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Fire Industry Statistics

The global fire protection system market is estimated at $101.2 billion in 2026, explore the figures behind growth, companies, and technology shifts.
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Fire Industry Statistics
Timothy GrantWritten by Timothy Grant·Edited by Alexander Schmidt·Fact-checked by Abigail Foster
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01 Industry overview

The fire industry at a glance

The global fire protection system market is estimated at $101.2 billion in 2026, while U.S. fire and life safety services reached approximately $33.7 billion in 2025, supported by regulation, infrastructure renewal and recurring inspections.

$101.2B[97]
Global market estimate, 2026
6.4%[97]
Global CAGR, 2026–2033
$33.7B[79]
U.S. services market, 2025
34.9%[97]
North America share, 2025
Market size
The global fire protection system market was valued at $94.9 billion in 2025 and is estimated at $101.2 billion in 2026. The U.S. fire and life safety services market was approximately $33.7 billion in 2025, up $1.3 billion from 2024.[97][79]
Forecast & CAGR
The global fire protection system market is projected to reach $156.2 billion by 2033, representing a 6.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. In Europe, fire and life safety services are forecast to grow from €28.3 billion in 2025 to €44.8 billion in 2033, equivalent to a 5.9% CAGR.[97][98]
Market share & regions
North America held 34.9% of global fire protection system revenue in 2025, making it the largest regional market. Asia Pacific is identified as the fastest-growing region for 2026–2033.[97]
Segmentation
Products accounted for 73.0% of global fire protection system revenue in 2025, while commercial applications accounted for 46.4%. Fire detection systems represented more than 58.1% of the product market in 2025.[97]
Key players & concentration
The industry remains fragmented, with consolidation led by strategic acquirers and private-equity-backed platforms. In Europe, Lincoln International recorded 60 fire and life safety M&A transactions above €5 million enterprise value in 2025, while 59% were PE-backed, 21% PE-led and 19% corporate transactions.[98]
Pricing
Fire and life safety services benefit from compliance-driven demand and recurring inspection and monitoring revenue, supporting pricing discipline. Stout reported a U.S. market of approximately $33.7 billion in 2025, up $1.3 billion year over year, but did not publish a single industry-wide service price.[79]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is being driven by stricter safety requirements, aging infrastructure, new commercial and industrial construction, urbanization and smart-building technology. Skilled-labor shortages remain a constraint, while U.S. volunteer firefighter numbers declined from about 827,000 in 2008 to 635,000 in 2023, the latest year cited by NFPA.[79][13]
Consumer behavior & competition
Demand is primarily institutional rather than discretionary: commercial, industrial and infrastructure customers purchase detection, suppression, inspection and maintenance services to meet code and liability requirements. In the U.S. fire-service market, 70.0% of registered departments were volunteer departments in January 2024, while 52.6% of active firefighters were volunteers.[79][15]
M&A
European fire and life safety M&A reached 60 transactions in 2025, up from 57 in 2024 and 44 in 2023. Lincoln identified market fragmentation, recurring revenue, regulatory barriers and buy-and-build potential as key transaction drivers.[98]
Regulation
U.S. workplace rules require employers to inspect, maintain and test portable fire extinguishers, including monthly visual inspections and annual maintenance checks. NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code, had a current 2027 edition as of November 2026, while jurisdictional adoption varies by state and locality.[99][13]
Latest news
The latest comprehensive sector review available identified 60 European fire and life safety transactions in 2025 and described M&A activity as resilient entering 2026. The review also reported that consolidation is favoring larger, diversified platforms with cross-border capabilities and integrated service offerings.[98]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Fire Industry

The leading companies in the fire industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Siemens stands out for fire safety integration in building systems because Smart Infrastructure spans building automation, fire safety and security solutions, while Halma is the pick for fire detection systems since its Safety sector supplies fire alarms and detection systems.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in building fire safety integration

    Siemens

    DE

    Ranked #1 · 9.2 · Building fire safety integration

    Why we picked it: We track how Smart Infrastructure supports fire safety alongside building automation and security, with revenue growth of 3.9% and R&D at 8.3% of revenue.

    See in ranking ↓Visit siemens.com ↗

  2. Leader in fire detection systems

    Halma

    GB

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Fire detection systems

    Why we picked it: Its Safety sector supplies fire alarms and detection systems, backed by 15% revenue growth and a 23% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit halma.com ↗

  3. Leader in industrial fire protection

    Minimax Viking

    DE

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · Industrial fire protection

    Why we picked it: The company specializes in fire-protection products plus system integration and service operations for industrial detection and suppression needs.

