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Ask most people outside the industry what a fire sprinkler system costs, and they'll picture a few pipes and some heads scattered across a ceiling. Anyone who has actually estimated automatic fire protection work knows better. Behind every bid is a tangle of hydraulics, code interpretation, and coordination headaches that make this one of the more unforgiving trades to price accurately — and made considerably worse by the fact that fire protection is treated as the trade you

By Marcus Garcia | Owner & Fire Protection Specialist, Fire Tech West LLC | 27 Years Industry Experience After 27 years in the fire protection industry — working my way from union apprentice to project manager, superintendent, estimator, designer, and eventually business owner — I've seen a lot. I've worked in Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. I've managed crews, trained apprentices, walked job sites at dawn, and sat in design offices until midnight. And in all those years, o

Is Your Home or Business Really Protected from Fire? The Truth May Surprise You By Fire Tech West LLC | Fire Protection Specialists serving Oregon, Washington & Idaho A fire starts in a home somewhere in the United States every 87 seconds. By the time you finish reading this article, several families will have experienced one of the most terrifying events of their lives. The question is — are you prepared? At Fire Tech West LLC, we've dedicated our careers to protecting lives