FP2fire, Inc.

Expert Fire Protection Engineering and Code Consulting

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About the firm

FP2fire provides fire protection engineering and code consulting services, specializing in facility condition assessments, fire suppression and alarm system design, high-rise and healthcare fire protection, third-party plan reviews, and fire protection program management. It also offers specialized life safety egress analyses and hydrogen technologies code consulting, with particular expertise in hydrogen balloon inflation safety.

Team
Micro
Firm type
Fire Protection Engineering

Credentials

P.E. · NICET Level III

People

Martin GreshoPresident

Scott HeyworthFire Protection Engineer

Al BruchSprinkler Designer

Capabilities

Fire / Building / Life Safety Code Consulting

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Comprehensive consulting from building and fire code analysis to construction inspections. Services include plan review, owner advocacy, specification development, and acceptance testing during planning, design, and construction phases.

  • Owner Advocacy & A&E Teaming

    Representation for owners and architectural/engineering teams to ensure project requirements and code compliance are fully met during design and construction.

  • Building & Fire Code Analysis

    Expert navigation of building and fire codes, including life safety evaluations and pre-incident planning.

  • Building Plan Review

    Code review across conceptual design, design development, and construction drawing phases.

Facility Condition Assessments

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Evaluations of existing facilities to verify fire life safety compliance, egress adequacy, and general code adherence.

  • Due Diligence Surveys

    Surveys covering fire life safety compliance and code conformity for property transactions or reviews.

  • Inspections to Highly Protected Risk Standards

    Detailed inspections to evaluate properties against high-hazard risk and insurance protection standards.

Fire Hazards Analysis (FHA)

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Development of comprehensive FHAs, including specialized hazard evaluations to meet federal requirements such as DOE O 420.1B and coordination with Documented Safety Analyses (DSA).

Fire Protection Assessment (FPA)

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Assessments of overall code compliance for commercial, industrial, and government facilities, supporting self-assessments for insurance carriers, ES&H audits, and DOE requirements.

Fire Suppression & Alarm System Design

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Engineering of fire protection systems, including design of new suppression systems, fire alarm systems, retrofits, upgrade projects, and analysis of existing infrastructure.

  • Fire Suppression Systems

    Design of wet, dry, pre-action, and special hazards systems, standpipes, fire pumps, and hydraulic analysis.

  • Fire Alarm Systems

    New system design and management of retrofit and upgrade projects.

  • Third-Party Plan Review

    Independent plan reviews for fire sprinkler systems, fire alarms, and special systems.

High-Rise and Healthcare Fire Protection

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Specialized life safety engineering for demanding occupancies, including high-rise structures and healthcare facilities.

  • Smoke Control and Voice Evacuation

    Design and analysis of complex smoke control and voice evacuation systems for high-rise buildings.

  • Healthcare Occupancy Fire Protection

    Life safety planning for non-ambulatory (I-2) and assisted living (I-1) occupancies.

Fire Protection Program Management

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Establishing and auditing fire safety programs, including operational permits, Hot Work procedures, impairment programs, and construction permit programs.

  • Program Setup and Auditing

    Setting up and auditing site-wide fire protection and prevention programs.

  • Oversight & Acceptance Testing

    Oversight of system testing, inspection, commissioning, and final acceptance testing.

Fire Department Baseline Needs Assessments

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Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.

  • Evaluations Of Fire Department Staffing

    Support includes Evaluations of fire department staffing.

  • Training

    Support includes training.

  • Equipment

    Support includes equipment.

  • Response Times

    Support includes response times.

  • And Station Locations Against Regulatory Requirements And Local Topography

    Support includes and station locations against regulatory requirements and local topography.

Hydrogen Technologies & Balloon Inflation Safety

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Code consulting, safety system design, and authoring code compliance justifications for facilities utilizing hydrogen, including weather balloon inflation systems.

  • Hydrogen Inflation Safety System (HISS)

    Design, procurement, assembly, programming, testing, and installation of the proprietary automated hydrogen inflation safety system.

  • Alternative Methods and Materials Analysis

    Development of engineering analyses and justifications to local code authorities for hydrogen balloon operations in compliance with applicable fire codes.

Programmatic Advice

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Independent analysis and second opinions on complicated site fire safety issues to help maintain safe, compliant operations.

Life Safety Egress Analysis

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Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.

  • Evaluation Of Building Means Of Egress

    Support includes Evaluation of building means of egress.

  • Exit Capacity

    Support includes exit capacity.

  • Travel Distance

    Support includes travel distance.

  • And Occupant Load Calculations To Ensure Compliance With Fire And Life Safety Codes

    Support includes and occupant load calculations to ensure compliance with fire and life safety codes.

Industries

Healthcare · Commercial · Government · Data Centers · Federal · Nuclear · Research Facilities · Industrial

Projects

National Weather Service Hydrogen Conversions

Federal · Client: National Weather Service

Project details

FP2 successfully completed helium-to-hydrogen conversions for the National Weather Service across multiple locations. The scope involved performing code analyses at Upper Air Inflation Buildings to justify hydrogen use, and designing, assembling, programming, and installing the Hydrogen Inflation Safety System (HISS) to integrate automated safety controls and relocate gas supplies to building exteriors.

Spokane Fire Safety Summary

Spokane, WA, US

Project details

Prepared a comprehensive fire safety summary report assessing code compliance and fire protection requirements for a facility in Spokane, Washington.