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FCIA has several different membership levels available for interested parties.

Voting Contractor Members

Voting Contractor Members are specialty building construction contractors with a specific interest in the installation of all firestop materials and systems and Passive Fire Protection Systems. All Specialty Firestop Contractors, regardless of geographic location, are considered Voting Members. Branch members are considered Non-Voting Members.

  

Voting Consultant & Inspection Agency Members

Voting Associate Consultant and Inspection Agency Member companies are entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the membership.

Manufacturer Members

Manufacturer Members are those firms who produce and market private label products for the firestopping industry. Additional locations may also join FCIA as a Branch Membership. ALL Branch Members must have a parent branch who is a Member in Good Standing* before Branch Membership will be considered.

Student Member

Non-Voting Student Members are any individuals currently enrolled in an accredited or otherwise recognized educational institution pursuing studies in architecture, engineering, fire protection, construction, or related fields of fire and life safety in the built environment.

* Student Membership is not available to those individuals who are enrolled in a qualifying program AND employed by a company that qualifies for standard FCIA membership.

Non-Voting Associate Members

Non-Voting Associate Members are Consultants, Special Inspection Agencies, and Distributors that have an interest in fire- and life-safety systems and safety education and promote the correct installation of firestop and effective compartmentation products and systems.  Non-Voting Associate Members are not eligible to vote on matters submitted to a vote of the membership.

*For Distributors, the Manufacturer they represent must also be a paid member of FCIA.

Design Members

Non-Voting Design Members are individuals employed in or whose primary professional practice involves the design, specification, or engineering of building systems directly impacting fire and life safety.  This category includes, but is not limited to, Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing (MEP) Consultants and Architects, Specifiers, and Designers with Design Firms.

  

  

For those interested parties who do not fit into one of the classifications outlined above, there is also a 

Friends of FCIA Membership

   

  

*FCIA Members are deemed ‘Members in Good Standing’ after two years of continuous membership in the association. In the event a company is bought by an external entity, the effective ‘Member Since’ date is the date the company re-joined under its’ new ownership.