    See in ranking ↓Visit minimax-viking.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the fire industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Siemens

Building fire safety integration · DE

9.2
2

Halma

Fire detection systems · GB

9.2
3

Minimax Viking

Industrial fire protection · DE

9.1
4

Johnson Controls

Fire suppression systems · IE

8.9
5

Honeywell

Fire alarm systems · US

8.8
6

Bosch

Fire detection systems · DE

8.7
7

Rosenbauer

Industrial fire protection · AT

8.5
8

Carrier

Fire suppression systems · US

8.3
9

Hochiki

Fire alarm systems · JP

8.2
10

Potter Electric Signal Company

Fire alarm systems · US

8.0

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Timothy Grant. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the fire industry. In Fire Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/fire-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest fire companies

Bosch leads with $98.3B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

Bosch$98.3B
Siemens$85.2B
Carrier$21.7B
Minimax Viking$2.9B
Rosenbauer$1.5B
Hochiki$709M
source-verifiedbosch.com · assets.new.siemens.com · sec.gov · minimax-viking.com · rosenbauer.com · hochiki.co.jp2026

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

We track how AI shows up in both administration and operations, with 88% of fire departments using AI reporting administrative use in 2025.

AI in the fire industry

  • 88% of fire departments using AI reported at least one administrative use in 2025.[1]
  • 52% of fire departments using AI reported at least one operational use in 2025.[1]
  • 79% of responding fire chiefs reported some AI use in 2025, based on responses collected in July 2025 from CPSE-accredited agencies and credentialed fire officers.[1]
  • 7% of responding fire chiefs reported using AI to a great extent in 2025.[1]
  • 18% of fire chiefs using AI expressed some level of discomfort with the technology in 2025.[1]
  • 14% of surveyed fire chiefs reported having a formal departmental artificial-intelligence policy in 2025 in the United States.[1]

Automation in the fire industry

  • 82% of U.S. fire-service respondents identified deployable communications as beneficial for major-disaster operations in the NIST nationwide survey.[2]
  • Nearly one-quarter of surveyed first responders identified drones and robots as a top departmental priority in 2026, a 10% increase from the previous year.[3]
  • 52% of surveyed fire departments said they were likely or very likely to invest in emerging technologies, including AI-driven tools and advanced communications, during the three years after 2025.[4]
  • 71% of U.S. fire-service respondents identified drones as beneficial for major-disaster operations in the NIST nationwide survey.[2]
  • 11% of surveyed first responders reported current robotics use in 2025, according to a national survey that included fire personnel.[5]
  • 88% of fire departments using AI reported administrative applications in 2025, indicating that administrative automation was the leading reported use case in the United States.[1]

Digital Transformation in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 51% of global waste and recycling companies planned to evolve and invest in IT architecture during 2024, according to an industry benchmark survey.[6]
  • 66% of German waste-management firms planned to increase their engagement with digitalization in the future.[7]
  • 61% of German waste-management firms relied on digital technology for dispatching and logistics.[7]
  • 60% of global waste and recycling organizations identified resistance to change as their largest digital-implementation challenge in 2024.[6]
  • 72% of surveyed UK environmental-services organizations expected the pace of digital transformation to accelerate over the following three to five years.[8]

Technology Adoption in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 52.5% of environmental-industry projects used IT systems and software in 2023, compared with 52.2% in 2020.[9]
  • 20.3% of environmental-industry projects used remote sensors or monitors in 2023.[9]
  • 34.3% of environmental-industry projects used analytical or monitoring technology in 2023.[9]
  • 47.4% of environmental-industry projects used mapping, modeling and visualization technologies in 2023.[9]
  • 19.1% of environmental-industry projects used satellite technology in 2023.[9]

Cloud Computing in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 30.12% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services purchased cloud-based enterprise-resource-planning applications in 2025.[10]
  • 45.52% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services hosted their databases in the cloud in 2025.[10]
  • 30% of sustainability-services clients used cloud technology in engagements, based on a global study of more than 22,000 clients.[11]
  • 39.52% to 62.11% of enterprises across most EU economic sectors used paid cloud-computing services in 2025; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation recorded the largest year-on-year increase.[10]
  • About 50% of surveyed German waste-management firms considered cloud computing already relevant or relevant within the following five years.[7]

Big Data in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 73% of environmental-industry respondents rated data management as critically or highly important in the 2023 global Geoscience Data Management Survey.[12]
  • 50% of German waste-management-firm respondents identified increasing data volume as a driver of digitalisation in the sector in 2021.[7]
  • 57% of respondents across environmental, civil, mining and energy organisations identified unmanaged historical data as an organisational challenge in 2023.[12]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

We quantify analytics activity with operational call and fire counts, including 1,388,000 fires reported by U.S. local fire departments in 2024.

Business intelligence in the fire industry

  • 28,226,500 emergency medical service calls were handled by U.S. fire departments in 2024.[13]
  • 6,964,500 other calls were recorded by U.S. fire departments in 2024.[13]
  • 488,500 hazardous-condition calls were recorded by U.S. fire departments in 2024.[13]
  • 1,388,000 fires were reported by U.S. local fire departments in 2024.[13]
  • 300 million images were used in the training data set described for Pano AI’s wildfire smoke-detection software in 2023.[14]
  • 4% of reported U.S. fire-department runs involved a fire in 2026, according to the USFA’s national viewpoint profile.[15]

Data analytics in the fire industry

  • 205,398 fire-alarm activations represented 37.3% of all Allegheny County dispatch records from 2015–2025 in a reproducible fire-safety analytics audit.[16]
  • 6,031 visual sprinkler-system checks produced 19 recorded failures in an EPRI dataset.[17]
  • 47,962 fire-system valve position-verification tests produced no recorded failures in an EPRI dataset.[17]
  • 131,536 commercial-property fire-alarm incidents represented 64% of Allegheny County fire alarms from 2015–2025.[16]
  • 18,212 flooding and water-rescue incidents were attended by England’s fire and rescue services in the year ending June 2026.[18]
  • 76% was the ten-year increase in non-fire false-alarm incidents in England by the year ending June 2026.[18]

