Clear fire protection engineering guidance for industrial and commercial facilities.
De Vries Fire Protection Engineering, Inc. is a California-based fire protection engineering firm. We help industrial and commercial projects with fire protection engineering consulting, design review, and permitting, including storage, hazardous materials, sprinklers, fire alarm, fire access, smoke control, and inspections. We work with clients throughout California and nationwide.
Who we work with
We support owners and operators of industrial and commercial facilities, including warehouses and manufacturing plants, along with racking and material-handling contractors, developers, and design teams. Much of our work is with clients in the Bay Area, Sacramento region, and Central Valley, as well as projects elsewhere in California and nationwide. Projects include storage layouts, hazardous materials, sprinklers, fire alarm, fire access, inspections, facility expansions, and other permitting questions where the fire code requirements are not straightforward.
How we work
We start by understanding the facility, the materials and fire protection systems involved, and the specific code questions. From there we provide a clear scope, deliverable, and timeline so you know what to expect before work begins. Our goal is practical guidance that supports AHJ approval without unnecessary complexity.
What we work on
Our work includes:
High-piled storage
Commodity classification, storage arrangement review, and high-piled storage permit support for warehouses, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Hazardous materials
Hazard classification, maximum allowable quantity (MAQ) analysis, control-area evaluation, and HMIS / HMMP documentation.
Third-party plan review
Independent code compliance review of designs involving storage, hazardous materials, fire sprinklers, fire alarm systems, other fire protection systems, or alternative methods.
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