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Fire and Life Safety Engineering

Fire Protection detection and suppression systems are an important factor in the overall design and development of facilities, and critical to preservation of both life and property.

GAR Engineering, Inc. has over 30 years of experience in Fire Protection Engineering Services and maintains Professional Engineering licensing in multiple states. Our goal is to develop long term relationships with our clients, and provide turnkey, practical, and cost-effective solutions to protect life, property, and overall assets. 

We are an independent, design and third-party consulting firm, unaffiliated with any government entity or product and material manufacturers, allowing us to provide our clients with a truly unbiased approach on each project, for the best possible design. 

Typical Fire Protection Engineering services include, but are not limited to

  • Fire Protection Design and Review – GAR Engineering, Inc. can provide proper, code compliant and cost-effective design for Detection, Water Based Systems, as well as Special Hazard and Alternative Design systems to meet the needs of our clients, in a timely manner. 
  • Hazard Analysis – Determining existing hazards and properly classifying them based on in-person evaluations and offering practical, cost-effective solutions to bring facilities into code compliance
  • Client Liaison/Representative – Serve as the client’s Representative working with Insurance companies and the Authority Having Jurisdiction (Fire Marshall) to analyze and interpret the applicable requirements for Code Compliance,
  • Facility Surveying – Gar Engineering, Inc can perform site visits to audit existing Sprinkler Systems in buildings and facilities, determining compliance or deficiencies and provide guidance in order to rectify any shortfalls of the system.
  • Sprinkler System Hydraulic Analysis – Hydraulic calculations based on Hazen-Williams to determine water demands for Sprinkler System, identify any deficiencies in water supply, and size Fire Pump and Water tanks to be installed as needed based on results.