Fire protection in Austin, Texas.
Austin, Travis County. We dispatch from McKinney for Austin work — ITM, ERCES, specialty hazards, AHJ emergencies. We dispatch from our McKinney HQ for routine work and statewide for any AHJ-driven emergency.
What we do in Austin
Zion runs full-service fire protection in Austin — design, installation, inspection-testing-maintenance, monitoring, ERCES/BDA, and code consulting. We respond to Austin for ITM, system upgrades, specialty hazards, and AHJ-driven emergencies.
Austin AHJ — verified code adoption
Verified from primary source. For the exact ERCES trigger criteria and plan-review specifics for Austin, run Building Signal Check. Austin adopted the 2024 IFC effective July 10, 2025. The city's local amendments (Section 25-12-173) explicitly reference the 2025 edition of NFPA 72 in Chapter 80. Local amendments to Section 510 specify personnel qualification requirements for ERCES.
- Fire code adopted
- 2024 IFC (effective July 10, 2025)
- NFPA 72 edition
- 2025 NFPA 72 (Referenced in Chapter 80 of Austin's 2024 IFC Local Amendments)
- NFPA 1225 / ERCES
- Referenced (IFC §510 enforced)
- ERCES / IFC §510
- Amended: § 510.5.3 (Minimum qualifications of personnel) requires a valid FCC-issued general radio operator's license and certification of in-building system training for system designers and lead installation personnel.
- Fire marshal
- Austin Fire Marshal: 512-974-0130
- Code source
- View ordinance →
- Last verified
- July 22, 2026 (primary source)
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Who we work with in Austin
Property managers, REITs, hotels, restaurants, healthcare facilities, churches, schools, multifamily owners, and general contractors. See Industries for the vertical-specific approach.
Get a quote or book service
Call 855.ZIONFIRE or request a quote online. For after-hours emergencies, the same number reaches dispatch 24/7.