Advanced Fire Systems Inc.

The company says it was founded in 2009 and is family-owned. The state lists Robert Skelton as a principal since 2010, Melissa Skelton since 2012 and Richard Skelton since 2026. Its workers' comp coverage is for automatic sprinkler installation plus drafting and office staff, which fits the in-house design work it lists, including layout of water-based automatic sprinkler systems. The crew runs in the 31 to 50 range. Public-works filings since 2010 name the City of Spokane, the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane School District 81, Community Colleges of Spokane, Eastern Washington University, Washington State University and Spokane Transit Authority, and the work has included apprentices. This is a fire-protection shop, not a general builder. It fits a building owner or manager who needs a sprinkler system designed for a new build or renovation, an alarm system serviced, or annual backflow and hydrant testing kept current. Property managers with buildings in Spokane and Spokane Valley get one outfit for design, installation and ongoing maintenance. Plumbing or electrical work outside fire systems belongs with another trade. Fire sprinkler and alarm work almost always needs a permit in Spokane-area jurisdictions, whether the job is a new system, an extension into remodeled space, or relocating heads after a tenant improvement. Plans usually go to the local fire marshal or building department for review, and the finished system is inspected and tested before it's accepted. Backflow assemblies on fire lines carry their own testing and reporting requirements to the water purveyor. Expect the fire contractor to prepare the drawings, pull the permit and be on site for the inspection, since the system has to pass under their name.