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Highly Qualified Team of Fire Commissioning Agents

  • Fire Commissioning Agent LLC’s team is supported by members from the fire protection industry who have been active in the profession for 30 years or more.
  • The selection of the Fire Commissioning Agent (FxCA) is paramount in the processes required to successfully meet the milestones in the construction schedule. The FxCA is to have an advanced understanding of the installation, operation, and maintenance of all fire protection and life safety systems proposed to be installed, with particular emphasis on integrated system testing. Having extensive, proven experience in all disciplines to perform the required tasks as the FxCA is a specialized skill set which we possess.
  • Each member has multiple skill sets that are developed from specific tasks repeatedly performed.
  • We apply our team’s resources to ensure our clients benefit from our experience and knowledge gained from working with CEOs, AHJs, and contractors, and yes, we cannot leave out the lawyers.
  • We are engaged in life safety system trends providing our client with the most recent design and negotiating tactics used in the fire protection industry. 

Professional Degrees and Certifications

Professional Degrees and Certifications

Professional Degrees and Certifications

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  • Fire Protection Engineer: Jay Craytor
  • PE - Electrical Engineer: Dan Spradling 
  • Mechanical Engineer: Jay Craytor
  • B.S. Telecommunication Technology, Emphasis RF Engineering:  Ron Rapp
  • A.S. Fire Science: Jack Hagen 
  • Fire Protection Specialist: Jack Hagen 
  • NICET IV Fire Alarm Systems: Jack Hagen

Areas of Expertise

Professional Degrees and Certifications

Professional Degrees and Certifications

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  • Commissioning, Testing, and Recertification
  • Fire Detection and Notification Design 
  • Fire Suppression System Design 
  • Fire Protection and Water Distribution Design 
  • Two-Way Radio Communication Enhancement System Design & Commissioning
  • Xtralis VESDA Air Sampling Detection Design
  • Smoke Control – HVAC Systems
  • Site Survey – Fire Systems and Radio Signal Strength
  • Fire Protection Project Administration and Change Order Resolution
  • Plan Review
  • Code Analysis
  • Hazard Occupancy Analysis
  • Hydraulic Calculations
  • Life Safety Studies
  • NFPA Codes and Standards 
  • FM Global Data Sheets for Fire Suppression 

Individual Bios

Jay Craytor, FPE

Jack Hagen, SET, CFPS

Daniel Spradling, PE

Mr. Craytor has been involved with the fire suppression and mechanical aspects of building systems engineering and construction for more than 30 years. Jay is registered as both a fire protection engineer and a mechanical engineer. He has a wide range of experience in fire protection, plumbing, HVAC, and project management. Jay’s areas of expertise include fire suppression system design, code analysis, hazard occupancy analysis, hydraulic calculations, and life safety studies. He has designed fire suppression systems that include wet piped systems, dry piped systems, fire pumps, fire water storage tanks, clean agent and inert gas systems, and foam/water systems. He has worked on projects that include commercial office buildings, hospitals and clinics, industrial and commercial warehouses, federal facilities, port storage facilities, recycling centers, prisons, and industrial factories. He is very familiar with NFPA Codes and Standards, FM Global Data Sheets pertaining to fire suppression, and the federal UFC 3-600-01. Jay is active in the Greater Atlanta Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and currently serves on the chapter’s executive board, regularly authors questions for the NCEES fire protection PE exam question bank, and contributed to the 4th edition of SFPE’s Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Examination in Fire Protection Engineering reference manual 

Daniel Spradling, PE

Jack Hagen, SET, CFPS

Daniel Spradling, PE

Mr. Spradling has over 26 years of experience in the field of engineering and construction management as a production engineer, a department manager, and an executive manager on the military, government, and private programs up to $5.4 billion in value. He has recently served as the engineering manager for the on-call design-build contracts with the U.S. Department of State for the Embassy, Consulates, and Foreign Buildings Communications upgrade projects. Mr. Spradling applies reliability engineering principles to ensure that the operational needs of each client and project are met. 


  • Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham - B.S., Electrical Engineering 1988
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in FL, GA, SC, VA, TN, MS, AL, LA, PA, AK

Jack Hagen, SET, CFPS

Jack Hagen, SET, CFPS

Jack Hagen, SET, CFPS

Mr. Hagen has over thirty-five years of experience in the fire protection, security, and communication industries. Jack has been supporting clients for 8 years as the Fire Commissioning Agent (FxCA) as defined in NFPA 3 & 4. In conjunction with the FxCA responsibilities, additional services provided include integration systems agent and systems technical support representative. Jack’s advanced skills, pertaining to the fire protection industry, have proven to be valued added compared to the standard services offered by typical engineering firms providing commissioning services.


Jack’s knowledge was developed through decades of design, installation, and testing of life safety systems to include surveillance, access control, emergency communications, HVAC, elevator, and generator systems. Projects list includes high-rise condominiums, assembly occupancies, medical centers, industrial facilities, data centers, aerospace structures, power plants, and convention/hotel resorts. Mr. Hagen’s past service, as a professional firefighter and filling the role of the AHJ in several situations, enhances his ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and persons in a position of authority. 

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