Capitol Fpe

Capitol Fire Protection Engineering (Capitol FPE) is a minority-owned small business enterprise dedicated to providing high-quality fire protection consulting, engineering, and inspection services to a diverse range of clients. Our team of experienced fire protection engineers and consultants specialize in delivering cost-effective solutions for architects, engineers, contractors, developers, property owners and managers, government agencies, and various industries including commercial, hospitality, education, healthcare, manufacturing, petrochemical, and oil and gas.

With offices in Washington, DC, Houston, Texas, and plans to open an office in Los Angeles, California, we are committed to saving lives and property through better fire and life safety protection. This commitment is at the heart of our profession and drives every person at Capitol FPE.

Our team understands the importance of building codes, standards, and regulations. We have established relationships with local authorities, which help explain, clarify, and interpret the design intent of the project, ensuring that the project is completed on time and on budget. We also offer performance-based design services, utilizing state-of-the-art 3D computer modeling to simulate fire, smoke, and egress scenarios.

Our Services

At Capitol FPE, we provide a comprehensive range of fire protection and life safety services. These include:

• Code Consulting: Our team of consultants understand the relevant codes, standards, and regulations through experience as design engineers and while acting as the authority having jurisdiction. We have established relationships with local authorities, which help to explain, clarify, and interpret the design intent of the project and deliver the project on time and on budget.

• Performance-Based Design: Our consultants develop performance-based approaches to address unique design challenges, such as historic buildings, atriums, and smoke control systems. We utilize state of the art 3D computer modeling to simulate fire, smoke, and egress. The performance-based approach will satisfy the life safety and fire protection intent of the applicable codes.

• Design Services: A complete range of fire and gas detection/protection system design services are available for all types of new and existing facilities ranging from hospitals, warehouses, and high-rise buildings to transportation terminals and shopping malls. Our involvement and participation with the fire protection industry has established our consultants as leading experts in the field.

• Inspection & Testing: All of our inspectors are degreed fire protection engineers. Not only do we understand the design, but also the construction process.

• Process Safety: Capitol FPE provides process safety services such as: process hazard analysis, SIL studies, layer of protection analysis, safe work practices, management of change, consequence modeling, and more.

By providing these services, we aim to ensure that our clients receive the highest level of fire protection and life safety solutions, tailored to their specific needs and requirements.