FireAway

What FireAway does

FireAway LLC is a privately held fire protection contractor headquartered in Oxford, Georgia, serving the Oxford and Metro-Atlanta region. The company designs, installs, inspects, tests, and maintains fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, fire hydrants, backflow prevention devices, special hazard suppression systems, and tenant buildout modifications for commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct: customers initiate contact through the company website or phone, and FireAway delivers end-to-end services under a single-vendor in-house model, eliminating the need for multiple contractors, purchase orders, and payment relationships. The company positions credentialed expertise as its primary differentiator, employing NICET Level III and Level IV certified designers alongside Georgia state-licensed inspection technicians.

The underlying technology stack is conventional for the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) trade: industry-standard CAD and AutoCAD software is used for engineering sprinkler layouts and clean agent suppression designs. There is no proprietary software, no digital platform, and no AI/ML component to the service offering. Revenue is generated through project-based and contract-based professional services engagements priced via custom quotes per scope of work; no standardized pricing is publicly disclosed. The business holds no patents, has no disclosed external funding, and operates as part of a family of affiliated companies under common ownership that includes Firetronics LLC, Atlanta Backflow Testing, and Hydrant and Main.

Customer concentration is undisclosed, and the customer base spans commercial (primary), industrial, and residential property types within a single metro region. The company has been operating since 2004 under founder and CEO Paul B. Green, with no disclosed M&A activity, leadership changes, or geographic expansion beyond Metro-Atlanta, indicating a stable, locally anchored trade-services business rather than a scaling enterprise.

Name

FireAway

Legal name

FireAway LLC

Website

https://fireawayllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FireAway LLC is a Georgia-based fire protection contractor providing design, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire sprinklers, pumps, hydrants, backflow devices, and special hazard systems to commercial, industrial, and residential clients in the Oxford and Metro-Atlanta region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection Services

NAICS

Other Building Equipment Contractors (23829)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Protection Systems Contracting (Sprinklers, Alarms, Suppression) (IMAFALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fire Sprinkler & Standpipe Systems (Design/Install/Service/Testing) (BPABAHAB)

Keywords

• Fire protection services
• Fire sprinkler systems
• Backflow prevention testing
• Fire pump services
• Special hazard suppression

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fire Protection Services: Project-based and contract-based services for fire protection systems including design, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, fire hydrants, backflow systems, special hazard systems, and tenant buildouts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

FireAway is a fire protection contractor that designs, installs, inspects, tests, and maintains fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, fire hydrants, backflow prevention devices, special hazard suppression systems, and tenant buildout modifications for commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Operations are run in-house across all service lines using NICET-certified designers and Georgia-licensed inspectors and technicians.

Product overview

FireAway is a fire protection contractor offering comprehensive fire safety solutions through a unified service model. The company provides a portfolio of fire protection services including fire sprinkler systems, fire pumps, fire hydrants, backflow systems, special hazard systems, and tenant buildouts. All services are delivered by a single experienced team covering design, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance, enabling customers to work with one vendor for all their fire protection needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Sprinkler Systems Design, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems for commercial, industrial, and residential properties.
• Backflow Prevention Devices Testing, certification, and maintenance of backflow prevention devices to protect potable water supplies from contamination.
• Fire Pumps Installation, inspection, and servicing of fire pumps that supply water to sprinkler and standpipe systems.
• Fire Hydrants Installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of private fire hydrants for property-level water supply.
• Special Hazard Systems Design and installation of specialized fire suppression systems for hazards not adequately protected by standard sprinklers, such as server rooms or chemical storage.
• Tenant Buildout Modifications Fire protection system modifications and tenant buildout work for renovations, fit-outs, and changes of occupancy in commercial properties.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Firetronics LLCcoreOthersAffiliated company under the same family ownership (since 2004). Provides fire protection services including fire sprinkler and clean agent fire suppression systems. Part of the family of companies including Atlanta Backflow Testing and Hydrant and Main.
• Atlanta Backflow TestingminorOthersAffiliated company under the same family ownership (since 2004). Specializes in backflow testing services. Part of the family of companies including Firetronics LLC and Hydrant and Main.
• Hydrant and MainminorOthersAffiliated company under the same family ownership (since 2004). Specializes in fire hydrant and main services. Part of the family of companies including Firetronics LLC and Atlanta Backflow Testing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Impact Fire Services: Multi-regional fire protection services platform covering sprinkler, suppression, alarm, and life safety. Directly comparable as a growing regional fire protection contractor competing for the same commercial customer RFPs.
• Summit Fire & Security: National fire sprinkler and life safety contractor serving commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Directly comparable in core fire sprinkler design, install, inspection, and service offering.
• VSC Fire & Security: Mid-Atlantic/Southeast fire and life safety contractor providing sprinkler, alarm, suppression, and security services. Comparable as a regional multi-service fire protection competitor.
• Century Fire Protection: Southeast-focused fire protection contractor providing sprinkler, suppression, alarm, and extinguisher services. Comparable in geographic footprint (Atlanta presence), service mix, and customer type.
• Koorsen Fire & Security: Midwest/Southeast-headquartered full-service fire protection and security contractor offering sprinkler, suppression, alarm, and extinguisher services. Closely comparable in service mix, customer type, and regional contractor business model.
• Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers: Florida/Southeast-based fire sprinkler contractor specializing in design, installation, inspection, and service. Closely comparable in regional Southeast positioning and sprinkler-focused service model.
• Star Sprinkler Corporation: Midwest-based fire sprinkler contractor offering design, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance. Comparable in service mix and small-to-mid-sized regional contractor model.

Broad incumbents

• Cintas Fire Protection: Division of large uniform/facilities services conglomerate offering fire extinguisher, sprinkler, and alarm inspection. Comparable on the inspection/ITM side but broader portfolio and much larger scale than FireAway.
• Pye-Barker Fire & Safety: Largest US private fire protection and life safety roll-up, providing sprinkler, suppression, alarm, and extinguisher services across dozens of states. Highly comparable as a competitor for the same commercial/industrial ITM and install work, though at vastly greater scale.
• APi Group: Public safety services conglomerate that owns dozens of US fire protection subsidiaries. Comparable as the parent of multiple direct competitors; provides a public-market benchmark for the fire protection services M&A thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fireawayllc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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