Data Quality in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across waste and recycling organizations, 79% still export operational data into Excel, based on a survey of 154 industry leaders in 2025.[19]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 23% spend at least 21% of their time cleaning data, according to a 2024 survey of more than 121 respondents.[20]
  • Across waste and recycling organizations, 66% spend at least 10 hours per week manually compiling reports, based on a 2025 survey of 154 industry leaders.[19]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 67% say their data quality is better or significantly better than two years earlier, according to a 2024 survey.[20]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 49% rate their data quality as good or excellent in a 2024 survey of more than 121 respondents.[20]

Data Governance in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across organizations globally, 32.1% report having a formal data- and analytics-governance organization in place, while 67.9% report none, in the 2024 study.[21]
  • Across organizations globally, 65% report that data governance is in place only at an initial, lower-maturity stage, according to DATAVERSITY’s 2024 survey.[22]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 81% find their data-governance program useful, according to a 2024 survey of more than 121 respondents.[20]
  • Across supply-management organizations, 61% have a dedicated data-governance function, according to a 2024 survey of more than 121 respondents.[20]
  • Across supply-management organizations with a data-governance function, 47% house it in a center of excellence, according to a 2024 survey.[20]

KPIs in the fire industry

  • 1.38 million fires, 3,920 civilian deaths, 11,780 civilian injuries and $19 billion in direct property damage were estimated for the United States in 2024.[13]
  • 62,814 structure fires per year was the estimated U.S. annual average involving an automatic extinguishing system during 2020–2024.[13]
  • 15% of non-fire incidents attended by English fire and rescue services were road-traffic collisions in the year ending June 2026.[18]
  • 34% of U.S. fires in 2024 occurred in or on structures, totaling an estimated 470,500 structure fires.[13]
  • 15% of U.S. reported fires in 2024 were vehicle fires, totaling an estimated 211,500 incidents.[13]
  • 23 seconds was the average interval between U.S. fire-department responses to fires in 2024.[13]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

We connect buy-and-build pace to firefighting and safety portfolio expansion, including European M&A of 60 fire and life safety transactions in 2025.

Growth in the fire industry

  • Pye-Barker completed 12 additional fire-alarm, fire-sprinkler, and security-company acquisitions during the first half of 2025.[23]
  • Rosenbauer’s sales increased 9.4% to €1,429.0 million in 2025.[24]
  • Rosenbauer targeted approximately €2 billion in revenue and a sustainable 7% EBIT margin by 2030.[25]
  • 125-plus acquisitions were completed by APi Group over the 20 years through fiscal 2024 as part of its buy-and-build growth strategy.[26]
  • Rosenbauer’s order backlog rose to €2,354.6 million in 2025, up from €2,279.8 million in 2024.[24]
  • Ferguson completed approximately 50 acquisitions during the five years preceding its 2025 acquisition announcement.[27]

Differentiation in the fire industry

  • 4 brands—Det-Tronics, Marioff, Autronica and Fireye—were included in Carrier’s industrial fire business sold in 2024.[28]
  • 6 service categories were identified for DACSIS: detection, alarms, communications, suppression, integration services and related fire-protection systems.[23]
  • Rosenbauer offered vehicles, firefighting equipment, safety equipment, digital solutions, and preventive-fire-protection systems in 2025.[25]
  • 29,000 team members distinguished APi Group’s worldwide operating platform in fiscal 2024, including capabilities serving life-safety customers.[26]
  • 3 tiers formed Sciens Building Solutions’ approach combining fire alarms, monitoring, sprinklers and suppression after its 2024 acquisition of Mammoth companies.[29]
  • ACEDES combined infrared and video cameras with software algorithms to detect and suppress waste-pile hot spots continuously in 2025.[30]

Mergers and acquisitions in the fire industry

  • $1.425 billion was the enterprise value of Sentinel Capital Partners’ 2024 acquisition of Carrier’s industrial fire business.[31]
  • Nearly 50 fire-and-life-safety transactions occurred on average per quarter from the beginning of 2024 through the period covered by Meridian’s 2025 update.[32]
  • $3.1 billion was the enterprise value of APi Group’s 2022 acquisition of Chubb Fire & Security from Carrier.[33]
  • Pye-Barker added 12 fire-alarm, fire-sprinkler, and security companies during the first half of 2025.[23]
  • Pye-Barker completed 57 company purchases across fire protection, suppression, and security in 2025.[34]
  • €42 million was the consideration for Halma’s acquisition of Portuguese fire-detection company GFE in 2024.[35]

Strategic partnerships in the fire industry

  • 2,000 employees were associated with eurofeu, a fire-extinguisher and fire-detection company acquired by IK in 2024.[36]
  • Hidrent’s strategic partnership with IAFF Financial Corporation represented more than 325,000 professional firefighters in the United States and Canada in 2022.[26]
  • 1,500 employees were associated with Presto, a fire-safety service and product provider involved in a 2024 sponsor transaction.[36]
  • 2 acquisitions were included in Alarm Masters’ initial acquisition platform when it received Argentum’s strategic growth investment in 2024.[37]
  • Rosenbauer and Dallas Fire-Rescue began an approximately six-month joint test of the electric PANTHER 6×6 in 2025.[30]
  • 4 private-equity firms were identified as equity holders or new investors in Pye-Barker after the 2025 minority-stake transaction.[38]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

We see workforce pressure in volunteer trends and training constraints, with U.S. volunteer firefighter numbers declining from about 827,000 in 2008 to 635,000 in 2023.

