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BLAZEGUARD Fire Protection
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Fire sprinkler systems designed, installed and maintained by specialists.

Design, installation, inspection, alarms and monitoring for homes, communities and commercial buildings across Maryland since 1999.

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Over 16,700 permitted projects in Maryland
Since 1999
Serving Maryland for more than 25 years
16,700+
Permitted projects on record in Maryland
Top 3%
Of 58,058 licensed Maryland contractors (BuildZoom score 112)
Fully insured
Insured through Cincinnati Insurance. Listed in The Blue Book since 2005

Services

Everything a sprinkler system needs, under one roof.

Design, installation, inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of fire sprinkler systems, plus the fire alarm and monitoring that goes with them. One team, one phone number, one set of drawings.

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Design and engineering

In-house designers produce the drawings and hydraulic calculations, then carry them through code review with the AHJ before anyone cuts pipe.

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Installation

NFPA 13, 13R and 13D systems for new construction and retrofit, from the underground lead-in to the last head.

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Inspection and testing

Annual, quarterly and 5-year inspections with written reports, so the system passes and the paperwork is ready when the fire marshal asks.

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Repair and 24/7 service

Leaks, frozen pipes, damaged heads and trip-and-reset after an activation. The main line is answered around the clock.

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Fire alarm and monitoring

Fire alarm control panels, addressable systems and cellular dialers that keep your sprinkler system watched when the building is empty.

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Fire pumps and standpipes

Standpipes, fire pumps and booster pumps for mid-rise, multifamily and commercial buildings, including a 331-unit Baltimore apartment project with standpipes.

Systems

The systems we install.

Every system type a Maryland building is likely to need, designed and installed by the same crew. If your drawings call for something not on this list, ask.

  • Wet-pipe

    Water-filled piping that discharges from the head nearest the fire the instant it opens. The standard system for any heated building.

  • Dry-pipe

    Pressurized air holds the valve shut until a head opens, so parking garages, attics and unheated warehouses can be protected without freezing.

  • Preaction

    Water enters the pipe only after detection confirms a fire, for data rooms, archives and anywhere accidental discharge would be its own disaster.

  • Deluge

    Open heads and a deluge valve flood an entire area at once for high-hazard occupancies and fast-spreading fires.

  • Antifreeze

    Listed antifreeze solution in exposed branch lines where a dry system is impractical, such as loading docks and covered entries.

  • Foam-water

    Foam concentrate mixed into the water supply to smother flammable-liquid fires in fuel storage, chemical and industrial hazards.

  • Water-spray fixed systems

    Directional nozzles that cool and protect specific equipment such as transformers, tanks and conveyors.

  • Standpipes and hose stations

    Hose connections on every floor so firefighters can attack from inside tall or large buildings, with reels, racks and cabinets where required.

  • Fire pumps and booster pumps

    When the municipal supply cannot deliver the pressure a system needs, a pump makes up the difference. We size, install and test them.

  • Residential 13D

    Life-safety systems for one- and two-family homes, often fed from the domestic water line, and required on every new Maryland home since 2015.

Markets

Who we protect.

Projects documented across Carroll, Howard, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Frederick, Calvert and Prince George's counties, Baltimore City and Annapolis.

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Homebuilders and residential new construction

NFPA 13D systems for production builders and custom homes, including entire subdivisions in Brunswick, Huntingtown and Millersville.
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Multifamily and townhome communities

NFPA 13R and 13 systems for apartment and townhome projects, up to a 331-unit Baltimore apartment building with standpipes.
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Commercial and tenant fit-outs

Office, retail, warehouse and industrial, from new NFPA 13 systems to head relocations when a tenant moves the walls.
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Healthcare and institutional

Hospitals, clinics, schools and public buildings, where inspections are strict, downtime is expensive and the documentation has to be right.
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Why Blazeguard

Specialists, not generalists.

Fire sprinkler specialists. Not plumbers who also do sprinklers.

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    A dedicated sprinkler company

    Sprinklers are the whole business, not a sideline. Every designer, fitter and manager here works on fire protection every day, and has since 1999.

  • 2

    In-house design staff

    Drawings, permits and installation stay with one team. Our two fire sprinkler designers sit in the same office as the fitters who build their layouts, so questions get answered the same day instead of the next submittal cycle.

  • 3

    Written quote before any work. No surprise service fees.

    You know the price before a wrench turns. If the scope changes on site, you hear about it from us first, in writing.

The team PresidentService ManagerProject Manager / SalesFire Sprinkler DesignerFire Sprinkler DesignerSprinkler Fitters
When we had a problem with our fire sprinkler system, we called every sprinkler system business we could find. Blazeguard was the company that helped us. Spencer came by and fixed our pipe so fast, it made my head spin. I cannot praise this company enough.
Gary P., homeowner
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Licenses and certifications

Insured through Cincinnati Insurance. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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Maryland sprinkler law

Building in Maryland? Sprinklers are required.

Since 2015

Maryland has required automatic fire sprinklers, designed to NFPA 13D, in every newly constructed one- and two-family home statewide.

It is not optional and it does not vary by county. Every new single-family house, duplex and townhouse built in Maryland needs a sprinkler system before it can be occupied, and the system has to be designed, permitted, installed and tested by a contractor who knows the standard.

Blazeguard designs and installs 13D systems for individual homeowners and production builders. We coordinate the permit with your county inspectors, install around your framing and drywall schedule, and handle the final flow test and sign-off so your certificate of occupancy is not held up by the sprinklers.

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Service area

Based in Sykesville. Working across Maryland.

Our office sits in Carroll County on the western edge of the Baltimore metro, within an hour of most of the sites we serve.

  • Carroll County
  • Howard County
  • Baltimore County
  • Baltimore City
  • Anne Arundel County and Annapolis
  • Frederick County
  • Calvert County
  • Prince George's County
  • Montgomery County

Serving the Baltimore and Washington metro and all of Maryland.

Process

How a project runs.

Four steps, in order, with a written document at the end of each one. You always know where the job stands.

  1. 1

    Site visit and quote

    We walk the site or review your plans, confirm the water supply and the hazard, and send a written quote. The price in that quote is the price.

  2. 2

    Design and permits

    Our designers produce the drawings and hydraulic calculations and submit them to the county. We handle plan-review comments until the permit is issued.

  3. 3

    Installation and inspection

    Our own fitters install the system on your schedule, and we meet the inspector for the rough-in and hydrostatic inspections.

  4. 4

    Testing, sign-off and ongoing maintenance

    Final flow test with the fire marshal, acceptance paperwork, then annual inspections and 24/7 service for the life of the system.

Contact

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Tell us about the property and what you need. We reply within one business day with next steps and a written quote where we can.

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Serving Maryland since 1999. Written quotes, in-house design, our own fitters, 24/7 service.

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