Written on August 12th, 2011 at 12:40 pm in Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems
If you get a hot dog or some nachos at a Redskins game this year, you can quietly thank Guardian Fire Protection for keeping your food (and the people who make it) safe. That’s right, the Rockville, Maryland-based fire protection company, serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC just hydrotested every kitchen fire suppression system in the stadium – a $25,000 job!
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Written on December 16th, 2010 at 10:20 pm in Fire Safety Inspection,Fire Suppression Systems,Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems
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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Written on September 16th, 2010 at 12:19 pm in Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems
Due to the nature of the environment, a commercial kitchen is at a serious risk for fire damage. Even small and totally unassuming things can add to the danger, such as an unwatched pot of soup that can ignite some trapped grease and cause a massive fire in a shopping center, resulting in $130,000 worth of damages (true story!). Luckily, with the right combination of common sense practices and fire suppression systems, the potential for kitchen fires can be greatly reduced .
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