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Who is hiring

Fire Protection jobs in California

325 permits that need sprinkler and fire protection contractors were pulled in California over May 29 to August 14, 2026. That is roughly 29 a week. This is commercial and institutional work, led by commercial. Longer lead times, a general contractor between you and the owner, and a prequalification package expected before anyone talks price. Where a value is published, the median job is $12k and the largest was $61M.

325
permits pulled
29
new per week
$12k
median job value
Aug 14, 2026
most recent
Counts cover May 29 to August 14, 2026.

Who is pulling the fire protection permits in California

Companies with more than one fire protection permit in California in this window. The number is how many carry their name.

  1. Pacific West Builders6 permits
  2. Bycor General Contractors - Rey Medina5 permits
    DemolitionElectricalGlazinglatest Jul 8median $226k
  3. Titan Fire Protection Inc5 permits
  4. Bay Alarm Company4 permits
  5. Ideal Fire Protection, LLC4 permits
  6. HCI Systems3 permits
  7. JB Pacific Inc3 permits
  8. Symons Fire Protection Inc3 permits
  9. Western Fire Protection, Inc3 permits
  10. Kustom US inc2 permits
    Painting & Finishinglatest Aug 4median $2k

See the addresses on every one of these permits

Live right now in California

998 open
Just pulled a permit

Palatine Inc.

$19K
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 13, 2026Addition/Alteration

Likely scope, estimated

Gas Fitting
Fire Protection
General Contracting
Glazing

Addition/Alteration permit at 2541 Via Viesta, San Diego, CA 92037, San Diego. Gas Fitting, Fire Protection, General Contracting trade work estimated at $18,720 USD. Primary party: Palatine Inc..

Just pulled a permit

Symons Fire Protection Inc.

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 13, 2026Demolition / Commercial

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
Fire Protection
General Contracting
+1

Demolition permit at 1640 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Structure type: Commercial. Primary party: Symons Fire Protection Inc..

Just pulled a permit

Western Fire Protection, Inc

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 12, 2026Mechanical / Commercial

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
Fire Protection
Roofing
+1

Mechanical permit at 6350 Sequence Dr, San Diego, CA 92121, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Structure type: Commercial. Primary party: Western Fire Protection, Inc.

Just pulled a permit

Electronic Control Systems LLC

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 11, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

Fire Protection
General Contracting

General permit at 3530 John Hopkins Ct, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Fire Protection, General Contracting trade work. Primary party: Electronic Control Systems LLC.

What the work actually is

How City and County of San Francisco (DBI) classified the 325 permits that name fire protection.

General
146(45%)
Mechanical
84(26%)
Addition/Alteration
49(15%)
Demolition
34(10%)
Plumbing
6(2%)
Electrical
4(1%)

What is being built

The structure types behind the fire protection work. This is the fastest way to tell whether the volume in California is your kind of job.

Commercial
106(75%)
Multi-Unit Residential
25(18%)
Institutional
6(4%)
Industrial
3(2%)
Long-Term Care
1(1%)
Semi-Detached/Detached
1(1%)

How to work this list

  • A pulled permit means the money is committed and the schedule is being built. For sprinkler and fire protection contractors that is weeks to months of warning before the call goes out.
  • On commercial and institutional work you are not selling the owner, you are selling the general contractor who is about to be awarded it. Find the GC, get on the bid list before the tender closes.
  • Have the prequalification package ready before you call: WSIB clearance or the local equivalent, certificate of insurance, safety record, three references in the same building type.

Fire Protection work in other markets

Other trades hiring in California

Where this comes from. Open permit records published by City and County of San Francisco (DBI), City of Los Angeles (Building & Safety), City of Sacramento, City of San Diego. AEC Stack reads them daily, classifies the trades each job will need, and drops the jobs too large for a small contractor to bid.

Win one of these and the rest of it runs itself

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Get qualified for this work

The licensing and certification route for sprinkler and fire protection contractors, and who employs them.