About Us

Our History

FireFoil, originally founded as Firezat by Dan Hirning in 2004, is the category leader in structure wrap having provided over 2 million square feet of fire shields to protect structures from wildfire.

In 2007, we pioneered the development of large-format shields, going beyond the standard width rolls to address the real-world challenges of deploying protection at scale.

This proven technology has long been used by the US Forest Service to protect national monuments and critical infrastructure.

FireFoil was acquired by Mike Lloyd and Five Bays Capital in December of 2024.

FireFoil Leadership

Mike Lloyd
Mike Lloyd
Chief Executive Officer
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Mike Lloyd

Mike was the Co-Founder & COO of Corvus Insurance, which raised $170+ million in venture capital from Bain Capital Ventures, Insight Partners and many other firms. After scaling the business to $250 million in annual premiums, it was sold to Travelers for $435 million in early 2024. He then created Five Bays Capital, which has incubated Pine View Insurance Group and acquired Firezat (now FireFoil). Mike Lloyd holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from VMI, M.S. in Building Technology from MIT and an MBA from Harvard.

Dan Hirning
Dan Hirning
Founder / President
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Dan Hirning

Dan is a serial entrepreneur who has built companies in automotive, media, and cybersecurity. In 2002, after a friend's home was destroyed by wildfire, he founded Firezat to develop structural protection solutions. Over 20+ years, Firezat has sold several million square feet of structure wrap while Dan became embedded in the wildfire community, training National Park officials, archaeologists, and fire teams throughout the Western United States. If Wildfire Structure Protection were an academic discipline, he'd be teaching the doctoral candidates.

James Correa
James Correa
Chief Operating Officer
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James Correa

James most recently served as Vice President of Operations Support at Apex Service Partners, leading centralized marketing, supply chain, and M&A integration teams. His previous roles include first Head of Operations at Metropolis Technologies and general management positions at various early and growth stage technology companies, helping multiple businesses reach $100M+ valuation. James previously served as Advisor to the Mayor of Sacramento, and as a US Army Officer in Europe, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He holds a BA from George Washington University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

FireFoil Advisors

Prof. Fumi Takahashi
Prof. Fumi Takahashi
Professor Emeritus of Thermal Protection Systems at Case Western Reserve University
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Prof. Fumi Takahashi

Prof. Fumi Takahashi, Professor Emeritus of Thermal Protection Systems at Case Western Reserve University, is the preeminent global authority on structure wrap technology, having pioneered foundational research that established scientific standards for the field. With over two decades dedicated to wildfire protection systems, his groundbreaking studies on material thermodynamics and deployment methodology have been adopted by fire protection agencies worldwide.

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