Hughes Associates, Inc. (HAI) is a global company leading the fire protection engineering field with highly trained consultants, engineers, and fire investigators specializing in fire testing, fire modeling, and fire protection design. As life safety concerns continue to grow in scale and complexity, HAI will continue to provide high quality cost-effective service. Through state-of-the-art fire engineering, modeling and testing, HAI\'s engineers and consultants lead the fire safety and protection engineering industry and continue to work on the research that will take fire protection to new levels. The staff at HAI consists of an internationally renowned group of over 150 engineers, scientists, and computer programmers, as well as training and other specialists, who are among the best in their fields. Founded in 1980, HAI is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with regional offices throughout the world. Our laboratory and testing facilities complement our need for growth in consulting, engineering and forensic services. This forms a unique combination of research capabilities and global application expertise. We set ourselves apart with our ongoing focus on customer service combined with unparalleled technical capabilities, which ensures our clients the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions possible.