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Steele Services — Fire Protection Specialists

Every system · one contractor · one team that knows it

Fire Protection Inspection & Testing

Fire protection inspection and testing on every system in the building. A life safety system in good order protects property and people, and the record shows it.

We inspect and test every fire protection system in the building on the schedule the code requires. Our NICET-certified technicians work across commercial, industrial and special hazard applications.

Sprinkler system riser with gauges and alarm check valve
Annual trip test · preaction

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Systems
Every system — alarm to spray booth
Standards
NFPA 10 · 17A · 20 · 25 · 33 · 72 · 96 · 2001
Technicians
NICET II certified
Reporting
Detailed report on every system tested
Tagging
Every device tested; the panel tagged, signed and dated on site
Coverage
NJ · PA · DE — statewide

Common deficiencies

What actually fails inspection.

Four of the findings we come in contact with the most, across every system type. None are exotic, and all four are straightforward to correct once someone looks for them.

Inherited a system?

We onboard systems installed by other contractors. First visit is an inventory and a condition report — priced, itemized, no surprises.

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01

Batteries past their service life

A sealed lead-acid battery is a four-year part, not a ten-year part. It reads fine on a voltmeter and still fails the load test — which means the panel has no standby capacity the moment utility power drops.

NFPA 72 §14.4.3.2

02

A closed sprinkler control valve

The most common reason a sprinkler system does nothing during a fire. It is invisible from the floor, free to correct, and it is why valve position is checked at every single inspection.

NFPA 25 §13.3

Why closed control valves fail sprinkler systems
03

An enclosure that no longer holds agent

Every cable pull and remodel leaks a little more. Clean agent that cannot hold concentration for the required hold time is a system that discharges and does not extinguish.

NFPA 2001 §5.5.3.4

How room integrity testing works
04

A monitoring path that was never verified

Phone lines get cut over during an upgrade and the panel reports trouble to an empty room. Every annual should end with the monitoring center confirming what they actually received.

NFPA 72 §26.6

We work on what's already in your riser room

NotifierSimplexSilent KnightFire-LiteEST / EdwardsSiemensMircomSecutronGamewell-FCISystem SensorVESDAPotterVikingReliableFikeFenwalKiddeAnsulPyroChemAmerexSouth TekFireWorx

No rip-and-replace pitch on the first visit. We hold current manuals and parts references for every line above — when a system genuinely can't be maintained any longer, we'll show you why before we quote a replacement.

Why Steele

Experience meets expertise.

Some of our clients have been with us for more than twenty years. Three reasons they stay.

01

Technically Sound

Decades of combined experience, and certification across every class of system we service. That is what lets us scale to meet any sized job.

02

Trusted, Year After Year

On-time, high-quality work, and the client testimonials to prove it. Our customers know our technicians and our owners by name, and that familiarity is why they stay.

03

Partnership

Beyond service, we help you understand your system, where problems are likely to show up next, and what to do about them before they become a deficiency. Our goal is to make you a lifelong client by treating your system as if it were our own building.

Tell us your systems. We'll build your inspection schedule.

Getting started takes one conversation. We'll do the legwork and come back with a detailed estimate.