Highwire, a cutting-edge cloud-based mobile platform dedicated to risk management, has just unveiled the esteemed recipients of its highly coveted safety award, and Western States Fire Protection has emerged a winner. This triumph comes on the heels of WSFP registering an outstanding safety score that eclipsed 95%, earning the prestigious “Platinum Status” within Highwire’s esteemed…
The Legend of Disturbed Gather ’round rockers! We’ve got a story that’ll make you chuckle. It’s about one of our favorite metal bands, Disturbed, and how their pyrotechnics got them into a bit of a “slippery” situation during their Take Back Your Life tour. And guess who was behind the metal madness? Yep, none other…
Western States Fire Protection has begun a new campaign intended to connect clientele life safety systems to a centralized cloud platform. The Honeywell Connected Life Safety Services (CLSS) campaign is meant to support system integrators and facility managers with enhanced fire safety services. While the NFPA has found that 92% of sprinkler systems activated properly…
On a cloudless and sunny fall afternoon, the Portland office hums with excitement. 9-year WSFP veteran, Cory Wallace, is preparing one of his two portable fire pumps to ship out to a new job site. These fire pumps, which Cory built to fit inside of a towable trailer, have been filling a much-needed purpose on…
Deluge System Activates in Eisenhower/Johnson Tunnel Fire Suppression System Save Fire suppression systems are required in many buildings, but do they actually work? A recent fire that occurred in the Eisenhower/Johnson Tunnel proved that our suppression systems really can act when called upon. This tunnel complex is about 60 miles West of Denver and it…
WSFP RECOGNIZED BY AGC Meeting project timelines and budgets while managing site constraints were some of the criteria for multiple awards recently bestowed upon Western States Fire Protection’s (WSFP) Albuquerque, N.M., branch. The full-service fire protection contractor received five 2014 Best Buildings awards in specialty contracting by the New Mexico chapter of the Associated General Contractors of…
LUKE COPE NAMED A TOP 20 UNDER 40 Keeping track of the industry’s dollars and (business) sense Cope is one of the Top 20 Under 40 winners in the ENR Mountain States area. Luke Cope started his construction career as a service-unit electrician in New York. He soon began working in the office to fix…
Advanced Fire Protection Joins the WSFP Team The team at Western States Fire Protection (WSFP), a subsidiary of APi Group, is pleased to welcome Advanced Fire Protection to the WSFP and APi Group family. The deal closed on December 1. Advanced Fire is a fire suppression company based in Oklahoma City that specializes in military work.…
Omlid & Swinney Joins the WSFP Family APi Group Inc. and Western States Fire Protection (WSFP) are pleased to welcome Omlid & Swinney Fire Protection and Security to the APi family. The deal closed September 4. Headquartered in Springfield, Ore., Omlid & Swinney has a business model very similar to WSFP: a full-service fire protection…
WSFP Albuquerque Awarded ASA Platinum Membership The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) of New Mexico awarded platinum level membership to the Western States Fire Protection Co. (WSFP) – Albuquerque office. The ASA Safety and Health Initiative PartnerSHIP is the first subcontractor-only partnership with the State OSHA in the U.S. The recognition allows the Albuquerque office to reach the…
