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About Fire Detection Unlimited, Inc.: Commercial Fire Alarm Systems In And Around The San Francisco Bay Area!
The Bay Area’s Fire Alarm Services Company
We’re Fire Detection Unlimited, Inc. (FDU), a fire alarm construction, service, and distribution company located in Concord, California. We service the needs of general and electrical contractors, building and electrical engineers, and building owners in Greater San Francisco Bay.
From Design To Inspection, We Understand It All
The high quality services you can trust us to deliver on any sized-project include designing and engineering fire alarm and safety alarm systems. This includes obtaining the proper building permits, top manufacturer resales of quality alarm equipment, system programming and system testing and system maintenance, code compliance, system monitoring, and project management. We can help you with every aspect of your fire alarm and life safety project, so contact us for more information.
We’re Certified And Qualified
Since 2001, our customers have trusted FDU to handle the skills and experience necessary to service and maintain any type of alarm system that is installed in your building. We’re experienced in both new construction and retrofit projects, with specialties in code compliance and design-build construction. We’re certified through Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in protective signaling services, and we hold a California C-10 electrical contracting license. We’re well-qualified to handle all your fire alarm projects.
We Exceed Your Expectations
Our commitment to quality is evident in how we leverage team work, careful planning, organization, and our industry knowledge into a philosophy of exceeding our customers’ expectations. We believe in the vision our clients present, and our primary goal is to successfully complete your project the way professional and experienced teams do. Contact us today for more information on how a local company like ours can do enormous things for you and your fire detection projects! We are well-qualified and eager to assist you in all your fire alarm and life safety needs. Our co-founder, Richard Pulver, holds a C-10 California electrical contracting license, and is certified through the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET). Co-founder Patricia Pulver brings several years of extensive experience in business.
Mission Statement
FDU is committed to continuously improving the way we work, enhancing supplier performance and exceeding customer expectations. FDU believes in clients for life and is dedicated to working as a team with all participants involved in completing a successful project. FDU, its owners and employees, pride themselves in dedicating their knowledge, skills and ethical practices to each client in a manner that fosters long-term relationships for the specialized Technical and In-House-Design services provided. Teamwork, pre-planning, organization and knowledge are the key ingredients to FDU's continued success. The quality of their work, and the passion and commitment they have to the industry will represent them for years to come.
Corporate Profile
Fire Detection Unlimited, Inc. (FDU) is a Fire Alarm Distribution, Construction & Service Company located in Concord, California. We service the needs of General Contractors, Building Owners, Building Engineers, Electrical Contractors, and Electrical Engineers in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Primary services include Engineering and Design of fire alarm/life safety systems, obtaining fire alarm/life safety permits, resale of fire alarm equipment, system programming, system testing, project management, assisting in pre and final system testing with local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), and system maintenance and monitoring. FDU has experience in both new and retrofit construction and is a specialist in Code Compliance issues and Design-Build construction. They have the skills necessary to service and maintain any type of fire alarm system. The Company holds a C-10 Electrical Contracting license and holds certification through Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in Protective Signaling Services.
Richard C. Pulver is certified through the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and holds a C-10 California Electrical Contracting License. He holds a degree in Technical Design, with a concentration in Electrical Design, from Essex College. Mr. Pulver has over 14 years experience in Electrical Design, 12 of which he has worked in the Fire Alarm/Life Safety industry.
Meet The Staff
Richard C. Pulver - Responsible Managing Officer, Principal Owner
Richard C. Pulver (CEO) is certified through the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET LEVEL IV), is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the California Automatic Fire Alarm Association (CAFAA), and holds a C-10 California Electrical Contracting License. Richard is the Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) of Fire Detection Unlimited, Inc (FDU). He holds a degree in Technical Design, with a concentration in Electrical Design, from Essex College. Mr. Pulver has over 18 years experience in Electrical Design, a good portion of which he has worked in the Fire Alarm/Life Safety industry.
Mr. Pulver started his career as a United States Marine, stationed in Hawaii for four years. After completing his tour and separating with honor, Richard returned to college focusing on his innate talent of Electrical Design. Richard worked directly under a Professional Electrical Engineer (EE) specializing on switches in Maryland. In 1992 Mr. Pulver relocated to Denver, Colorado where he landed his first job as a Fire Alarm Drafter with Protex Special Systems (PSS), a Notifier Fire Alarm Distributor/Contractor. Within one year he was promoted to Designer and shortly thereafter to Design Manager. Mr. Pulver grew the design department from three to fourteen Drafter/Designers.
In 2000, after PSS was purchased by the Tyco conglomerate Grinnell, Mr. Pulver relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where he was hired as a Project Manager for EDS, a Notifier Fire Alarm Distributor/Contractor specializing in high-rise life safety. Mr Pulver gained critical experience in Project Management, and Technical Field work while with EDS. To further his knowledge base and career, Mr. Pulver moved on to New York home-based Firecom, Inc. where he was hired as a Sales Engineer in their Hayward, CA office. During that time he developed relationships with clients who still call him for work today. Firecom, Inc. closed its Bay Area doors shortly thereafter and Mr. Pulver was sought out by many companies for his employment. He joined the team of Schwartz & Lindheim, Inc., a Signatory Electrical Contractor, where he worked as their go to Fire Alarm Project Manager. While with S&L Mr. Pulver was a critical part in the completion of the 555 City Center Project in Oakland, CA.
Patricia A. Pulver - Principal Owner
Patricia A. Pulver, CFO, Fire Detection Unlimited, Inc. (FDU) earned her Bachelors of Arts Degree (BA) in Communications from Rutgers University,1999, and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from Golden Gate University, 2002. She has over twenty years of combined experience in Finance, Human Resources Management and Corporate Operations in the Engineering and Fire Alarm Construction industry. Patricia served as a member of the Bay Area Builders Exchange (BABX) Board of Directors from 2004 to 2008, of which she has served as both Treasurer and President.
She started her career in 1988 as an Audit Manager for Ulster Savings Bank, New York. She was employed as the youngest Manager in the history of the bank where she had direct report to the Board of Directors (BOD). In 1994 Patricia left to pursue a career with the United States Air Force (USAF) where she worked as a Weather Forecaster. While serving her country she applied for and was selected for a 100% scholarship commissioning program to complete her Bachelor’s degree and gain her Commission. In 1998 she was Commissioned as a Lieutenant and earned placement as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). She was stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA from 1998-2000. Upon separating from the Air Force, Patricia relocated to Walnut Creek, California where she worked directly for the CEO and Founder of a Construction Management and Consulting Firm. After leaving the firm in November 2001, Patricia and Richard Pulver established Fire Detection Unlimited, Inc. (FDU). Mrs. Pulver is integral to the Operations of the business serving as Chief Financial Officer and Operations Manager. FDU just entered its 20th year of business.
Customers
Our Customers Include:
- Property Management
- Electrical Contractors
- General Contractors
- Building Owners
Projects
- Airports
- Campus Networking
- Court Houses
- Educational Facilities
- High-Rise Life Safety
- Hospitals
- Malls
- Multi-Residential
- Office Space
- Retail
- Senior Living Facilities
- Shopping Centers