PROVIDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE BY LEVERAGING EXPERTISE IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
Detech Inc. dba Detech Fire & Security is a Washington State “S” Corp and licensed contractor founded in 1982. The firm specializes in certified Inspection / Testing & Maintenance – Monitoring (ITMM) of Fire / Life Safety Systems for non-residential facilities of all types in accordance with code-enforced requirements as mandated by the local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
Detech Fire & Security is focused on the protection of business operations, assets, facilities and the people within, by detecting threats and implementing technologies to mitigate risk while providing support to emergency responders.
Over the past several decades, Detech has provided solutions for engineered mission critical life safety / asset protection, specialty control & communications applications for thousands of facilities and has also provided support for emergency operations.
The firm leverages this vast experience on every project and for every client, project and operation – from the simplest to the most complex.
Detech has gained a high level of expertise in providing engineered Electronic Physical Security Technologies, Fire Detection & Alarm / Controls for Life Safety & Property Protection, Specialty Communications and Intelligent Automation solutions.
Because Detech is selective in choosing projects carefully to ensure the right fit, the firm’s clients receive the highest level of service and a high degree of attention – by design – since the business purposely limits the amount of projects taken on at any given time.
Detech Fire & Security sees the big picture and every detail.
The firm’s holistic approach to engineered Fire, Security, Communications & Automation systems give the company clear insight and ability to provide an integrated suite of solutions tailored to the unique needs of their clients.
A deep understanding of complex mission critical systems and operational parameters gained on larger more complex projects – as well as the integration of related sub systems – provides the business with a technical background to serve smaller clients with simpler systems at a much higher level than most other firms.
Detech starts with the end in mind…and covers every base in between.
The company’s roots are in the Design / Engineering, Construction, Service, Inspection / Confidence Testing / Certification and Maintenance of mission critical facilities, so the firm knows how to design, build, operate, inspect / test, maintain and monitor engineered facility systems.
This end-to-end experience gives Detech a unique perspective on how to approach projects since the company has an in-depth understanding of every challenge, and they put themselves in the position of their clients to understand requirements from their perspective, then adapt a strategy tailored to solving their specific issues.
HQ Base of Operation State Licenses:
# DETECI*884CH
Washington State Patrol – Bureau of Fire Protection
State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler ITT # 0282-0418-E
Other State & City Business Licenses as required
In certain states our team includes Registered Fire Protection Engineers
National Certifications
Multiple individuals on our national team hold National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies. Western U.S. and Eastern U.S. Chief Engineers include Certifications # 148200 and # 94087.
Local technicians hold associated certifications as required by State, Municipal and DoD Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
Our Designers & Technicians hold NICET Levels II, III & IV Certifications in:
Fire Alarm Systems
Video Security Systems
In-Building Public Safety Communications
Fire Sprinkler Systems
Special Hazards
Our team experts also includes individuals with the following
Other National Certifications:
Certified Protection Professionals (Security)
Physical Security Professionals
Certified Fire Protection Specialists
Certified Fire Plans Examiners
Accreditations
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
U.S. Government Dept. of Defense
Contractor CAGE Code: 1W3V4
NCAGE Code: 1W3V4
Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS): 032901758
Company History
Detech Fire & Security has been in business continuously for over 40 years, to date having completed thousands of major design / build construction projects across virtually every market sector and being involved in an array of emergency support operations.
Detech Inc. dba Detech Fire & Security was originally founded in Alaska as Detection Technology Corp. in 1982 by CEO / Chief Systems Engineer Douglas Gedney who enlisted support from his two older brothers, both of whom also have similar technical / engineering as well as government sector service and contracting backgrounds.
Doug had initially formed Detech in Fairbanks in central Alaska to serve the Department of Defense, Aviation, Industrial, Energy & Government sectors so prevalent throughout The Last Frontier, Canada and the Pacific Rim.
The firm initially specialized in all aspects of engineered facility systems with a focus on Electronic Security, Fire Protection, Specialty Communications, Integrated Systems, Industrial Automation, Mobile Technologies and tactical operations both direct and with contractors supporting the DoD, Law Enforcement, Fire & Rescue and other Federal / State and Municipal departments and agencies.
Over time, the firm added operations in Anchorage, Prudhoe Bay, Juneau and Seattle to better serve the Mining, Institutional, Marine, large Commercial clients and an ever expanding Military / Air Force / Naval / Coast Guard and Law Enforcement client base.
In the mid-nineties, Mr. Gedney spun off the Alaskan operations and focused on the Seattle branch in order to better serve the Pacific Rim and the lower 48.
Leveraging their expertise in design / engineering and construction, Detech Fire & Security shifted focus to certified Inspection & Testing / Maintenance – Monitoring (ITMM).
Detech has conducted thousands of ITMM projects and continues serve an ever-growing base of local owner direct clients, in addition to over 30 National Accounts, each with 50-300 facilities in the local market and some with thousands across North America.
40+ Years in the business and thousands of successful projects.
