Sell Your Fire Protection Company in Texas
Who is buying fire protection companies in Texas
Named fire protection acquisitions we have recorded in Texas
- Casteel Automatic Fire Protection, Inc., acquired by Summit Fire & Security (Summit Companies)Private-equity-backed buyer · Closed Sep 2026 · Houston, TX · Source ↗
- Fire Safe Protection Services, acquired by Sciens Building SolutionsPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Announced Aug 2026 · Houston, Texas · Source ↗
- AAA Fire Extinguisher Co. (AFA, Inc.), acquired by Pye-Barker Fire & SafetyPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Announced May 2026 · Lubbock, TX · Source ↗
- GSC Fire & Security, acquired by Century Fire Protection (FirstService)Public-company buyer · Announced May 2026 · Austin, TX · Source ↗
- IFS Fire & Safety, Inc., acquired by Summit Fire & Security (Summit Companies)Private-equity-backed buyer · Closed Feb 2026 · Corpus Christi, TX · Source ↗
- FSD Protection, acquired by Pye-Barker Fire & SafetyPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Announced Nov 2025 · Houston, TX · Source ↗
Fire protection companies in Texas that already have an outside owner
Found by DealSeam's own research, not just press releases. Each company is listed on its owner's website, says so on its own website, now redirects to its owner, or was confirmed owned in DealSeam's September 2026 ownership screen. Many of these sales were never announced.
| Company | City | Owned by | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 Fire Equipment Co. | Galveston | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| AAA Fire & Safety Equipment Co. | Austin | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| AAA Fire Extinguisher Co. | Lubbock | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| AAAA Plus Fire Protection | — | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Ace Fire Equipment | — | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| Advantage Safety | — | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Alarm Security & Contracting | Corpus Christi | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Alpha Fire Safety | — | Marmic Fire & Safety | listed on Marmic Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| BCI Technologies | Dallas | AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | announcement ↗ |
| Balco Systems | Lubbock | Marmic Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| Bay Area Fire & Safety | — | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Better Fire Protection | College Station | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Coastal Bend Security | Corpus Christi | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Coastal Sprinkler | Beaumont | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Communication Systems International | San Antonio | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Dragon Fire Systems | Cleveland | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| Elite FPS | Dallas metro | National Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| FSD Protection | Houston | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Fire Alarm Control Systems | San Antonio | Sciens Building Solutions | announcement ↗ |
| Fire Safe Protection Services | Houston | Sciens Building Solutions | announcement ↗ |
| Firetrol Protection Systems | — | Consolidated Fire Protection (Cosco / Firetrol) | announcement ↗ |
| Fortress Security | Grapevine | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Georgetown Fire and Safety | Austin | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| Global Alarm Systems | Tyler | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Haynes Fire Extinguisher Service & Sales | Amarillo | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Hope Fire Extinguisher Services | Texarkana | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | listed on Summit Companies's website ↗ |
| Houston Fire & Security | Humble | Guardian Fire Services | announcement ↗ |
| IFS Fire & Safety | Corpus Christi | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Impact Fire Services | Round Rock | AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | listed on AI Fire's website ↗ |
| J.W. Dielmann | Bulverde | Sciens Building Solutions | announcement ↗ |
| Kimbrough Fire Extinguisher Company | Dallas | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Koetter Fire Protection | Belton | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| LPS | Dallas | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| LyonsGuard Fire Protection | San Antonio | Marmic Fire & Safety | listed on Marmic Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Maxim Fire Systems | Dallas | National Fire & Safety | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| OMNI Fire and Security Systems | Houston | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| Patriot Fire & Safety | Pasadena | AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | announcement ↗ |
| Remington Alarm Systems | — | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Sciens Alarmtechs Division | Katy | Sciens Building Solutions | listed on Sciens Building Solutions's website ↗ |
| Sciens Christian Cable Division | Haslet | Sciens Building Solutions | listed on Sciens Building Solutions's website ↗ |
| Sciens Classic Protection Division | Houston | Sciens Building Solutions | listed on Sciens Building Solutions's website ↗ |
| Shield Fire & Suppression | Bryan | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Southeast Fire Protection | Houston | VSC Fire & Security | listed on VSC Fire & Security's website ↗ |
| Southern Supply | Lufkin | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Texas Fire & Safety | Waco | National Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| Texas Fire & Sound | Garland | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Texas Fire Alarm | Wills Point | National Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| Texas Homeland Security & Sound | Lubbock | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| TriStar Commercial | Pflugerville | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | listed on Pye-Barker Fire & Safety's website ↗ |
| United Security Services | Lufkin | Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | announcement ↗ |
| Valor Fire Protection | Round Rock | National Fire & Safety | announcement ↗ |
| Platform | Owner / backer | Type | Headquarters | Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | Altas Partners (majority) + Leonard Green & Partners; ADIA and GIC (minority) | Private equity | Alpharetta, GA | ~9,000 employees across 47 states — the most acquisitive platform in the sector | Source ↗ |
| Summit Companies (Summit Fire & Security) | BDT & MSD Partners (acquired from BlackRock Long Term Private Capital) | Private equity | St. Paul, MN | Locations across 37 states | Source ↗ |
