THE BAY AREA'S fire protection & life safety specialists

Fire Code Consulting for San Francisco

PBFPE's licensed fire protection engineers offer a wide range of fire protection and code consulting services. If you need help with design, modeling, AMMRs, AHJ relations or anything else to do with fire and life safety, we should be your next call.

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FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES FOR SF, OAKLAND & BEYOND

Creative Code Compliance & Life Safety Solutions

Performance Based Fire Protection Engineering offers a full suite of fire protection, code consulting and life safety design services for San Francisco, Oakland and the rest of the Bay Area. We combine years of experience with industry-leading expertise and technology to deliver innovative, compliant solutions that marry architectural vision with real-world performance. We're here to help you maintain safety, minimize risk, and save time and money.

Fire Alarm Design Services
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Nationwide Team. Local Expertise.

Our FPEs provide creative, customized solutions to your fire protection and code compliance challenges. We're well-versed in every commonly applicable statute, including the San Francisco Fire Code, the California Fire Code, the International Fire Code (IFC), and NFPA codes and standards. Critically, our firefighting experience and depth of FPE knowledge allows us to interface positively with local AHJs, improving outcomes for designers, builders, owners and building occupants.

We're the Bay Area's Code Consulting Resource.

When architects, developers, contractors and engineers need help delivering safe, useful and beautiful built environments, PBFPE is the code consultant of choice. We deliver confidence and compliance across San Francisco and the rest of Northern California.

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Providing a Wide Range of FPE Services

Every situation is unique, which is why PBFPE offers tailored fire protection engineering solutions for your facility’s safety and compliance.

PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN

PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN

Custom fire protection solutions using advanced engineering principles instead of prescriptive codes.

FIRE & LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN

FIRE & LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN

Design of fire alarms, sprinklers, and special suppression systems along with other life safety solutions.

Fire & Egress Modeling

Fire & Egress Modeling

Simulations that predict fire behavior and occupant movement to optimize evacuation strategies.

ALTERNATIVE MEANS & METHODS

ALTERNATIVE MEANS & METHODS

Developing innovative fire protection approaches when standard code compliance is impractical.

SMOKE CONTROL

SMOKE CONTROL

Engineering systems to manage smoke movement, improve visibility and protect occupants during a fire.

HAZARD ANALYSIS

HAZARD ANALYSIS

Identifying fire risks and recommending mitigation strategies for safer facility operations.

CODE CONSULTING

CODE CONSULTING

Expert guidance to ensure compliance with NFPA, IBC and other fire safety regulations.

FIRE & LIFE SAFETY NARRATIVES

FIRE & LIFE SAFETY NARRATIVES

Comprehensive reports outlining a building’s fire protection strategy and compliance approach.

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