code officials, design of fire extinguishing and fire alarm systems, commissioning of buildings and systems, and full-scale fire testing. The firm also provides educational blog content on NFPA standards and industry topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Protection Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Full scale fire testing capability - In 1997, one client spent $1 million to perform four full scale fire tests ($250,000 per test)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theFPIconsortium
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-fpi-consortium-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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