NWESI provides comprehensive Fire & Smoke Damper (FSD) testing and inspection services in accordance with NFPA 80 and NFPA 105 requirements. Our team works closely with facility owners, maintenance personnel, and design teams to ensure dampers remain compliant, operational, and properly documented throughout the building’s life.
In addition to inspection and testing services, NWESI offers retrofit-focused design review support to help owners evaluate existing damper requirements during renovations, tenant improvements, and system modifications. As building systems evolve over time, many facilities contain dampers that may no longer be required due to changes in occupancy, mechanical systems, smoke control strategies, or code interpretations.
Our Services Include
Damper Inspection & Testing Services
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- Extensive inspection and testing of every damper in your facility
- Documentation of fire and smoke damper locations using HVAC system drawings
- Comprehensive reporting including damper details, access requirements, deficiencies, and code compliance documentation
- Field labeling to simplify future identification, testing, and repairs
- Replacement of damaged or missing fusible links
- Corrective action plans and follow-up retesting to validate compliance
- Minimal disruption to facility occupants and operations
Damper Consulting & Decommissioning
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- Review of existing life safety and mechanical drawings
- Evaluation of applicable code requirements and existing damper conditions
- Coordination with design teams, AHJs, and facility stakeholders
- Identification of dampers eligible for removal or decommissioning
- Development of decommissioning strategies and supporting documentation
- Recommendations to reduce long-term maintenance, testing, and lifecycle costs
By combining field expertise with engineering-based review capabilities, NWESI helps clients improve compliance while identifying opportunities to simplify building systems and reduce long-term operational burdens.
Why Choose Us
NWESI has over 20 years of experience providing Fire Smoke Damper Inspections and Testing for Hospitals, Acute Care, Assisted Living, Transitional and Rehabilitation, Commercial Building, and Educational Institutions.
Our substantial background in Commissioning (Cx) and Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB) puts us in a unique position to execute audit surveys of HVAC systems and to identify and functionally test all Fire Smoke Dampers. We will help keep your facility compliant by providing documentation verifying all systems are up to code.
Overview: Fire Smoke Damper Testing
