Momentive Fire Pump, Sprinkler System, and Fire Alarm System Design
Texas City, TX · Industrial · Client: Momentive

Fire Protection Engineering Experts
Founded in 2010, RAN Fire Protection Engineering P.C. is a specialized fire protection and life safety engineering practice. It has completed more than 1,500 projects across 49 states and 15 countries, with deep experience spanning maximum-security correctional facilities, historic structures, high-rise office buildings, data centers, and hazardous manufacturing plants. Headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in Rochester and Fort Worth, Texas, the practice expanded its capabilities in 2025 by merging with The FPI Consortium and integrating heritage protection expertise.
Douglas NadeauPresident & Founder
Chris CrivelloVice President & Partner
Nick ArtimPrincipal
Carl AndersonPrincipal
Tim DeRuyscherPrincipal
Mike KlemenzPrincipal
Gerald SchultzPrincipal
Fire and life safety code consulting for building design, including performance-based approaches, variance support, and system evaluations.
Customized fire protection strategies that integrate building design and purpose with fire safety codes and NFPA standards.
Early-stage conceptual design reviews providing alternative planning approaches and fire safety solutions.
Drawing and existing system evaluations to determine life expectancy, expansion capability, and code compliance.
Support in applying for variances when physical constraints or historic preservation needs prevent strict code compliance.
Detailed analysis and interpretation of building and fire safety codes.
Specialized fire safety evaluations using established FSES methodologies.
System commissioning and validation from initial plan development through final construction verification.
Creating detailed plans outlining specific system and subsystem tests, inspections, and pass/fail criteria.
Review of shop drawings and active construction to ensure conformance with design requirements.
Rigorous performance testing of installed fire protection and life safety systems.
Coordination with Authorities Having Jurisdiction to streamline the system approval process.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Construction-phase support.
Support includes drawing review.
Support includes site oversight to ensure compliant system implementation.
Integrated design-build delivery services for seamless fire protection system engineering and installation.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Comprehensive fire protection engineering services across commercial.
Support includes industrial markets.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Advanced fire modeling analysis to evaluate fire behavior.
Support includes smoke movement.
Support includes life safety impacts.
Complete fire protection and life safety system design for new construction, expansions, and upgrades.
Design of water-based fire sprinkler systems for new construction and facility upgrades.
Design of specialized chemical and gas fire suppression systems.
Engineering of fire alarm and detection systems to meet life safety requirements.
Design of emergency voice alarm and communication systems for crisis management.
Design and analysis of fire pump systems to ensure adequate water supply and pressure.
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