Key Takeaways
- The U.S. fire protection services industry generated $48.5 billion in revenue in 2023, marking a 2.1% increase from the previous year.
- Global fire protection systems market size reached $72.4 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to $118.2 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 7.2%.
- In 2022, the fire suppression segment accounted for 38% of the global fire protection market share.
- U.S. fire protection industry employment totaled 312,000 workers in 2023.
- Average hourly wage for fire protection and suppression workers was $28.45 in May 2023.
- There were 1,042,500 firefighters employed in the U.S. in 2022, with 68% being career firefighters.
- Total revenue for the top 50 U.S. fire protection contractors reached $15.2 billion in 2023.
- Profit margins in the fire protection services industry averaged 6.8% in 2023.
- Average EBITDA margin for public fire protection companies was 12.4% in FY2023.
- 45% of fire protection systems market revenue comes from sprinklers in 2023 globally.
- Adoption of wireless fire detection systems grew by 15% year-over-year in 2023.
- AI-integrated fire alarm systems market is projected to reach $5.6 billion by 2028.
- In 2022, U.S. fire departments responded to 1.3 million fire incidents, a 2.5% decrease from 2021.
- Structure fires caused 3,450 civilian deaths in 2022, with a rate of 10.4 deaths per million population.
- Sprinklers operated in 91% of reported structure fires where they were present in 2022.
The fire protection industry is growing globally with significant revenue from suppression systems and commercial projects.
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