Fire Protection & Code Consulting Services
Licensed fire protection engineering across design, code consulting, life safety analysis, and federal compliance. Every deliverable is sealed and signed by a Professional Engineer, and priced by a firm that carries no national firm overhead.
Service Index
Twenty-One Services, Organized by When a Project Needs Them.
Select a phase to see the services that belong to it. Every entry opens the full service page with scope, standards, and the questions clients ask most.
Project Lifecycle
Before drawings exist. The code path, occupancy strategy, and hazard analysis that decide what the building will need, settled early enough to design around.
Fire Code Consulting Services
Interpretation and application of NFPA, FM Global Data Sheets, NYC Building and Fire Codes, state building codes, and federal requirements, including code variance support and AHJ coordination.
Learn More →
Life Safety & Egress Consulting
Evaluation of occupant loads, egress capacity, travel distances, and stairwell configurations for new, renovated, and historic buildings, including performance-based analysis where prescriptive codes fall short.
Learn More →
Fire Modeling & Performance-Based Design
Computational fluid dynamics fire growth and smoke movement simulations, egress modeling, and equivalency arguments for complex architectural geometries.
Learn More →
Sealed designs, shop drawings, and calculations for every fire protection system in the building, coordinated with the architectural and MEP sets and prepared for plan review.
Fire Protection Engineering Design
Sprinkler, fire alarm, and hydraulic design that integrates cleanly with architectural and MEP drawings.
Learn More →
Sprinkler Shop Drawings & Hydraulic Calculations
Complete sprinkler shop drawings, 3D modeling, and hydraulic calculations for commercial, industrial, and high-density residential developments, prepared to NFPA 13 for AHJ submittal.
Learn More →
Fire Alarm System Design
Fire alarm, smoke detection, and emergency notification system design to NFPA 72, engineered for rapid plan review approval and code compliance.
Learn More →
Voice Evacuation & Mass Notification
In-building voice evacuation, emergency communications, and mass notification system design for high-rise, assembly, and educational occupancies.
Learn More →
Standpipe System Design
Class I, II, and III standpipe design to NFPA 14, with hydraulic sizing, pressure-regulating valve calculations, and fire department connection layout for mid-rise and high-rise structures.
Learn More →
Fire Pump Design
Electric and diesel fire pump sizing to NFPA 20, suction supply evaluation, transfer switch coordination, and hydraulic analysis for low-pressure water supplies.
Learn More →
High-Piled Storage Fire Protection Consulting
Commodity classification, high-piled combustible storage plan submittals, ESFR sprinkler application, and flue space compliance for warehouse and distribution facilities.
Learn More →
Getting the design through the authority and proving the installed systems work: special inspections, integrated testing, and independent review that clears comments before they stall the schedule.
Smoke Control System Design & Testing
Atrium smoke exhaust, stairwell pressurization, rational analysis reports, and special inspector commissioning for smoke control installations.
Learn More →
Commissioning & Integrated System Testing
NFPA 3 and NFPA 4 integrated fire protection and life safety system testing, commissioning plans, and end-to-end operational verification.
Learn More →
Third-Party Review & Peer Review
Independent plan review and peer review of fire protection engineering submittals to streamline AHJ approvals and identify design conflicts early.
Learn More →FDNY Plan Examination & Approvals
TM-1 filings, plan examination objections, Letters of Defect, Affidavits of Correction and the final FDNY Letter of Approval for NYC fire alarm systems.
Learn More →Code Equivalency & Alternate Means and Methods
Stamped equivalency reports and alternate means and methods requests, including NYC DOB CCD1 and fire code modification requests.
Learn More →
Support for buildings already in service: PE inspections and certification letters, insurer and federal lease compliance, independent reviews of existing systems, and expert analysis when a loss or a dispute needs an engineer on record.
Expert Witness & Litigation Support
Independent technical opinions and testimony for fire protection disputes.
Learn More →Third-Party Review & Peer Review
Independent plan review and peer review of fire protection engineering submittals to streamline AHJ approvals and identify design conflicts early.
Learn More →Fire Code Consulting Services
Interpretation and application of NFPA, FM Global Data Sheets, NYC Building and Fire Codes, state building codes, and federal requirements, including code variance support and AHJ coordination.
Learn More →PE Inspections & Stamped Certification Letters
Independent PE inspections, NFPA 25 report reviews, due diligence condition assessments and sealed certification letters.
Learn More →FM Global Compliance & Insurer Recommendation Defense
Data sheet compliance reviews, hydraulic verification and sealed responses to insurer recommendations.
Learn More →GSA Form 12000 & Federal Lease Compliance
GSA Form 12000 Part B prelease fire protection and life safety evaluations for federal lease offers on the 6th floor and above.
Learn More →FDNY Violations & Summons Correction
Summons review, correction drawings and filings, Certificate of Correction packages and OATH hearing support for New York City building owners.
Learn More →
Temporary Occupancy & Pop-Up Approvals
Fire code review, sealed drawings and filings for pop-up shops, temporary events and short-term leases, including NYC Temporary Use Permits.
Learn More →
Start Today
Tell the Engineer About Your Project.
Every DGA Fire Protection Engineering engagement starts with a short discovery call to understand the code environment, the building, and the outcome you need. Expect a reply within one business day.