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ABOUT

History:

The first edition of Fire Protection Contractor was published in March 1978. FPC was founded by Haden B. Brumbeloe, P.E., a Fire Protection Engineer with 29 years of experience in fire sprinkler contracting. He was with Grinnell from 1948-1971 and "Automatic" Sprinkler Corporation of America from 1971-1977.

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Purpose:

FPC/Fire Protection Contractor is published monthly for the benefit of fire protection contractors, engineers, designers, sprinkler fitters, apprentices, fabricators, manufacturers, and distributors of fire protection products used in automatic fire sprinkler systems.

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Readership:

Fire sprinkler contractors and systems designers make up the majority of our circulation. Readers include architects, engineers, fabricators, libraries, manufacturers, unions, universities, suppliers, etc., totaling over 40 categories.

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Haden B. Brumbeloe, P.E.
Founder
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Brant R. Brumbeloe
Publisher & Editor

The first edition of Fire Protection Contractor was published in March 1978. FPC was founded by Haden B. Brumbeloe, P.E., a Fire Protection Engineer with 29 years of experience in fire sprinkler contracting. He was with Grinnell from 1948-1971 and "Automatic" Sprinkler Corporation of America from 1971-1977.

Brant has been with FPC since 1986. .......

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Tami Collins
Production Manager

Leigh Petersen, CFO & Office Manager

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En Brumbeloe, Office Assistant

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Lillian Brumbeloe, Administrative Assistant

Tami has been with FPC since August 2004. As production manager, she is in charge of the advertising schedule, ad material procurement, magazine layout, and webmaster. She also designs in-house material and ads for our advertisers needing a little help.

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