2025: A Year of Growth and Momentum

2025 was a year of real momentum for RAN Fire Protection Engineering. Strategic growth, expanded expertise, and meaningful individual and organizational milestones made it the biggest year yet for RAN! The Fire Protection Consortium Inc. Partners with RAN One of the most significant developments of the year was the addition of The Fire Protection Consortium […]

Six Months into the RAN-FPI Partnership

We recently passed the six-month mark since RAN Fire Protection Engineering welcomed The Fire Protection International Consortium Inc. (FPI) to our team. This milestone offers us a valuable opportunity to reflect on our progress in expanding our expertise, geographic reach, and commitment to client service. Six months in, we’re pleased with the collaborative progress we’ve […]

Q&A with Mike Klemenz, PE, FSFPE

Congratulations to Mike Klemenz, PE, FSFPE, on his recent elevation to the prestigious grade of Fellow by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)! This honor recognizes Mike’s significant contributions to our field. In this Q&A, Mike shares his personal reflections on this achievement, the importance of SFPE’s role, and the valuable lessons he’s learned […]

RAN Fire Protection Welcomes The Fire Protection Consortium Inc to the Team

RAN Fire Protection Engineering is excited to announce that we are being joined by The Fire Protection Consortium Inc (the FPI). This expands our presence to 3 more states, Florida, Illinois and Washington. The FPI was founded in 2001 as a full-service professional security and fire protection consulting and engineering firm. This partnership will bring deeper […]

2024 Wrapped

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Happy New Year! Here is a recap of 2024, which was a busy year for RAN Fire Protection Engineering. Across our offices we worked on well over 100 projects. We would like to express gratitude to our clients for their unwavering loyalty and trusting us to provide expert fire protection engineering. We take a lot […]

Welcome to the RAN Team Mike!

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we are excited to announce that Upstate Fire Protection Engineering (UFPE) is officially RAN Fire Protection Engineering! RAN’s beliefs aligned well with Mike’s and UFPE’s, which made the acquisition smoother. Mike was the previous owner of Upstate Fire Protection Engineering and is currently leading RAN’s Texas office! Mike has a comprehensive background and knowledge when […]

Get to Know Our Summer 2024 Interns!

It’s time to announce our three new interns for the Summer 2024! One of our fire protection design interns attends Rochester Institute of Technology and another attends Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which are both in the Top 100 for 2024 Best Engineering Schools! Ready to get to know the interns? Check out their bios below! Brianna […]

Looking Back On 2023 With RAN!

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2023 was a very successful year for RAN Fire Protection Engineering! We set forth some ambitious but achievable goals, and we conquered them. We saw both growth and expansion in our Albany and Rochester offices and cannot wait to see what this year holds. We wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this without our hardworking […]

RAN’s Chris Crivello is Awarded the SFPE 5 Under 35!

The SFPE gives the 5 Under 35 Award to five individuals each year to recognize those who best represent the industry’s top rising leaders who are giving back to the fire protection engineering profession and the community. Chris Crivello is a 2023 awardee because of his  impact in the field and commitment to helping shape the […]

New Hires at The Albany Office!

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RAN Fire Protection Engineering is continuously growing, and with that comes new hires! This summer marks our second summer at 417 New Karner Road in Albany, and these two hires are here to help us expand our presence at this location. We were able to welcome these new hires because of our loyal clients and […]

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