Fire Protection Services in San Bernardino County

Something in your building is due. Maybe an extinguisher tag ran out, the kitchen hood needs its six-month check, or an inspector left a correction list after walking the property and wants it cleared before the next visit. We handle all five systems. Call (909) 219-9411 or email socal@1profire.com with the address and what's due.

What comes due, system by system

Each system runs on its own clock.

• Fire extinguishers: You or your staff look at each unit monthly. A certified technician services it once a year and records that on the tag. Stored-pressure dry chemical units also get an internal teardown every 6 years and a hydrostatic test every 12, while CO2, water and wet chemical (Class K) units are hydro tested every 5 years.
• Fire sprinklers: Under NFPA 25 the system gets quarterly and annual inspections plus a 5-year internal pipe assessment, and California's Title 19 adds a 5-year service and certification by a State Fire Marshal licensed contractor. Fifty-year-old heads get replaced or sample-tested.
• Fire alarms: Tested at least once a year under NFPA 72. Some devices more often.
• Kitchen hood systems: Inspected every six months under NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A, with metal-alloy fusible links replaced at least that often. Older dry chemical systems don't meet UL 300. You'll also need a Class K extinguisher.
• Private fire hydrants: Flow tested and inspected every year under NFPA 25.

Tags carry dates. Inspectors read them.

Which fire office inspects your address

That depends on the city. San Bernardino County Fire's Office of the Fire Marshal is the department's inspection, investigation and regulatory arm, working out of 598 S. Tippecanoe Ave. in San Bernardino, and the cities it serves include Adelanto, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Needles, San Bernardino, Twentynine Palms, Upland and Yucca Valley. Other cities have their own fire agency. Rancho Cucamonga is one: its fire district runs a Prevention Bureau under its own Fire Marshal for high-hazard Fire Code inspections.

Not sure which applies? Ask your city, or start with the San Bernardino County Fire Office of the Fire Marshal.

The code in County Fire territory

In February 2023 the District's board adopted its own District Fire Code, which takes in the 2022 California Fire Code with local amendments. Two of those amendments touch this work:

• Sprinklers are required in buildings of 5,000 square feet or more, well under the state threshold of 12,000.
• Commercial cooking needs an annual operational permit.

Confirm the current edition with the fire marshal before you add space or change a system. Editions change.

Hydrant flow tests and cold-weather sites

The county has no single water purveyor. In the western valley alone, member agencies of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency include Chino, Chino Hills, Cucamonga Valley Water District, Fontana Water Company, Monte Vista Water District, Ontario and Upland, so the agency you coordinate with for a hydrant flow test depends on where the site sits. Check your water bill first.

Big Bear Lake sits around 6,750 feet, and winter there drops below freezing. Water-filled sprinkler pipe in a space that goes unheated can freeze and split, so point out cold rooms, attics and loading areas to the technician at the annual inspection. It saves a repair call.

Who does the work

California work for 1 Pro Fire 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 extinguisher service and for inspection, testing and maintenance of water-based systems. That covers the 5-year sprinkler certification.

For an outdoor carnival in Victorville, we inspected 23 extinguishers and used weatherproof tags. Read the Victorville carnival extinguisher case study.

Working in Rialto or Highland? Those city pages cover the same services.