Commercial Fire Protection Services

Engineered to protect the people, critical infrastructure, and operational continuity of San Francisco’s most demanding commercial environments.

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Fire Protection Built for San Francisco

AR&B provides fire protection construction, inspection, testing, maintenance, and system modernization throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area.

From new construction and tenant improvements to historic buildings, occupied facilities, and complex retrofits, AR&B brings the local experience and field discipline required to protect critical life-safety systems.

Complex Systems Require Precise Execution

Legacy buildings, seismic requirements, dense urban jobsites, evolving code standards, and continuous building operations leave little room for error.

AR&B supports technically demanding facilities, including commercial offices, educational campuses, historic properties, and critical infrastructure, where reliable systems and accurate compliance documentation are essential.

Complete Fire Protection Capabilities

  • Tenant improvement and new construction systems

  • Wet, dry, pre-action, and deluge systems

  • Underground fire service piping

  • Standpipe systems

  • Backflow prevention assemblies

  • Seismic bracing upgrades

  • Emergency repairs

  • Code corrections and system retrofits

  • Title 19 inspections and certifications

  • NFPA 25 inspection, testing, and maintenance

  • Annual reporting and facility maintenance programs

Inspection and Maintenance

Deferred maintenance, valve failures, damaged piping, and unresolved deficiencies can lead to failed inspections, costly remediation, and operational disruption.

AR&B supports building owners and facility teams with ongoing testing, reporting, corrective work, and certification programs designed to maintain system readiness and long-term compliance.

More Than a Century of Local Experience

Since 1921, AR&B has supported the life-safety systems protecting San Francisco’s commercial buildings and critical facilities.

From construction through ongoing maintenance, AR&B provides the technical expertise, responsiveness, and operational consistency complex properties require.

Life-Safety Infrastructure. Precise execution. Built for San Francisco.