Commercial Firestop Contractor · The Midwest Region
Fire Proofing Specialties LLC
FPS LLC
Safeguarding the Heartland.
Firestopping done right the first time.
We install through-penetration, joint, and perimeter firestop systems to the listed UL system — and document every one for inspection.
Serving Indiana & Ohio
Expanding across the Midwest
UL-listed systems, installed to spec
No field improvisation
Manufacturer-trained installers
Certified to the standard
Documentation for inspection & closeout
Photo logs and closeout binders
What We Do
Firestopping services
UL-listed systems, engineered documentation, and inspection-ready installs — across every penetration, joint, and perimeter condition.
Through-Penetration Firestopping
UL-listed firestop systems that seal pipes, conduit, cable tray, and duct penetrations through fire-rated walls and floors.
- Pipes, conduit, cable tray, duct, and sleeve penetrations
- UL-listed system selection matched to substrate and penetrant
- Fire-rated sealants, firestop collars, and intumescent wraps
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View service detailsFire-Rated Joint Systems
Movement-rated firestopping for head-of-wall, bottom-of-wall, wall-to-wall, and floor-to-floor construction joints.
- Head-of-wall and bottom-of-wall joint systems
- Wall-to-wall and floor-to-floor expansion joints
- Movement-rated sprays and sealants for dynamic joints
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View service detailsPerimeter Fire Containment
Curtain wall and edge-of-slab systems that stop fire and smoke from traveling floor to floor at the building perimeter.
- Curtain wall and edge-of-slab perimeter systems
- Safing insulation installation to spec thickness and density
- Smoke seal detailing at slab edge and mullion conditions
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View service detailsSmoke & Acoustical Sealing
Smoke partition and sound-rated assembly sealing to support life-safety and acoustic performance requirements.
- Smoke partition sealing above ceilings and at penetrations
- Sound-rated (STC) assembly sealing for acoustic separation
- Corridor and demising wall detailing
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View service detailsFirestop Documentation & Inspection Support
Complete documentation packages — UL system selection, engineering judgments, labeling, and inspection-ready photo logs.
- UL system selection and submittal support
- Engineering judgments (EJs) for non-standard conditions
- System labeling at point of installation
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View service detailsRetrofit & Remediation
Firestop repair and upgrade work for existing buildings, including compliance-driven surveys and barrier management.
- Existing building firestop repair and remediation
- Healthcare and education compliance upgrades
- Fire and smoke barrier management surveys
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View service detailsWhy It Matters
Why firestopping matters
01
Life safety
Compartmentation keeps fire and smoke contained to its area of origin. A firestop system is only as good as its weakest penetration — every opening gets sealed to the tested assembly, not approximated.
02
Code & inspection
A failed firestop inspection stalls the schedule. Work installed to the listed system and documented as it's installed passes the first time, instead of triggering rework and a re-inspection cycle.
03
Warranty & manufacturer compliance
The right material for the assembly, installed within manufacturer conditions — substrate, annular space, and temperature limits — so the system performs as tested and the warranty holds.
Markets
Markets we serve
Different buildings, different penetration schedules. The system selection and sequencing change — the standard doesn't.
Data Centers
Dense cable and conduit penetrations, tight shutdown windows.
Commercial
Office, retail, and mixed-use tenant fit-outs and core buildouts.
Healthcare
Barrier management and occupied-facility work.
Education
Phased scopes that work around active class schedules.
Multifamily
High penetration counts across repeated unit layouts.
Industrial
Process penetrations coordinated with active facility operations.
Process
How a project moves
Walk
Site walk and penetration schedule — every wall, floor, and joint condition logged against the drawings.
Bid
Itemized proposal broken out by system and assembly, so scope and price are traceable line by line.
Install
Installed to the listed UL/ULC system, by manufacturer-trained crews, condition by condition.
Document
Labels at the point of installation, a photo log, and a closeout binder for the AHJ or third-party inspector.
- Indiana
- Ohio
Coming soon
- Michigan
- Kentucky
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia