Tim is responsive & knowledgeable; glad we hired him for our home fire sprinkler project! He's…read morehelping us navigate the design to permits & installation. He's a pleasure to work with & looking forward to the final product! Thanks Tim!

Joe completed replacing 14 sprinkler heads in my house without any flaw. He was diligent, humble,…read moreand informative about what he was going to do. I didn't have any stress nor concern during his onsite work, it's truly good for value. Originally we called them for sprinkler line water leak, and they found out that the sprinkler heads are of recalled and need replacement. I would highly recommend Coastwest Fire Protection for anybody who needs fire safety related matters.

New ownership has made a big difference - I was on the verge of never calling them again. BUT We…read morewere able to make a schedule, they called the day of to confirm a time frame and showed up when expected. Eddie was professional and expedient. I didn't have to think twice about getting it done.

terrible customer service.. i scheduled an appointment to have someone come to our office and they…read morenever showed up. They failed to call us to let us know that they would not be coming. I called them after the missed appointment that day and had no answer. Called again to try and give them a second chance.. Never got a call back.

I just have to promote my favorite fire equipment vendor! They are competitive, fast, and…read moreincredibly responsive. I really appreciate that they keep me on a rotation calendar so I never miss an expiration--such a lifesaver for busy property management schedules. Reliable, efficient, and genuinely great to work with. Highly recommend! HOA Manager/ Realtor (20yrs)

We had a number of fire extinguishers that needed to be serviced. We called them and they gave us…read morean appointment within a couple of days. Justin came out to help us. He was professional, friendly, on time, and very efficient. We highly recommend this company for their exceptional customer service. We have been using them for years, and will definitely continue to do so.

Had asked San Jose Fire Protection for a quote on refill + certificate on one fire extinguisher…read more Quote was very promptly provided which was better than quote from big company. Technician arrived and figured out fire extinguisher cannot be determined. At that any point, The technician could have asked for more money. Instead, they provided fire extinguisher from their own inventory + certificate and still did not ask anything extra!! Very rare to see in today's business environment! Thank you San Jose Fire Protection. Will be happy to to do business again!

I'm happy with quick service, Manny is very helpful! Please come to find him to looking for servicesread more

Good price replacing a rusty sprinkler pipe. Tech came on time and was professional, will use them…read moreagain.

Control Fire's communication and supporting is excellent! My house loft has PSL floor frame around…read moreand it was difficult to design without touching them. However, they made it with lot of effort and great communication. Even my house project is not done yet I believe they can handle it like now till finish. Great thanks to Garrett( plan designer) , Jason, Gustavo and team. I will update my review later again after the final inspection.

Zero stars. I was a customer. Wanted to cancel and the owner Chris gave me a hard time. Asked me to…read moreupgrade my equipment instead. I did not want to. Honestly, I was tired of being charged $30/month for monitoring which is HIGH!!! My alarm came with my house that i bought over 20 yrs ago. It was put in when the house was built in the late 80s. Everything hard wired inside the walls. It works perfectly fine unmonitored. Because I wanted to cancel he said he wanted all the equipment back which consisted of the motherboard and keypads. WTF?!?!? He said I signed a contract that it was their property when I signed on with them. The previous alarm company I was with sold the accounts or gave the accounts to Redwood City Alarm. So I had to go with them. Had I known all this was going to happen, I would have NEVER signed on with them!! I paid for all the equipment from the previous alarm company I was with. Sure enough, the contract did say that. The equipment is over 20 yrs old!!! Why would you want it?????! I called 5 random local alarm companies and pretended to inquire about signing on with them and what the cancelling procedure was. Not of the companies wanted the equipment back. It just goes to show that Chris is a crook!! I questioned him about the equipment being old and he said it was good for spare parts........would you want an alarm company like Redwood City Alarms to put a used keypad or motherboard in your home? And really Chris? There's more of a profit to replace the item with a new one. I've been your line of work before. We sell the customer a new product if something like a keypad breaks or the motherboard is fried. So beware of this company!!!!! Crooks....... And you can find other companies way cheaper than $30 a month to monitor your home and you don't even have to sign a contract to give back equipment that you paid for to be installed!!

Good alarm co,nice owner responsive had alarm for more then 10 years. Not thinking of changing.read more

I needed a tagged extinguisher mounted at my property so I got four quotes. A few places were vague…read moreabout how much this would cost and their availability. One place even ghosted me after they realized I just needed one extinguisher so not the best experience! Alex was the most straight-forward of the four businesses I spoke with. He was also easy to schedule with and I had a good feeling about working with him. Day of, he showed up on time, the installation was painless and payment was easy! I couldn't ask for more. I'd highly recommend Alex and Oak Fire Protection!

