Tag: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety accelerates growth strategy with 57 acquisitions in 2025
March 18, 2026SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquired 57 fire alarm, fire sprinkler, suppression and security companies in 2025, marking another year of monumental growth and continued impact as the acquirer of choice for fire and life safety services nationwide.
Following an impressive year of growth in 2024, Pye-Barker doubled down on its purpose to create peace of mind while protecting what matters most. In 2025, the company grew to 9,000 team members across 47 states, including entrances into...
As part of larger tax bill, new hope for Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
July 8, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
PATTERSON, N.Y.—The Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act (FSIA) was introduced in the U.S. Senate in June, and after 10 years of waiting, the industry is hopeful Congress will approve it as part of an omnibus tax bill.
“They are working on a major tax bill and that's what we've been waiting for, because that would be a vehicle finally for us, we hope,” Jim Dalton, Capitol Hill liaison for the National Fire Sprinkler Association, based here, told Security Systems News.
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Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act: Still pending after all these years
March 25, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
QUINCY, Mass.—The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation recently launched an online letter campaign in support of the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, which is expected to come before Congress again in 2013, 10 years after it was first proposed.
The campaign should help, but whether the long-awaited legislation passes this session depends on a variety of factors, including debate by members of this gridlocked Congress on how to revise the tax code, according to spokesmen for the National...