South Sound Fire & Security Company Acquired by PSI
Posted on: February 12, 2025
South Sound Fire & Security (South Sound) company has been acquired by Performance Systems Integration (PSI) as an add-on to its fire and life safety platform. Based in Portland, Oregon, PSI is a leading single-source provider of fire and life safety services in the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Northern California, and the Pacific. PSI provides customers with fire and life safety services, including inspection, repair, monitoring, and installation for sprinkler, fire alarm, and suppression systems.
South Sound is headquartered in Olympia, Washington, and provides fire alarm service, inspections, monitoring, installations, and related product sales to commercial customers in Washington.
“We are very excited to bring South Sound under the PSI umbrella,” said PSI CEO Jodi Kohler. “PSI has a comprehensive suite of fire and life safety capabilities in the Puget Sound, and we look forward to providing our expanded service offering to South Sound’s current customers.”
South Sound is the 16th company acquired by PSI overall and further underscores PSI’s commitment to partnering with high-quality, founder-owned businesses in the fire and life safety space.
As NFPA compliance experts, the Performance Systems Integration team supports customers with a single point of management solution and highly qualified, NICET-certified technicians to deliver exceptional service. Beyond compliance, Performance Systems Integration’s mission is to help save lives by providing meaningful fire and life safety protection and training.
Performance Systems Integration, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is committed to delivering high-quality customer service through its comprehensive compliance services for all fire and life safety installations, inspections, and repairs.
Performance Systems Integrations also operates under the Fire King brand—offering cylinder requalification, cylinder maintenance, and fire equipment parts distribution—and under the A.Gow Fire brand—providing inspection, repair, and installation of Engineered and Pre-engineered suppression systems for marine vessels, kitchen, and special hazard applications.
“We couldn’t be happier with PSI! They provide outstanding customer service in all areas, are very quick to respond, with competitive proposals and great service. They have even provided some on-site training opportunities for some of our staff on some of their new tech integrations that have provided further service and support to our communities. Highly recommended!”
Tory Costello,
Regional Manager, Thrive Communities
“I wanted to express my appreciation for the service PSI has provided us over the years. The staff has been a pivotal part in making sure we get these buildings tested correctly and efficiently. We are looking forward to continuing to work with PSI for years to come!”
Michael Eddington,
Project Manager, Delta Building Services Seattle
"We used Performance System Integration to provide semiannual fire safety checks in the University Dining Centers and are extremely pleased with their quality of service. We plan to work with them again and recommend them to anyone in need of fire suppression systems safety inspections."
Dallas Ely,
Maintenance Specialist 4 Supervisor, Washington State University
"Sound Transit’s facilities maintenance team is extremely pleased with our partnership with PSI’s Northwest team. They consistently demonstrate outstanding professionalism, knowledge, and expertise in fire systems. They're communicative, responsive, and punctual, ensuring that projects and repairs run smoothly and are attentive to urgent needs."
"Beyond providing excellent service, they go the extra mile by sharing valuable insights and training our staff, helping improve our own capabilities. We truly appreciate their friendly approach and the strong, collaborative relationship we've built together."
Courtney Curtis,
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor – North Operations, Sound Transit
“I would like to thank all the Washington PSI team, for the great job you’re doing. I understand that what you do is not simple, and I think you are putting the right people in the right places to make things easier for the Avamere world.”
“I want to thank all of you for working together with Avamere to keep all our buildings safe.”
Tony Lopez,
Corporate Asset Manager, Avamere
“Over the last 6 years, I have developed a great relationship with the Oregon PSI team, and I greatly appreciate their approach to all fire testing and repair from a single vendor.”
Gavin Shearer, CAMT®,
Manager, Construction Services –Renovations, GREYSTAR
“We have been a customer of PSI for 10 years. They have consistently provided quality service and excellent communication while accommodating our changing needs over those years.”
Rachael Roup,
Corporate Real Estate, Daimler Trucks North America
“We love using PSI! Their team is very responsive and they provide a one stop shop for all our fire testing, supply and repair needs. Their customer service and responsiveness to issues that raise keep us coming back to them.”
Gavin Shearer,
Regional Maintenance Manager, GREYSTAR
“We appreciate PSI’s willingness to work alongside our renovation crew to minimize the interruption to our guests. Everyone I worked with on the project have all been patient, easy to work with and professional.”
Kim Saunderson,
General Manager, Residence Inn
“PSI has become one of my most valued resources. The knowledge base and technical/troubleshooting ability has made them indispensable. They are super nice and always dependable and eager to help not matter what the ask.”
Neal McNeal,
Chief Engineer, ATT
“PSI has always ensured our code compliance. Their staff is extremely knowledgeable and has continually stayed on top of code requirements. PSI technicians are very professional and always responsive to our needs.”
Daniel Jones,
Facility Manager, Kaiser Permanente
“We couldn’t be happier with PSI! They provide outstanding customer service in all areas, are very quick to respond, with competitive proposals and great service. They have even provided some on-site training opportunities for some of our staff on some of their new tech integrations that have provided further service and support to our communities. Highly recommended!”
Tory Costello,
Regional Manager, Thrive Communities
“I wanted to express my appreciation for the service PSI has provided us over the years. The staff has been a pivotal part in making sure we get these buildings tested correctly and efficiently. We are looking forward to continuing to work with PSI for years to come!”
Michael Eddington,
Project Manager, Delta Building Services Seattle
"We used Performance System Integration to provide semiannual fire safety checks in the University Dining Centers and are extremely pleased with their quality of service. We plan to work with them again and recommend them to anyone in need of fire suppression systems safety inspections."
Dallas Ely,
Maintenance Specialist 4 Supervisor, Washington State University
"Sound Transit’s facilities maintenance team is extremely pleased with our partnership with PSI’s Northwest team. They consistently demonstrate outstanding professionalism, knowledge, and expertise in fire systems. They're communicative, responsive, and punctual, ensuring that projects and repairs run smoothly and are attentive to urgent needs."
"Beyond providing excellent service, they go the extra mile by sharing valuable insights and training our staff, helping improve our own capabilities. We truly appreciate their friendly approach and the strong, collaborative relationship we've built together."
Courtney Curtis,
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor – North Operations, Sound Transit
South Sound Fire & Security (South Sound) company has been acquired by Performance Systems Integration (PSI) as an add-on to its fire and life safety platform. Based in Portland, Oregon, PSI is a leading single-source provider of fire and life safety services in the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Northern California, and the Pacific. PSI provides customers with fire and life safety services, including inspection, repair, monitoring, and installation for sprinkler, fire alarm, and suppression systems.
