Fire Sprinkler Service in Highland

Your sprinkler system runs on a calendar. Some checks come due every quarter. Some come once a year. The big one comes every five years, when California Title 19 requires a service and certification by a contractor licensed by the State Fire Marshal. We keep that calendar for Highland building owners and managers: the inspections, the tests, the repairs they turn up and the five-year certification.

What comes due, and when

NFPA 25 sets the schedule. Most systems follow it in three layers.

• Quarterly: a technician checks gauges, control valves and alarm devices, the parts most likely to get bumped, closed or worn.
• Annual: a fuller inspection and test of the whole system.
• Every five years: an internal assessment of the pipe, plus replacing or testing the gauges.

Heads run on a longer clock. Once a sprinkler head has been in service for 50 years, NFPA 25 says it must be replaced or a sample sent out for testing, so it helps to know when your system went in. Not sure? Ask us to look.

On the day of the visit

A technician starts at the riser and works outward. Control valves get checked for position and access. Gauges get read and compared with the last visit. Before any waterflow or tamper test, your alarm monitoring company needs to know, or the test can come through as a real fire alarm. Heads get looked at for paint, corrosion and physical damage, and for stock or shelving piled so close below them that the spray pattern would be blocked. Then we tell you what passed. And what didn't.

When something fails

Inspections find problems. So does a wet ceiling tile. We repair leaking heads, valves that won't open fully, corroded pipe sections and faulty gauges, and we replace parts that can't be repaired. Adding space or changing a floor plan is new design work, covered on our fire sprinkler installation in Highland page. Restaurants can see restaurant sprinkler inspections and restaurant sprinkler repair.

Local code questions go to Highland Fire Prevention

Highland runs its own fire department under a contract with CAL FIRE. Fire marshal duties sit with that department's Fire Prevention office. Call them at (909) 864-6861 ext. 248. The city adopts the California Fire Code with local amendments, and those amendments deal with topics such as fire apparatus roads, addresses, incinerators and flammable liquids. Want to know which code edition applies to your building today? Ask the Fire Marshal.

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 and is licensed by the California State Fire Marshal under Title 19 for inspection, testing and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems, five-year certification included. Highland is in our service area.

We also handle annual fire hydrant testing and fire alarm service in Highland; the Highland fire protection page lists the rest. Outside the city, see sprinkler service in San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Los Angeles County.

Highland sprinkler service questions

How often does a sprinkler system in Highland need service?

Quarterly and annual inspections under NFPA 25. Every five years, add the internal pipe assessment and the Title 19 certification.

Can you service a site that's unattended?

Tell us when you call. An unattended site needs a plan for access, alarm notification and payment before the technician arrives, and we'll work through each one with you.

Who answers fire code questions in Highland?

The Fire Prevention office of the City of Highland Fire Department, at (909) 864-6861 ext. 248.

Do old sprinkler heads have to be replaced?

At 50 years in service, yes, or a sample must be tested. Younger heads get replaced when they're damaged, corroded or painted.

Is the five-year visit just a bigger annual?

Partly. It adds an internal look at the pipe and gauge replacement or testing, and in California it carries the Title 19 certification that must come from a State Fire Marshal licensed contractor.

To book a sprinkler inspection, test or repair in Highland, call (909) 219-9411 or email socal@1profire.com