Sprinkler and alarm filings are code-driven, scheduled work with a small, identifiable set of firms behind them. Tradewinds observes them in county permit records, tied to the property behind each filing.
New homes in sprinkler-mandate jurisdictions file a system permit, which makes the volume a function of new construction.
Alarm filings follow occupancy changes and renovations, and they name the firm holding the license.
Sprinkler work sits on the same parcels as new-build permits, in a predictable position in the sequence.
Fewer firms file this trade than any other we cover, so the competitive picture in a county is legible at a glance.
Every Monday we publish last week's fire protection permits for every county we cover. Browse this week's activity.
Tell us your territory and we will bring the data to the first call. See the counties and trades we cover on the coverage page, or the firms doing this work in the contractor registry.
Book a callBuilt from county permit filings. Not every filing names a trade cleanly, and counties differ in what they publish, so these counts reflect our coverage as much as the work happening on the ground.