Their service was excellent. We had a commercial kitchen fire suppression system that hadn't been…read moreserviced in over 7 years and needed to be upgraded. They solved the problem within a matter of days at a very competitive price (certainly lower than our previous service provider).

Our business had a fire inspection today that we would have failed if not for Tim. He came through,…read morethe same day I called, and gave very reasonable pricing -- especially when compared to other businesses. He arrived within his estimated time window, promptly finished our requests, and was an overall kind guy. This is a company you look forward to doing business with!

It is not easy to find an indoor residential fire sprinkler repair technician for a house call on…read morethe Peninsula! So frustrating. I had a leaky sprinkler head (a slow drip) in the hallway not long ago and I hoped to find someone within a day or two so I could avoid turning off the main water to the house. For the record, I did not use Tim Chafee's Fire Protection Service because he does not do this type of work. However I'm giving him 5 stars because he took my call and he was very helpful and very nice. He gave me some good leads about where I could call for help. I'm posting this information in hopes it will help others in my area. I spent a ton of time making calls. I ended up calling the company who installed the sprinkler system in my house: Advanced Automatic Sprinkler, San Ramon, CA - My house is 20 years old so it is not under warranty any more. They quoted me $85 per hour with a 4 hour minimum. They have a repair technician based right here on the Peninsula! He came over just a few hours after I called thank goodness. Prior to calling them I called ALL the local fire sprinkler repair and fire protection numbers that I found on Yelp thinking I could find someone closer to Redwood City: Western States Fire Protection - They did not return my call. JR Wagner - They also did not call back. It looks like they only work in the east bay so they didn't return my call from Redwood City. Control Fire - Returned my call and the owner left a very nice message. Unfortunately they had no time to do a repair job for several days. I think they focus more on design and new installations rather than repairs. My Local Plumber - They are not licensed to do this work and are not allowed to work on indoor residential fire sprinklers. You need to have a special license. The plumber recommended calling the local fire department because they should have referrals. Fire Protection Services of Burlingame - They also don't do this type of work but the nice gentleman gave me leads and told me to look in the old fashioned yellow pages too. AAA Fire Protection Services - Peninsula based - He specializes in this work but he is expensive. He quoted me $750.00 plus materials for emergency service. I asked him what if he came sometime the next business day but he said it's still $750. (I only have one leaky sprinkler head, a slow drip and I put a bucket under it so I explained it's not super urgent and it could wait a day, but he said the price is the same. I decided to keep checking around.) Lund Pearson McLaughlin - They do not do this type of residential work because they don't deal with plastic pipes which most home fire sprinkler systems are made of. There are also a couple others in the yellow pages that I did not get to. There is another east bay company that does this kind of work. They are called Transbay Fire Protection, Inc. in Pleasanton. I didn't call them but they installed the fire sprinkler system at my neighbor's house and may have a repair technician. Other things I learned: - If the leak is really bad, you should turn off the main water of your house to prevent damage to your floors. The main water shut off is usually around the front of your house. It is not possible to shut off only the water to the sprinkler system. That is illegal for some unfortunate reason. You will need to shut off the entire house water until a technician comes out. - If you want the pressure out of the sprinkler system so the leak stops immediately after you turn off the main water, turn the handle at the sprinkler pressure gauge, usually in your garage, to open and drain. (However, once you turn off the main water there is less pressure anyway, so you may not need to do this.) If you want to, the handle should be turned to match parallel with the pipe. When the technician showed me, all the old water from the sprinklers drained our of a separate pipe near our main water shut off. I never knew what that pipe was for. Some of the water was rusty so the water was sitting in the sprinkler pipes for years. - The alarm to the fire sprinkler system will not sound if you turn off the water or release the pressure from the sprinkler system. I was worried about the alarm going off and waking my neighbors. No, don't worry about that. The alarm only makes sound if water is flowing into the house through the fire sprinklers and if it does not stop. That means there might be a fire in one of the rooms in the house, or a major leak. - Not all of the sprinklers in the house will turn on if there is a fire. Only individual sprinklers turn on where it senses fire. The fire sprinkler heads in my house were manufactured by a company called Central. Those sprinkler heads were recalled and the company is no longer in business. They were the white model with 3 small disks that stuck out in the center. I was told that the brass threads in them go bad. He installed a new sprinkler with a flat cover made by Tyco. It looks nicer. Hope that helps!