Hiring in the fire industry

  • Less than 5% of United States career firefighters were women in 2024, according to a fire-service diversity report.[3]
  • Less than 18% of United States career firefighters were minorities in 2024, according to a fire-service diversity report.[3]
  • Low pay was identified by GAO as one of seven commonly cited barriers to recruiting federal wildland firefighters in 2022.[39]
  • 100–160 hours was the typical Firefighter I/II training commitment cited as a recruitment deterrent in the NFPA Research Foundation study.[40]
  • 9.7% of firefighters in England were women in the year ending March 2025, up from 4.7% ten years earlier.[18]

Employee retention in the fire industry

  • Job security was the most commonly reported motivation for continuing to work as a firefighter in Arizona’s 2024 fire-service retention survey.[41]
  • Remote or expensive duty stations were identified by GAO as a barrier to retaining federal wildland firefighters in 2022.[39]
  • Fire-service public-safety employee turnover becomes very low after the fifth year of service until retirement eligibility, according to research covering 28 public-safety pension plans.[42]
  • 12% of retained firefighters in England were aged 55 or older in the 2025 workforce survey.[43]
  • Approximately 18,700 employees comprised the U.S. federal wildland firefighting workforce discussed by GAO in 2022.[39]

Remote Work in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. workers with teleworkable jobs, 14% worked from home all the time before the COVID-19 outbreak, according to retrospective 2024 responses.[44]
  • Across U.S. workers with teleworkable jobs, 32% worked from home all the time in October 2024.[44]
  • Across U.S. workers with teleworkable jobs, 43% worked from home most or some of the time in October 2024.[44]
  • Across U.S. workers with teleworkable jobs, 25% rarely or never worked from home in October 2024.[44]

Hybrid Work in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[45]
  • Among U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs, 52% expected hybrid work as their long-term arrangement in May 2026.[45]
  • Among U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs, 6% preferred working on-site when surveyed in November 2025.[45]
  • Among U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs, 61% preferred hybrid work when surveyed in November 2025.[45]

Upskilling in the fire industry

  • More than 80% of Philadelphia fire-department interview participants said AI decision-support systems should present information without distracting or overwhelming users in 2024.[46]
  • 8% of surveyed fire and life-safety professionals identified AI use in learning and development initiatives, including virtual reality, in 2024.[47]
  • 87% of NFPA survey respondents from fire protection and related fields said technology had made their job easier or significantly easier in the previous five years.[48]
  • 60% of Philadelphia fire-department interview participants recommended phased piloting of AI decision-support systems, beginning with non-critical applications, in a 2024 study.[46]
  • 100–160 hours was the typical Firefighter I/II training commitment reported as a barrier for volunteer recruitment in the NFPA Research Foundation study.[40]

Employee Engagement in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across global employees, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[45]
  • At the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 81% of employees were positive on the 2024 Employee Engagement Index.[49]
  • Across U.S. employees, 31% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 20% globally.[45]
  • Across U.S. employees, 17% were actively disengaged at work in 2025.[45]
  • At the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 84% of employees said in 2024 that they knew what was expected of them on the job.[49]

DEI in the fire industry

  • 4% of wholetime firefighters in England were from an ethnic minority in the 2025 workforce survey.[43]
  • 1.2% of U.S. career firefighters were Asian-Pacific Islanders in BLS data cited by the 2024 summit report.[15]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

We measure service and retention behaviors, including 95% of clients retained annually by an independent New York City fire-alarm service provider in 2024.

Customer experience in the fire industry

  • 65.9% of surveyed customers were satisfied with timely service from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection in Texas, according to its 2024 customer-service survey.[50]
  • 26.7% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked their relationship with the salesperson among the two most important service or manufacturer attributes when purchasing new apparatus in 2019.[51]
  • 59.6% of surveyed customers were satisfied with the Texas Commission on Fire Protection’s internet site in Texas, according to its 2024 customer-service survey.[50]
  • 39.2% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked the existence of a local dealer among the two most important service or manufacturer attributes when purchasing new apparatus in 2019.[51]
  • 50.3% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked customer-service experience among the two most important service or manufacturer attributes when purchasing new apparatus in 2019.[51]