Creating Safe & Secure Environments
Protecting by Inspecting & Connecting®
The following is a very small sampling of various unclassified projects spanning 1982 through the present across virtually every industry segment:
Eielson Air Force Base KC-135 Aircraft Hangars, ADAL Data Center, City of Entiat Main Fire Station, Clear Air Force Station, Fort Greely Mid-Course Missile Defense, District # 13 Lewis County Boistfort Main Station, Maple Valley MultiCare Medical Office Building, Sedro-Woolley City-wide, Ridgefield Police & Fire Station # 1, Joint Base Lewis-McChord DoD Aircraft Hangars & Operations Facilities, State of Alaska Enterprise Technology Complex, Juneau Federal Building, Alaska Capitol State Office Building, Elmendorf AFB Composite Medical Complex & Central Plant, Kulis Air National Guard Hangars, Poker Flat Rocket Launching Range Complex, Fairbanks Fort Knox Gold Mining Complex, Valdez PetroStar Oil Refinery, Alyeska Pipeline Pumping Stations, Remote Gathering Stations Explosion Suppression, Headquarters and Support Facilities, EAFB Barracks, Seattle City Light Industrial Facilities, Over-The-Horizon-Backscatter Radar Complex, Tok Border Patrol Station, Fairbanks International Airport, Red Dog Mining Complex, state-wide Princess Tours Hotels, Whidbey Naval Air Station Submarine Tracking Facility, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Complex, Sitka Pioneer Home, Ketchikan High School, Alaska State Museum, City of Kenai Courthouse, Fairbanks / Anchorage / Yukon-Koyukuk School Districts, Great Falls Malmstrom AFB 564th Missile Squadron, Alaska National Guard Complex, Denali Park Resort Lodges & Maintenance Facilities, Galena Air Force Base Aircraft Hangars, Kenai Courthouse, Golden Valley Sub Stations, Juneau Federal Building, Distant Early Warning Radar Sites, Sitka Sheldon Jackson Museum, Unocal Oil Processing Plant, Alaska Westmark Hotels statewide, Eielson AFB Combat Alert Hangars, Fort Wainwright Military Police HQ Bldg 1555, Coast Guard LORAN Stations, City of Nenana Public Utilities, Alaska State Office Building, Minimally Attended Radar Sites (MARS) across Alaska & Canada, Fairbanks Courthouse Square, Usibelli Coal Mining Complex & Data Center, Central Office Building Tower, Healy Data Center, Fort Richardson Complex, Prudhoe Bay Oilfield Gathering Centers, Tanana Valley Apartments, Kenai Courthouse, King County Library System, Clear Air Force Station Over-the-Horizon Back Scatter Radar Complex, City of Fairbanks Power Plant & Underground Utilidors, University of Alaska Power Plant, Juneau Empire Building Publication Plant, UAF Dormitory Towers, Vancouver Sea Mar MOB, UAF Geophysical Institute, Ketchikan Community Center, Nenana Power Plant, Sitka Coast Guard Complex, Jillian Square Apartment Complex, Port Orchard Life Center, UAF Butrovich Science & Research Complex, City of Kenai Airport, Dept. of Defense Installations around the Pacific Rim, Quincy Community Health Center, NERCO Minerals Office Tower, Lacey Meridian Campus Mixed-Use Commercial Mall, City of Fairbanks Sewage Treatment Plant, Sea Mar Federal Way Medical Office Bldg, King County May Valley Fire & Rescue Station 78, Lewis County District # 8 Adna Sub Station, Bellevue Specialty Eyecare Ambulatory Surgery Center, Everett Park View Assisted Living Facility, Olympia UW Emergency Clinic, Lacey Learning Center, Camano Island Library, City of Shoreline Water District Multi-User Wireless Communications Facility, Bellevue 12th Place Condominium Complex, Bothell Crystal Springs Dental Clinic, Sea Mar Seattle Community Center / Cultural Museum, Golden Valley Electric Association facilities statewide, Jet City Building, King County Housing Authority, Sea Mar Tacoma Medical Building, North Bend Public Works Complex, Lacey Meridian Campus, Sea Mar Bellevue MOB, Aircraft Composite R&D / Manufacturing Plants, Scott Lake Fire Station, Port Angeles Wastewater Plant, King County White Center Library, Chehalis Fire Station, Sunset Ridge Condominium Complex, City of North Bend Public Works Complex, Mercer Island Fire Station, Whidbey Naval Air Station Hangars, University of Washington Urgent Care, Olympia Providence IDC Clinic, North Bend Water Treatment Plant, Sea Mar Federal Way Medical / Dental Office Building, Snoqualmie Safeway / Starbucks Retail Center, Issaquah Cafe Rio Mexican Restaurant, City of Mount Butte Public Works, Durango Lumien Apt Complex, West Marine Manufacturing Facility, KCLS Mercer Island Library, Yakima Alliant Communications Center, Port of Port Angeles Airport Industrial Complex, Nisqually Early Childhood Development Center, North Bend City Hall-Police Station and other sites ranging from mission critical DataCom Centers, Naval Base Kitsap Bldg 2290, Burlington Four Pines Apartment Complex, BioMed, R&D, Dept. of Defense, Municipal, Educational and Industrial sites to Commercial, Hospitality, Healthcare, City / State / Federal Government facilities throughout the Pacific Rim.
HQ Base of Operation City Licenses & Certifications:
Multiple individuals on our national team hold Municipal Certifications with the City of Seattle Fire Department in the following areas of Fire / Life Safety Systems:
Elevator Pressurization Systems
Emergency Generators
Engineered Fire Extinguishing Systems
Fire Alarm Systems
Fire Sprinkler Systems
High Rise Sequences
Smoke Control
Our Western U.S. Chief Engineer holds multiple certifications under SFD Master Cert # G-07861
Other State and City licenses & certifications as required
Industry Memberships
National Fire Protection Agency
Industry Associations
Washington State Fire Marshals American Society for Industrial Security
Bonding
Contractor and Fire Protection
Insurances
Aircraft
Automobile
Errors & Omissions
General Liability
Umbrella
Creating Safe & Secure Environments Protecting & Connecting since 1982