Who inspects Malibu restaurants for fire safety
Malibu has no city fire department. The city contracts with the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, and that contract covers fire prevention and inspections along with emergency response. The inspector at your door works for the County.
They will check your sprinkler tag. A missing, expired or unsigned tag is one of the easiest findings for an inspector to write up, and one of the easiest for you to avoid with a scheduled visit. Our job is the work behind that tag.
Restaurant sprinkler testing: what the technician does
Restaurant sprinkler testing follows NFPA 25, and in California, Title 19 adds a five-year service and certification that must be done by a State Fire Marshal licensed contractor. The work breaks into three intervals.
- Quarterly: a check of gauges, control valves and alarm devices.
- Annual: a full inspection and test.
- Every five years: an internal pipe assessment, gauge replacement or testing, and the Title 19 five-year certification.
Kitchens are hard on sprinkler heads. Heat, grease and cleaning chemicals can coat or corrode a head over time, and a head under a layer of grease may not open when it should. We look for that. We also check that storage hasn't crept up under the heads. Heads that have been in service for 50 years must be replaced or sample-tested.
Your hood system is a separate inspection
The wet chemical system over your cooking line is not part of the sprinkler inspection. It runs on its own six-month schedule under NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A, and older dry chemical units that don't meet UL 300 are worth asking about. See our Malibu fire kitchen service page for that visit. Ask about both when you call.
Who may do the work
Our 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. That includes the five-year certification.
Getting a technician to your Malibu location
Malibu is one of our listed service areas, and we cover all three ZIP codes: 90263, 90264 and 90265. That includes the Civic Center and Point Dume Plaza, the city's main commercial areas.
To schedule, call (213) 568-0188 or email socal@1profire.com
Tell us the address, the type of space and the date on your last inspection tag, and we'll match the visit to the work your system is due for.
Need more than an inspection? See restaurant sprinkler repair in Malibu, fire sprinkler service in Malibu or the Malibu fire protection hub. Outside the city, we also handle restaurant sprinkler inspections across Los Angeles County and restaurant sprinkler inspections in Orange County. For County inspection questions, contact the Los Angeles County Fire Department (serving Malibu).
Malibu restaurant sprinkler questions
Do you service businesses in Malibu?
Yes. Malibu is one of our listed service areas, covering ZIP codes 90263, 90264 and 90265.
How often does a restaurant sprinkler system need service?
Quarterly and annual inspections under NFPA 25. Add a five-year service and certification under Title 19.
Is the kitchen hood system part of the sprinkler inspection?
No. The kitchen suppression system is inspected separately, every six months.
Who inspects restaurants in Malibu?
The County of Los Angeles Fire Department handles fire prevention and inspections in Malibu under its contract with the city, so that is who will look at your tag. Confirm current requirements with your County inspector.
Our sprinkler heads are decades old. Do they need replacing?
Heads in service for 50 years must be replaced or sample-tested under NFPA 25. We'll check the dates.
Our services include
Before the technician arrives
- Find the main sprinkler control valve.
- Clear storage from under the heads.
- Pull your last inspection tag or report.
- Some tests sound the alarm bell, so plan the visit around your service hours and let your alarm monitoring company know ahead of time.