We provide expert analysis of applicable fire and building codes to guide your project through planning, design, and approval stages. Our deep knowledge of NFPA, IBC, and IFC codes helps you avoid costly mistakes and project delays.

Services Include:

• Code summaries and compliance strategies

• Equivalency and alternate means justification

• Code variance requests and AHJ coordination

• Detailed fire protection reports

Ideal For:
Architects, developers, design-build teams, and owners needing upfront code clarity.tion text goes here

We review sprinkler system plans for compliance with NFPA 13 and project-specific code requirements. Our reviews reduce back-and-forth with AHJs and help catch potential issues early.

Services Include:

• Full plan and calculation reviews

• System type and hazard classification verification

• Coordination with hydraulic demand

• Redline markup or formal comment letters

Ideal For:
Design teams and contractors preparing plan submittals.

We evaluate fire alarm system design for compliance with NFPA 72 and local code amendments. Our review ensures proper device placement, zoning, notification, and control panel integration.

Services Include:

• Review of device layout and circuiting

• Compliance with audibility/visibility standards

• Detection and occupant notification analysis

• Mass Notification system review (if required)

Ideal For:
Alarm contractors, integrators, and engineers submitting for permit or AHJ review.

Correct occupancy classification affects nearly every fire protection requirement on a project. We help you identify the appropriate occupancy group based on use, layout, and design intent.

Services Include:

• Analysis of mixed-use, incidental, and accessory occupancies

• Hazardous and special-use occupancy evaluation

• Occupancy group coordination with code provisions

• Documentation for permit sets

Ideal For:
Mixed-use buildings, remodels, storage/industrial occupancies, and special-use facilities.

We assess available water supply and system demand to ensure your fire protection systems operate effectively and meet code-required flows and pressures.

Services Include:

• On-site fire hydrant flow testing

• Residual pressure evaluations

• Property fire water demands

• Hydraulic calculation support

Ideal For:
New construction, water system upgrades, or projects with marginal pressure zones.

We provide complete fire pump design services that ensure your system delivers adequate flow and pressure, even during worst-case scenarios. Our work is grounded in NFPA 20, local amendments, and real-world system demands.

Services Include:

• Fire pump selection and sizing

• Hydraulic demand calculations

• Pump room layout and clearance planning

• Controller and jockey pump coordination

• Performance curve analysis

• Coordination with civil, mechanical, and electrical teams

• AHJ submittal and approval support

Ideal For:
High-rise buildings, facilities with low municipal pressure, storage occupancies with high flow demands, and projects requiring water supply redundancy.

Whether driven by insufficient municipal supply or remote site conditions, fire water storage tanks provide critical fire protection. We design tank systems that meet both NFPA 22 and local fire authority requirements.

Services Include:

• Water demand and duration analysis

• Tank size and material specification (steel, fiberglass, concrete)

• Site layout and clearance planning

• Integration with fire pump and distribution systems

• Freeze protection (if applicable)

• Detail drawings and performance specs

• Rural developments (NFPA 1142)

Ideal For:
Rural developments, campuses, warehouses, pump-fed systems, and any occupancy requiring a standalone water supply for fire protection.

We provide full-service design for fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems, tailored to each building’s use, occupancy, and hazard classification. All designs comply with applicable NFPA standards, local code requirements, and AHJ preferences — ensuring your systems perform as intended when it matters most.

Fire Sprinkler Design Services Include:

• Hazard classification and system type selection (wet, dry, pre-action, etc.)

• Sprinkler layout, spacing, and elevation detailing

• Piping layout and hydraulic calculation support

• Design based on NFPA 13, 13R, or 13D

• Coordination with architectural, structural, and MEP teams

• Permit-ready CAD drawings and spec packages

Fire Alarm Design Services Include:

• Device layout based on occupancy type and code requirements

• Detection and notification zoning

• System type specification (conventional vs. addressable)

• Integration with suppression, smoke control, and emergency systems

• Design per NFPA 72 and IBC/IFC requirements

• Battery/calculation sizing and voltage drop evaluation

• Coordination with electrical and low-voltage contractors

Ideal For:
New construction, retrofit projects, tenant finish-outs, and design/build teams looking for performance-driven, code-compliant system designs that are ready for submittal.

Proper handling and storage of hazardous materials is essential to code compliance and life safety. We perform comprehensive HazMat evaluations to classify materials, assess storage methods, and ensure conformance with IFC Chapter 50 and related NFPA standards.

Services Include:

• Identification and classification of hazardous materials

• Maximum allowable quantity (MAQ) calculations

• H-occupancy determinations

• Control area layout planning

• Compatibility and separation requirements

• Reporting and documentation for AHJ approval

Ideal For:
Warehouses, industrial facilities, laboratories, chemical storage, and any project involving flammable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive substances.

We evaluate life safety systems for high-risk occupancies, ensuring they perform under fire and smoke conditions while meeting code-mandated evacuation standards.

Services Include:

• Smoke control system evaluation/design per NFPA 92

• Stair pressurization system design

• Means of egress calculations and modeling

• Integration with fire alarm systems

Ideal For:
Atrium spaces, high-rises, covered malls, and assembly occupancies

Many federal and military projects — including those for the Department of Defense — require oversight and design approval by a Qualified Fire Protection Engineer (QFPE) in accordance with the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and applicable NFPA codes. Premier Fire Protection Consultants is proud to offer full QFPE services to meet these specialized requirements.

Services Include:

• UFC-compliant fire protection system design and review

• Life safety and egress assessments

• Code compliance verification for federal standards

• Oversight of fire alarm and sprinkler system design

• HazMat evaluations and water supply analysis

• Fire pump and water tank sizing and layout per UFC/NFPA

• Peer review of contractor submittals and shop drawings

• Coordination with government project managers and Corps of Engineers

• Final sign-off and QFPE certification of life safety systems

Applicable UFC References:

• UFC 3-600-01: Fire Protection Engineering for Facilities

• UFC 3-601-02: Fire Protection System Design Review and Acceptance Testing

• NFPA 1, 13, 72, 101, and other applicable federal/DoD requirements

Ideal For:
Design-build and design-bid-build projects on military bases, VA hospitals, federal office buildings, and secure government facilities that mandate QFPE oversight.

Have a unique need? We offer tailored fire protection engineering support for a variety of special circumstances.

Services Include:

• Expert witness consultation

• Fire modeling and performance-based design

• Existing building retrofit evaluation

• AHJ appeal and negotiation support

Ideal For:
Projects outside conventional code paths or needing a second opinion