Customer retention in the fire industry

  • 95% of clients were retained annually by an independent New York City fire-alarm service provider in 2024.[52]
  • 12.2% was the commercial gross-attrition rate among participating life-safety companies in the United States, Canada and Europe/Asia in 2024.[53]
  • 110% was the 2024 annual revenue-retention rate of an independent New York City fire-alarm service provider, including code-mandated upgrade work.[52]
  • 7.4% was Verisure Group’s customer attrition rate in 2024 across its monitored-alarm business.[54]
  • 12.7% was ADT’s gross revenue attrition rate in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2024.[55]

Customer acquisition in the fire industry

  • 44% of UK fire-industry businesses reported an increase in enquiries in 2024, including 12% reporting substantially more enquiries than the previous year.[56]
  • $300,000 or more in confirmed new revenue was generated for a fire-safety company from May through December 2025 through an omnichannel campaign.[57]
  • Almost 400% was the increase in enquiries reported by a European fire-safety consultancy after implementing a digital customer-acquisition system.[58]
  • 341 appointments were booked for a fire-safety company through an omnichannel campaign, comprising 157 outbound and 184 inbound appointments.[57]
  • 419 leads were generated in a few months by a B2B fire-protection campaign for Fireaway products.[59]

Customer loyalty in the fire industry

  • 53.9% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked service among the two most important factors explaining loyalty to an equipment brand in 2019.[51]
  • 25.6% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked brand itself among the two most important service or manufacturer attributes when purchasing new apparatus in 2019.[51]
  • 45.4% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked price among the two most important factors explaining loyalty to an equipment brand in 2019.[51]
  • 68.4% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked equipment quality among the two most important factors explaining loyalty to a brand in 2019.[51]

Lead generation in the fire industry

  • 6% of UK fire-industry businesses reported substantially fewer enquiries in 2024 than in 2023.[56]
  • 12% of UK fire-industry businesses reported substantially more enquiries in 2024 than in 2023.[56]
  • 2,236 high-value prospects were added to a fire-safety company’s LinkedIn network, producing a 21.75% connection rate.[57]
  • 184 inbound appointments were booked for a fire-safety company through an omnichannel lead-generation campaign from May through December 2025.[57]
  • 111 direct contact-form enquiries were generated for Midland Fire through organic search over six months.[60]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

We separate awareness tactics from reported outcomes using measurable campaign figures, including a 32.92% email-engagement rate across 55,515 delivered emails in 2025.

Marketing in the fire industry

  • 15% of fire-protection system professionals identified surveys and industry trend reports as impactful marketing or educational efforts in a 2024 industry survey.[61]
  • 43% of 150 fire-protection and life-safety professionals rated e-books or e-guides as impactful marketing or educational efforts in 2024.[61]
  • 48% of 150 fire-protection and life-safety professionals rated product-demonstration videos as impactful marketing or educational efforts in 2024.[61]
  • 70% was the reduction versus baseline in average cost per lead achieved by a targeted Fireaway B2B campaign.[59]
  • 41% of 150 fire-protection and life-safety professionals rated white papers, how-to articles or best-practice content as impactful marketing or educational efforts in 2024.[61]

Digital marketing in the fire industry

  • 31% of 150 fire-protection and life-safety professionals rated how-to videos as impactful marketing or educational efforts in 2024.[61]
  • 419 leads were generated by a Fireaway campaign using LinkedIn lead-generation ads, Google search ads and an email follow-up sequence.[59]
  • 32.92% was the email-engagement rate achieved across 55,515 emails delivered in a fire-safety company’s digital campaign.[57]
  • 21.75% was the LinkedIn connection rate achieved in a fire-safety company’s digital lead-generation campaign.[57]
  • 312 SEO-driven key events were generated for Midland Fire over six months, making organic search its dominant user-acquisition channel.[60]

Branding in the fire industry

  • 68.4% of surveyed U.S. fire departments ranked quality among the two most important factors explaining loyalty to an equipment brand in 2019.[51]
  • First Alert was ranked the No. 1 most reliable U.S. fire-safety brand in a May 2026 survey of 2,000 homeowners.[62]
  • First Alert was ranked the No. 1 most trusted U.S. fire-safety brand in a May 2026 survey of 2,000 homeowners.[62]

Social media in the fire industry

  • 12% of surveyed U.S. public-safety organizations reported using Instagram.[46]
  • 76% of surveyed U.S. public-safety organizations, including fire agencies, reported using social media to interact with their communities.[46]
  • 74% of surveyed U.S. public-safety organizations reported posting department events on social media.[46]
  • 59% of surveyed U.S. public-safety organizations reported posting emergency information on social media.[46]
  • 46% of surveyed U.S. public-safety organizations reported using Twitter.[46]

Influencer Marketing in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 81% of B2B marketers using creators across five markets said in 2026 that reducing creator activity would leave revenue opportunities untapped.[63]
  • 82% of B2B marketers who work with creators globally agreed in 2026 that influencer campaigns are essential for delivering measurable return on investment.[63]
  • 55% of B2B marketers globally were already using influencers in 2025, while another 29% planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year.[64]
  • 43% of surveyed B2B marketers reported outstanding results from their influencer programs in the 2025 global B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[65]
  • 58% of B2B marketing teams globally used an always-on influencer marketing approach in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[65]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

We track execution throughput with manufacturing and quoting volumes, including 2,035 firefighting vehicles delivered by Rosenbauer in 2024.

