History: The first edition of Fire Protection Contractor was published in March 1978. Brumbeloe, P.E., a Fire Protection Engineer with 29 years of experience in fire sprinkler contracting. He was with Grinnell from 1948-1971 and "Automatic" Sprinkler Corporation of America from 1971-1977. Purpose: FPC/Fire Protection Contractor is published monthly for the benefit of fire protection contractors, e
ngineers, designers, sprinkler fitters, apprentices, fabricators, manufacturers, and distributors of fire protection products used in automatic fire sprinkler systems. Readership: Fire sprinkler contractors and systems designers make up the majority of our circulation. Readers include architects, engineers, fabricators, libraries, manufacturers, unions, universities, suppliers, etc., totaling over 40 categories.