Fire protection engineers who speak code.
Based in New York City, Sparc Fire Protection Engineering helps renovation projects and new builds translate complex building and fire codes into practical, budget-conscious solutions. Its licensed Professional Engineers provide a full spectrum of services, from fire alarm and sprinkler design to performance-based design and battery energy storage system (BESS) fire safety. It maintains deep expertise in FDNY approvals, NYCDOB filings, and national code compliance, while its Sparc Energy practice delivers emergency planning and response services for new energy assets.
Licensed Professional Engineers (PE)
Translating complex ICC, NFPA, and local codes into practical compliance strategies, including Code Compliance Approach Reports (CCARs), variance development, and egress drawing review.
Design, engineering, and review of fire alarm systems, including coordination of remote video inspections (RVIs) and preparation of corrective affidavits to prevent occupancy delays.
Preparation and review of hydraulic sizing and suppression layouts to verify sprinkler designs align with project visions and safety codes.
Specialized fire safety engineering for battery energy storage systems, addressing thermal runaway, ventilation, and suppression risks to ensure safe integration with local authorities.
Alternative fire protection engineering paths using advanced fire modeling and egress analysis when prescriptive codes do not fit.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Engineering support throughout the construction process.
Support includes covering submittal reviews.
Support includes site inspections.
Support includes commissioning oversight.
Engineering first responder radio systems (Approved Radio Communication Systems) to integrate emergency communications directly into building infrastructure.
Design and third-party review of integrated fire protection systems to provide clean compliance coordination and constructability input.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes Tailoring emergency response protocols.
Support includes evacuation plans.
Support includes fire safety protocols to match specific building operations.
Support includes tenant needs.
Accelerating project approvals through efficient FDNY and NYCDOB filings, inspection scheduling, and variance coordination.
Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
Support includes NFPA.
Support includes local regulations.
Commercial · Mixed-Use · Healthcare · Education · Research Facilities · Residential · Hospitality · Sports & Recreation · Energy Storage · Defense · Government · Legal · Industrial
New York, NY · Commercial · Client: Alexandria Real Estate
Coordinated fire alarm code consulting, conducted inspections, witnessed fire alarm system testing, and prepared affidavits to secure FDNY approvals and TCO/PCO issuance for multiple tenants in a fifteen-story tower.
New York, NY · Education · Client: Allen-Stevenson School
Upgraded the private school's emergency communication (ARCS) and fire alarm systems, drafted an evacuation plan, witnessed pre-testing, and managed FDNY inspections and filings to support a multi-building vertical expansion.
Brooklyn, NY · Energy Storage
Performed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) fire modeling and performance-based analysis to evaluate safety risks from deflagration vents on a rooftop battery energy storage system, successfully proving compliance to secure location approval.
Bronx, NY · Government · Client: NYCDEP
Provided fire alarm consulting, coordinated FDNY inspections, witnessed pre-testing, prepared variances, and advised on ARCS design for a new 750,000-square-foot underground water filtration facility built by the NYCDEP.