The Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association is the unified voice for industry leaders advocating for early-stage fire protection in fire codes and fire standards.
The Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association is the authoritative voice protecting early-stage fire protection in codes, standards, and regulations. Through unified advocacy, technical leadership, and education for regulators, Authorities Having Jurisdiction, distributors, and fire service leaders, FEMA strengthens layered fire protection and supports reliable safety outcomes.
We exist to protect people, property, and business continuity by supporting the baseline safeguards behind early-stage fire protection. This includes defending layered fire protection in codes and standards so fires can be controlled early, risks are reduced, and critical safety requirements remain enforceable as hazards, technologies, and building environments evolve.
This work ensures that portable fire extinguishers, fire hose, cabinets & valves, and pre-engineered fire suppression systems remain required, effective, and accessible wherever fires can start.
Explore resources that help explain fire risks, safe response, and the role of early action.
Learn about the equipment and systems that help control fires before conditions worsen.
See how standards, requirements, and policy work help preserve proven fire protection.
Fire safety depends on multiple, reinforcing layers working together.
Most fires begin as small incidents. What determines the outcome is how quickly they are controlled and whether they remain small. Early-stage fire protection includes equipment such as portable fire extinguishers, fire hose, cabinets & valves, and pre-engineered fire suppression systems. When this equipment is required, accessible, and properly maintained, it can limit fire spread and stabilize conditions during the most time-sensitive phase of an incident.
Early fire control depends on equipment designed for the first, most time-sensitive phase of an incident, including portable fire extinguishers, fire hose, cabinets and valves, and pre-engineered fire suppression systems.
Portable fire extinguishers address different classes of fire with specific extinguishing agents, making them an essential part of early-stage fire protection.
Standpipe and rack hose systems allow for manual application of water to fires in buildings as part of a layered fire protection approach.
Pre-engineered fire suppression systems provide fast, on-site protection at the earliest stage of a fire, supporting a broader fire protection strategy.
Source: NFPA
These resources support clearer compliance, consistent inspections, and a stronger understanding of the system for building teams and fire professionals. They help translate standards into practical steps that keep fire protection infrastructure reliable where required.
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