Atar Fire - Fire Protection Engineering
Fire, Building, and NFPA Code Consulting Services
Our Story
Atar Fire was founded in 2023 to provide fire protection engineering and code consulting services. Our goal is to assist AHJs, developers, contractors, and manufacturers, navigate life safety codes and standards so that projects can be executed safely and smoothly.
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Atar Fire has nearly two decades of experience in the fire protection engineering field. Atar Fire representatives are technical experts in the field and are members of several UL, NFPA, and ICC technical committees. Atar Fire leverages a unique background to offer clients a breadth of services. This experience and background includes:
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Testing and certification of fire protection products as an engineer with Underwriters Laboratories in Northbrook Illinois, including diesel fire pump drivers, fire sprinkler components (flex hoses, hangers, fittings, etc), fire fighting foam, and more.
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Fire protection engineering consulting with Hughes Associates in the Bay Area, California, including performing advanced fire modeling using Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), smoke control system design and commissioning, and Fire Hazard Analysis.
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Extensive experience as an AHJ working for large laboratory in Berkeley, California. Work includes fire protection program policy development, wildland fire planning and mitigation, fire hazard analysis, AHJ/owner representation for design, review, construction inspection, and commissioning of multiple new laboratories, and extensive experience with hazards materials code enforcement. Experience with DOE requirements, Califorrnia Fire/Building Codes, and nearly every NFPA code and standard.
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AHJ experience at an institution that maintains a focus on development of various renewable energy technologies. Extensive experience with energy storage systems, hydrogen, photovoltaic, semiconductor, wind, and others.
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Atar Fire’s principal engineer has a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and a Masters of Science in Fire Safety Engineering through the International Masters in Fire Safety Engineering program, including on-campus studies at the University of Ediburgh (Scotland), University of Lund (Sweden), and Ghent University (Belgium).
NFPA 855 Training
We offer a full day specialized NFPA 855 training to help individuals and organizations understand the ins and outs of implementing this relatively new standard for energy storage systems
Experience
With nearly two decades of experience in the industry, we have built a reputation for excellence and quality. Our clients trust us to provide reliable, effective solutions that keep their facilities safe.