| AI Fire (Impact Fire & Academy Fire) | Blackstone | Private equity | Long Beach, CA | 45+ offices and 1,200+ field professionals across its operating brands | Source ↗ |
| Marmic Fire & Safety | KKR | Private equity | Joplin, MO | Multi-state footprint; founded in 1951 as a family business | Source ↗ |
| Sciens Building Solutions | The Carlyle Group (majority); Huron Capital + management (minority) | Private equity | New York, NY | National fire-detection, alarm and life-safety integrator | Source ↗ |
| National Fire & Safety | Highview Capital | Private equity | Los Angeles, CA (sponsor) | Operating across seven states in the Western US | Source ↗ |
| Consolidated Fire Protection (Cosco / Firetrol) | Gryphon Investors | Private equity | Orange County, CA | Western US across the Cosco Fire Protection and Firetrol brands | Source ↗ |
| Guardian Fire Services | Investcorp | Private equity | Nashville, TN | ~17 branches across the Southeast, Northeast and West | Source ↗ |
| Guardian Fire Protection Services | Knox Lane (majority); founder & management (minority) | Private equity | Rockville, MD | 9 locations across four states (Mid-Atlantic & Midwest), ~24,000 commercial customers | Source ↗ |
| Encore Fire Protection | Permira | Private equity | Pawtucket, RI | Northeast-anchored, multi-state ITM and service | Source ↗ |
| Altus Fire and Life Safety | AE Industrial Partners | Private equity | Atlanta, GA | Multi-brand (Fire Systems, Cross-Fire & Security, BK Systems, Priority Fire) across the Northeast and Southeast | Source ↗ |
| ASPYRE Fire & Life Safety | Percheron Capital | Private equity | San Francisco, CA (sponsor) | New / early-stage platform | Source ↗ |
| Fire Safety and Protection (FSP) | Sunny River Management | Private equity | United States | US and Canada (“continental reach”) | Source ↗ |
| APi Group / Chubb Fire & Security | APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG) — public | Strategic / public | New Brighton, MN | Global; Safety Services is APi’s core segment — Chubb alone spans 17 countries and 1.5M+ customer sites | Source ↗ |
| Johnson Controls (Simplex / Grinnell) | Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) — public | Strategic / public | Cork, Ireland (operational HQ Milwaukee, WI) | ~150 local fire offices; Simplex fire alarm + Grinnell sprinkler/suppression | Source ↗ |
| VSC Fire & Security | Markel Group (NYSE: MKL) — insurance holding company | Strategic / public | Virginia Beach, VA | 1,200+ employees across 21 offices in 9 states and DC | Source ↗ |
| Cintas Fire Protection | Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) — public | Strategic / public | Cincinnati, OH | National fire-protection service network; division launched in 2003 | Source ↗ |
| Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers | Family-owned (Gey family, third generation) | Strategic / family-owned | Ocoee, FL | One of the largest fire-protection contractors in the Southeast | Source ↗ |
Ownership verified June 30, 2026. See every platform's recent deals in the Fire Protection roll-up tracker →
What a fire protection company in Texas is worth
Fire protection companies typically sell for 5x-8x EBITDA, or 3x-5x SDE for smaller owner-operated fire protection companies, with most deals in the $2M - $8M range. These are published industry ranges from Three Sixty Seven Advisors, Breakwater M&A and others, not an appraisal of your company.
What buyers pay more for
- +Recurring inspection and monitoring revenue
- +Low customer attrition (under 5%)
- +Multi-year auto-renewing contracts
- +Route density and licensed technician bench
What buyers discount
- -Install-heavy project revenue
- -Customer concentration above ~15%
- -Owner-held customer and AHJ relationships
- -Manual scheduling and paper inspection reports
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Selling a fire protection company in Texas: common questions
How much is a fire protection company in Texas worth?
Fire protection companies typically sell for 5x-8x EBITDA, or 3x-5x SDE for smaller owner-operated fire protection companies, with most deals in the $2M - $8M range. Buyers tend to pay more for recurring inspection and monitoring revenue, low customer attrition (under 5%), multi-year auto-renewing contracts and route density and licensed technician bench, and less where they see install-heavy project revenue, customer concentration above ~15%, owner-held customer and ahj relationships and manual scheduling and paper inspection reports. These are industry-wide ranges from Three Sixty Seven Advisors, Breakwater M&A and others, not an appraisal of your company.
Who is buying fire protection companies in Texas?
Recent named deals in Texas include Casteel Automatic Fire Protection, Inc. (acquired by Summit Fire & Security, Sep 2026), Fire Safe Protection Services (acquired by Sciens Building Solutions, Aug 2026) and AAA Fire Extinguisher Co. (acquired by Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, May 2026). Nationally, the largest groups consolidating fire protection companies include Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Altas Partners + Leonard Green & Partners), Summit Companies (BDT & MSD Partners) and AI Fire (Blackstone); 13 of the 18 platforms we track are private-equity-backed. Our own research found 51 fire protection companies in Texas already owned by these platforms, including A-1 Fire Equipment Co. (Summit Companies), AAA Fire & Safety Equipment Co. (Pye-Barker Fire & Safety) and Alpha Fire Safety (Marmic Fire & Safety).
Does it cost anything to sell through DealSeam?
No. Sellers pay nothing. When a deal closes, the buyer pays DealSeam's fee. There is no listing fee and no retainer.
Will my employees or customers find out I'm thinking about selling?
No. Nothing is listed publicly, and your details go to a buyer only after you approve that introduction.
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Sources
Valuation multiples are published ranges from Three Sixty Seven Advisors, Fire & Life Safety Industry Report (Apr 2026), Breakwater M&A, Fire Alarm & Life Safety Company Valuation Multiples 2026, Breakwater M&A, Fire Protection M&A Market Report 2026 (Aug 2026), John Salony M&A, Sell Your Fire Protection Business and bzwrth, What's My Fire Protection / Sprinkler Business Worth?. Platform ownership comes from each platform's own or press sources, verified June 30, 2026. Companies listed as already owned come from DealSeam's own research: the owner's website, the company's own website, a domain redirect, or a source found in our September 2026 ownership screen, each re-checked before publishing. Named acquisitions are the deals we have recorded from public announcements, each linked to its source; they are not every deal in the state. Ownership in this sector changes often. None of this is investment, legal or tax advice.