Process optimization in the fire industry

  • €1,705.2 million was Rosenbauer’s order backlog at December 31, 2024, up from €1,450.3 million a year earlier.[24]
  • 63% was the quote-acceptance rate reported by commercial fire-protection and mechanical contractors in ServiceTrade’s aggregate 2025 customer data.[66]
  • 15% was the increase in work orders reported by commercial fire-protection and mechanical contractors using ServiceTrade aggregate customer data in 2025.[66]
  • 2,035 firefighting vehicles were delivered by Rosenbauer in 2024, up from 1,850 in 2023, indicating higher manufacturing throughput.[25]
  • 1.4 million quotes were issued by commercial fire-protection and mechanical contractors in ServiceTrade’s aggregate 2025 customer data.[66]

Operational efficiency in the fire industry

  • 15% of APi Group’s North American Safety Services revenue came from fire detection and alarms in 2024.[67]
  • 80% was MSA Safety’s free-cash-flow conversion in 2024.[68]
  • 22.9% was MSA Safety’s adjusted operating margin in 2024, an improvement of 70 basis points from the prior year.[68]
  • €64.9 million was Rosenbauer’s consolidated EBIT in 2024, compared with €37.5 million in 2023.[24]
  • 19 consecutive quarters of double-digit organic inspection-revenue growth were reported by APi Group’s North American Safety Services business through 2024.[67]

Quality management in the fire industry

  • 38% of UK fire-safety businesses reported longer supplier delivery times in the 2024 market-conditions survey.[69]
  • 120-plus countries received Rosenbauer products in 2024, reflecting the company’s international quality and compliance requirements.[24]
  • €37.4 million was Rosenbauer’s 2024 revenue from preventive fire protection products and services.[24]
  • 13% of UK fire-safety businesses reported maintaining stable pricing despite supplier cost pressures in 2024.[69]
  • 2,035 firefighting vehicles were delivered by Rosenbauer in 2024 across its global manufacturing network.[25]

Supply chain in the fire industry

  • 86% of UK fire-safety businesses reported supplier price increases during the year covered by the 2024 market-conditions survey.[69]
  • 2% was the average 2025 price increase for General Air Products fire-protection products announced by Reliable Automatic Sprinkler.[70]
  • €1,705.2 million was Rosenbauer’s order backlog at the end of 2024, creating a substantial production-planning requirement.[24]
  • 50% was the approximate decline in the fire-sprinkler workforce over the five years to the first quarter of 2026, according to a U.S. subcontractor pulse survey.[71]
  • 5% was the upper end of the 2025 price increase announced for General Air Products fire-protection products.[70]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the environmental and waste services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 40% of companies surveyed globally in 2024 were delegating waste management to specialized partners, while 33% were considering it.[72]
  • 56% of companies surveyed globally in 2024 were using performance contracts for sustainability-related services.[72]
  • 66% of companies surveyed globally in 2024 were outsourcing facilities or utility management.[72]
  • 100% of companies surveyed globally in 2024 were outsourcing at least one element of sustainability management.[72]
  • U.S. waste management and remediation services affiliates recorded $3.6 billion in sales to foreign customers in 2021.[73]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

We use pricing and margin figures to ground comparisons, including Johnson Controls reporting a 10.8% operating margin and APi Group Safety Services’ organic net-revenue growth of 3.0% in 2024.

Pricing strategy in the fire industry

  • 3.0% was APi Group Safety Services’ organic net-revenue growth in 2024, including the effect of pricing and customer selection.[67]
  • 8.4% was APi Group Safety Services’ reported net-revenue growth in 2024.[67]
  • 10% was the announced April 2026 increase for Spears FlameGuard adaptor fittings.[74]
  • 13% of UK fire-safety businesses reported maintaining stable prices despite supplier cost pressures in 2024.[69]
  • 2% to 5% was the announced 2025 price increase range for General Air Products fire-protection products.[70]

Cost reduction in the fire industry

  • €27.4 million was the increase in Rosenbauer’s EBIT from 2023 to 2024, rising from €37.5 million to €64.9 million.[24]
  • 27% was the reduction in unplanned calls reported by commercial fire-protection and mechanical contractors in ServiceTrade’s aggregate 2025 customer data.[66]
  • 7% was the announced April 2026 increase for threaded rod and accessories, reflecting cost pressure passed through the fire-safety supply chain.[74]
  • 7.1% was APi Group’s increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2024.[75]
  • 50% was the approximate reduction in the U.S. fire-sprinkler workforce over the five years to the first quarter of 2026.[71]

Profitability in the fire industry

  • 75% was APi Group’s adjusted free-cash-flow conversion in fiscal year 2024.[67]
  • 22.9% was MSA Safety’s adjusted operating margin in 2024.[68]
  • 36.4% was APi Group Safety Services’ adjusted gross margin in 2024.[67]
  • 10% was MSA Safety’s 2024 growth in adjusted operating income.[68]
  • $765 million was APi Group Safety Services’ adjusted EBITDA in 2024.[67]

Financial planning in the fire industry

  • 84% of APi Group’s remaining performance obligations were expected to be recognized over the following twelve months at the end of 2024.[75]
  • 74% of APi Group’s total net revenue came from Safety Services in 2024.[67]
  • 125+ acquisitions had been completed by APi Group during the 20 years preceding fiscal year 2024.[67]
  • $2.0 billion was APi Group Safety Services’ backlog at the end of 2024.[67]
  • 29,000 team members worked for APi Group worldwide at the end of fiscal year 2024.[67]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

We anchor product-service evaluation with lifecycle and delivery metrics, including 15 years listed lifetime for fire detection notification devices and control panels in a 2025 assessment.

