Since a restaurant typically has hazardous materials, equipment, customers and staff all within the confines of a relatively small area, restaurants in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC are required to undergo frequent, rigorous fire inspections. Your restaurant has to take extra measures to avoid fire code violations during your quarterly, semi-annual or yearly inspections. If the fire marshal finds a violation during a walk through, the restaurant may have to close down until it resolves the problem. And anytime your restaurant is closed, you’re not making money – not to mention all of the headaches involved in actually correcting those violations. To help keep your kitchen safe and prevent potential fire code violations, you can take the following steps to ensure that your restaurant and commercial kitchen are always up to code:

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