VFP Fire Systems, Inc. has been awarded the contract to install 1,100 dry-pipe fire sprinklers and three stand pipes in a building that was once one of the command centers for the United States Air Force. The building is located next to the Air National Guard Base in Battle Creek, Michigan. Today, the building is used to archive records.

The building is owned by Ferguson Fruin who leases it to Security Archives. Security Archives uses the building to archive records for other companies.

In the 1950's this building was a command center for the United States Air Force. It has thick concrete walls and was built to withstand a nuclear blast. It is the equivalent to one of today's NORAD Centers. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a bi national United States and Canadian organization charged with the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles.

A dry-pipe fire sprinkler system will be installed because the building is not heated. Fire sprinkler system pipes within the building are pressurized with air. Glass bulbs in the fire sprinkler heads are filled with a liquid that does not freeze. In the event of a fire, liquid in glass bulbs expands, breaking the bulbs. This in turn opens the sprinkler heads which de-pressurizes the pipes, allowing for the flow of water.