Downey Fire Kitchen Service

Downey runs its own fire department

Downey isn't served by LA County Fire. The city took over fire protection from the Los Angeles County Fire Department in 1957, and the Downey Fire Department has run it from its own stations ever since. Business inspections come from inside that department.

Its Fire Prevention Division handles business fire and life safety inspections, and it's led by an Assistant Fire Chief who is also the Fire Marshal. That division is the office to ask about what your kitchen needs locally.

What happens at the six-month visit

Hood suppression systems are inspected every six months under NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A. That's two visits a year. A technician walks the whole system: the nozzles over each appliance, the detection line and its fusible links, the agent cylinder, the manual pull station and the fuel shutoff it trips.

Metal-alloy fusible links are replaced at least every six months. Expect new links at each visit. When the system passes, the service tag is updated with the date. If something fails, the technician tells you what's wrong and the repair is quoted before any work starts.

Does your system meet UL 300?

UL 300 is the test standard for pre-engineered wet chemical systems that protect cooking appliances. Older dry chemical systems don't meet it. If your hood still has a dry chemical system, the technician can point that out at the visit and talk through replacing it with a wet chemical system listed to UL 300. That's an install job. We install new systems as well as service existing ones.

The Class K extinguisher by the line

Kitchens with a suppression system also need a Class K portable extinguisher. Class K covers cooking oils and fats. Like any extinguisher in California, it gets annual maintenance from a State Fire Marshal licensed technician, recorded on a tag, and wet chemical units are hydrostatically tested every five years. Your staff checks it monthly.

Extinguishers are what most Downey callers ask us about, so our Downey fire extinguisher service page covers the full schedule, and hydrostatic testing in Downey explains the five-year test.

Who does the work

1 Pro Fire's California work is done by Hedrick Fire Protection. Hedrick holds C-16 (fire protection) and C-10 (electrical) contractor licenses. It's licensed by the California State Fire Marshal under Title 19 for portable extinguisher service and for inspection, testing and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems, and it's licensed to install and service commercial kitchen hood fire suppression systems.

Have sprinklers too? See restaurant sprinkler inspections in Downey. Outside the city, read about fire kitchen service in Los Angeles County or fire kitchen service in Orange County.

For a kitchen system visit in Downey, call (213) 568-0188 or email socal@1profire.com