Division 03 · NFPA 25 ITM
Inspection, Testing & Maintenance

The code puts it
on the owner.

NFPA 25 doesn't put the burden of a working sprinkler system on your contractor. It puts it on the building owner. We run the full inspection, testing and maintenance program for commercial buildings, keep the calendar so nothing lapses, and repair what the inspection finds with the same team that found it.

Scope of work

Inspect · Test · Correct · Record
ITM-01

The full ITM schedule

Quarterly and annual inspection and testing, plus the five-year internal, tracked on a calendar we maintain for you.

ITM-02

Every water-based system

Wet, dry, pre-action and deluge, plus standpipes, valves, risers, backflow assemblies and fire pumps.

ITM-03

Deficiency correction

Findings come with a quote and a repair from the same team, then a retest.

ITM-04

Records built for a survey

Reports, deficiency documentation and proof of correction, organized so an AHJ request takes five minutes instead of a week.

ITM-05

Multi-site programs

One schedule, one point of contact and one record set across a portfolio.

ITM-06

Scheduling around you

Testing that involves alarms and water gets coordinated around your operation, not dropped on it.

Sheet 02 · What an inspection is worth

An inspection is worth
what follows it.

The industry norm is to inspect, report and leave, which turns a deficiency into somebody else's project and turns your deadline into your problem. We own the outcome end to end: inspect, report, repair, retest, document.

Responsibility sits with you

NFPA 25 is explicit. You can designate a representative, which is what hiring us amounts to, but the obligation doesn't leave the building.

Records are the deliverable

Fire code surveys commonly ask for three to five years of history. A building that did the work but can't produce the paperwork is treated like one that didn't.

One team, one record set

One call, one accountable team. Our own service techs, our own fab shop, and a process built to keep small findings from becoming shutdowns.

What NFPA 25 actually requires

Quarterly · Annual · Five-year

NFPA 25 runs on frequency tiers, not one annual visit. Some items are checked in weeks and months. Waterflow alarms, main drains and fire department connections sit on a quarterly cadence. A full annual inspection covers valve operation, alarm and check valve interiors, the fire pump flow test and backflow assembly testing. Every five years, the inside of the system gets looked at.

If you want to see what your building is actually on the hook for, the NFPA 25 schedule builder will lay it out in about a minute.

We run ITM in healthcare, data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, education, hospitality, multifamily, retail and event venues. See every industry we serve. That list includes St. Jude and xAI.

Markets we serve.

Memphis, Nashville, Orlando, Houston and Arkansas, plus the surrounding metros.

Straight answers

How often does a commercial fire sprinkler system need to be inspected?

NFPA 25 uses tiers rather than a single annual visit: routine checks, quarterly items such as waterflow alarms and main drains, a full annual inspection, and a five-year internal inspection. Building use, system type and your AHJ all affect what applies to you.

Who is responsible for making sure it gets done, the owner or the contractor?

The property owner. NFPA 25 assigns that responsibility to the owner or the owner's designated representative. Hiring a contractor is how the work gets done, but the obligation stays with the building.

What records do we need to keep?

Inspection and test reports, deficiency documentation and proof of correction. Fire code surveys commonly ask for three to five years of history, so treat the file as part of the service, not an afterthought.

What happens when the inspection finds a deficiency?

You get the finding, a quote and the repair from the same team, then a retest and a documented correction. Nothing is handed off to a second company.

We just took over a building and have no records. Where do we start?

With an assessment. We establish what systems exist, what condition they're in and what's overdue, then build the schedule forward from there.

Do you handle inspections across multiple sites in different cities?

Yes. Multi-site programs run on one schedule with one point of contact across our markets.