Product development in the fire industry

  • 2.5% of Rosenbauer group revenue was allocated to research and development in 2024, focused on electrification and existing product-range development.[24]
  • 22,000 firefighting vehicles represented the estimated annual global market volume in 2024, according to Rosenbauer.[24]
  • €1,305.9 million was Rosenbauer Group revenue in 2024 while the company continued development in e-mobility, digitalization and preventive fire protection.[24]
  • 4.4% of MSA Safety’s 2024 net sales was invested in research and development, including capitalized software development costs, globally.[68]
  • 2,107 firefighting vehicles were delivered by Rosenbauer in 2025, including municipal, airport and industrial vehicles.[25]

Product lifecycle in the fire industry

  • 0.3% annualized decline in industry value added was forecast for U.S. fire and smoke alarm manufacturing over the ten years to 2023.[76]
  • 47% lower was the estimated number of U.S. apartment structure fires in 2024 than in 1980.[13]
  • 40 years is the listed lifecycle for fire sprinklers and standpipe piping and risers in a 2025 West Sacramento facility condition assessment.[77]
  • 20% lower was inflation-adjusted U.S. fire property loss in 2024 than in 1980, according to NFPA estimates.[13]
  • 15 years is the listed lifetime for fire detection notification devices and control panels in a 2025 West Sacramento facility condition assessment.[77]

After-sales in the fire industry

  • €132.6 million was Rosenbauer’s customer-service revenue in 2025, representing 9% of consolidated revenue.[25]
  • Around 160 independent trading partners cooperated with Rosenbauer worldwide in 2024, supporting sales and service reach.[24]
  • $5.227 billion was APi Group’s Safety Services revenue in 2024, covering fire and life safety and related services.[26]
  • 15.5% was APi Group Safety Services’ gross margin in 2024.[78]
  • 60% or more is APi Group’s long-term target for revenue from inspection, service and monitoring activities.[78]

Value proposition in the fire industry

  • 75% of Rosenbauer’s 2024 revenue came from firefighting vehicles, its largest product group, globally.[24]
  • $1.3 billion was the increase in the U.S. fire and life safety services market from 2024 to 2025.[79]
  • 88% was Rosenbauer International AG’s export ratio in 2024, with deliveries to more than 120 countries.[24]
  • 4.2% was the projected compound annual growth rate for the U.S. fire and life safety services market in the 2025 outlook.[79]
  • 3,920 civilian fire deaths were estimated in the United States in 2024, demonstrating the life-safety value associated with fire-protection products and services.[40]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

We report measurable environmental disclosures and collection capacity, including more than 95% of Carrier’s operational waste diverted from landfill in 2025.

Sustainability in the fire industry

  • More than 95% of Carrier’s operational waste was diverted from landfill disposal in 2025.[80]
  • 46% of Wales’ Fire and Rescue Services carbon footprint came from supply-chain activity in 2023.[81]
  • 21.4 kilotonnes of CO2e was the estimated 2023 carbon footprint of Wales’ Fire and Rescue Services.[81]
  • 35% of Wales’ Fire and Rescue Services carbon footprint came from transport in 2023.[81]
  • 18% of Wales’ Fire and Rescue Services carbon footprint came from buildings in 2023.[81]

ESG in the fire industry

  • 1,757 megalitres was Johnson Controls’ reported water consumption in 2023.[82]
  • 152,483 kilograms of nitrogen-oxide emissions were reported by Johnson Controls in 2023.[82]
  • 56% of Johnson Controls’ manufacturing facilities were ISO 14001 certified or compliant in the 2024 reporting disclosure.[82]
  • 3,196 megalitres was Johnson Controls’ total water withdrawal in 2023.[82]
  • 1,439 megalitres was Johnson Controls’ total water discharge in 2023.[82]

CSR in the fire industry

  • 10.1 million dollars were donated by Carrier to communities through cash, in-kind donations and employee matching gifts in 2025.[80]
  • 27,000-plus employee volunteer hours were logged by Carrier through its volunteer program in 2025.[80]
  • 16%: Churches Fire increased the number of extinguishers recycled compared with the previous reporting year.[83]
  • 35,637 fire extinguishers were recycled by Churches Fire during its 2022 reporting year, equivalent to 356 tonnes.[83]
  • 1,022 annual fire-safety inspections were reported by Summit Fire & EMS in its 2025 annual report.[84]

