Founded in 1985, Northstar Fire Protection of Texas Inc. is one of the largest fire protection contractors throughout the United States. Based in Houston, Texas, it offers fire alarm and life safety equipment, special hazard fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, fire detection and video smoke detection and smoke detector sensitivity testing, among others. The firm caters to buildings, including warehouse, manufacturing, retail, hospitals, medical office, office, industrial, stadiums, residential, hotels, condominiums, institutional, parking structures and government.