Circular economy in the fire industry

  • 600,000 used fire extinguishers is the annual processing capacity permitted for Nordic Assets in Norway.[85]
  • 21% was the regulatory collection objective for small fire extinguishers in the 2024 ecosystem report.[86]
  • 3,000–4,000 tonnes of aluminium or non-critical-raw-material steel alloy were estimated as reusable or recyclable from Nordic fire extinguishers.[87]
  • 527 tonnes of small fire extinguishers were collected in 2024 by ecosystem in France.[86]
  • 28% was the 2024 collection rate for small fire extinguishers reported by ecosystem in France.[86]

Carbon footprint in the fire industry

  • 3.09%: KFH reduced total reported greenhouse-gas emissions from 2024 to 2025.[88]
  • 15 years was Italy’s estimated average lifetime for fire-protection equipment in its 2023 emissions inventory.[89]
  • 9,044.87 tonnes was Italy’s estimated HFC stock in the fire-protection sector in 2023.[89]
  • 933.5 tonnes of CO2e came from fire-suppressant emissions reported by KFH in 2025.[88]
  • 5% was Italy’s estimated operating leakage rate for fire-protection HFCs in 2023.[89]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

We track cross-border presence and export reach, including GFE certified fire-safety system installations hosted in 90 countries per Halma’s 2024 announcement.

Globalization in the fire industry

  • More than 60 Fire Industry Association member companies were exporters in 2024, supplying fire-safety products and services internationally.[95]
  • €16.2 million was GFE’s unaudited revenue for the 12 months ended March 31, 2024, before its acquisition by Halma.[35]
  • Rosenbauer’s 2025 group sales were distributed across 18 countries with local sales, production, and service locations.[25]
  • €42.5 million was the cash consideration paid by Halma for Portugal-based GFE in 2024 to expand international fire-detection capabilities.[35]
  • 90 countries host installations of GFE’s certified fire-safety systems, according to Halma’s 2024 acquisition announcement.[35]

Cultural adaptation in the fire industry

  • 15 Rosenbauer production locations in eight countries enabled vehicles and extinguishing systems to be produced according to major international standards in 2025.[25]
  • Rosenbauer employed 1,805 people in Austria, 1,137 in Germany, 1,083 in the United States, and 897 elsewhere as of December 31, 2025.[25]
  • Rosenbauer used modular SKD concepts to enter countries where firefighting markets were still developing or market volumes were limited in 2025.[24]
  • Rosenbauer identified the United States and Germany as its largest individual markets in 2025, reflecting different national fire-service market structures.[24]

Supplier management in the fire industry

  • 42.90% of HD Fire Protect’s total expenses came from its top 10 suppliers in fiscal 2025.[96]
  • HD Fire Protect’s top three suppliers represented 18.63% of total expenses in fiscal 2023.[96]
  • HD Fire Protect’s top 10 suppliers represented 40.97% of total expenses in fiscal 2023.[96]
  • 20.84% of HD Fire Protect’s total expenses came from its top three suppliers in fiscal 2025.[96]
  • 29.93% of HD Fire Protect’s total expenses came from its top five suppliers in fiscal 2025.[96]

Stakeholder management in the fire industry

  • The Dallas Fire-Rescue partnership with Rosenbauer included an approximately six-month operational test of the electric PANTHER 6×6 in 2025.[30]
  • Dräger’s expanded partner network was intended to serve more than 30,000 U.S. fire departments in 2026.[30]
  • 75% was APi Group’s adjusted free-cash-flow conversion in fiscal 2024, a measure relevant to value creation for shareholders and other stakeholders.[26]
  • $7.0 billion was APi Group’s reported net revenue in fiscal 2024, supporting its worldwide infrastructure and life-safety operations.[26]
  • Rosenbauer had approximately 4,922 employees in 2025, according to its annual-report overview.[25]

Distribution channels in the fire industry

  • Perimeter Solutions opened a 110,000-square-foot fire-retardant production and distribution facility in Sacramento in 2025.[30]
  • P.L. Custom sold through 17 independent dealers covering 27 states and the District of Columbia in 2025.[30]
  • 125-plus acquisitions had been completed by APi Group during the 20 years through fiscal 2024, supporting geographic and service-channel expansion.[26]
  • Rosenbauer had local sales, production, and service locations in 18 countries in 2025.[25]
  • 57 acquisitions were completed by Pye-Barker in 2024, expanding its national fire and life-safety service footprint.[79]

Key questions about the Fire Industry

What is the 2026 market size for fire protection systems?
The global fire protection system market is estimated at $101.2 billion in 2026.
How fast is the fire protection system market expected to grow through 2033?
The global CAGR from 2026 to 2033 is 6.4%, with the market projected to reach $156.2 billion by 2033.
Which companies lead the fire industry?
Siemens stands out for fire safety integration in building systems because Smart Infrastructure spans building automation, fire safety and security solutions, while Halma is the pick for fire detection systems since its Safety sector supplies fire alarms and detection systems.
What technology shift is showing up in fire department operations?
AI adoption spans both administrative and operational use: 88% of fire departments using AI reported at least one administrative use and 52% reported at least one operational use in 2025.
How fragmented is the industry, and what does that mean for structure?
The industry remains fragmented, with consolidation led by strategic acquirers and private-equity-backed platforms.
Why do service revenues hold up in this sector?
Fire and life safety services benefit from compliance-driven demand and recurring inspection and monitoring revenue, supporting pricing discipline.
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