San Pedro follows the LAFD testing schedule
San Pedro has been part of the City of Los Angeles since 1909. So your sprinkler system follows city rules.
The Los Angeles Fire Department runs periodic testing through the Chief's Regulation No. 4 Unit of its Bureau of Fire Prevention & Public Safety, and the interval depends on the type of system in your building:
- Wet automatic sprinkler systems: every 5 years.
- Dry-pipe, pre-action and deluge systems: every year.
- Standpipes: every 5 years.
- Fire pumps: every year.
Not sure which you have? Our technician can usually tell at the riser on the first visit, since dry-pipe and pre-action valves look different from a plain wet alarm valve.
After the test: 7 days to file, 30 to fix
The clock starts at the test. Under Chief's Regulation 4, the certified tester has to submit results through The Compliance Engine within 7 days, and any defects the test turns up have to be corrected within 30 days.
Thirty days is not long. Because we repair what we test (valves, heads, gauges and trim), the fix doesn't have to wait on a second contractor finding room on its schedule.
One San Pedro caller had a jockey pump control panel that stopped cycling after an installation. Fire pumps are on the yearly list. Get problems like that fixed well before the test date.
The routine between city tests
The LAFD schedule isn't the only one. NFPA 25 calls for quarterly and annual inspections, plus a 5-year internal pipe assessment and gauge replacement or testing. California Title 19 also requires a 5-year sprinkler service and certification by a contractor licensed by the State Fire Marshal. Heads in service 50 years must be replaced or sample-tested.
On a typical visit, the technician checks that control valves are open and secured, reads the gauges, looks at heads for paint, damage and blocked clearance, and runs the waterflow alarm and main drain tests. Then we go over anything that failed.
Marine air and exposed parts
San Pedro faces the Pacific to the south. Sprinkler parts here sit in marine air all year. Salt air is hard on exposed metal.
We look closely at heads in open or exposed spaces, at gauge faces and at valve hardware for corrosion that could keep a part from working when it's needed. Corroded heads get replaced.
Who does the work
California work for 1 Pro Fire is performed 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.
Building a new system? See fire sprinkler installation in San Pedro. Restaurants can also look at restaurant sprinkler inspections and restaurant sprinkler repair, and we handle fire alarm service in San Pedro as well. Outside the neighborhood, see fire sprinkler service in Los Angeles County or fire sprinkler service in Orange County. More is on our San Pedro fire protection page.
For fire sprinkler service in San Pedro, call us at (213) 568-0188 or email us at socal@1profire.com
Sprinkler service questions from San Pedro
How often does LAFD require sprinkler testing?
Wet systems are tested every 5 years under Chief's Regulation 4. Dry-pipe, pre-action and deluge systems are tested every year. NFPA 25 inspections still run quarterly and annually.
Is San Pedro covered by LA County Fire?
No. San Pedro is part of the City of Los Angeles, so the Los Angeles Fire Department provides fire response and runs the Chief's Regulation 4 testing program.
Does the technician bring the equipment?
Yes. The technician brings what the test needs to your site.
Are you located in San Pedro?
San Pedro is in our service area, and our technicians travel to your building at any street address in the 90731 and 90732 ZIP codes, so the work happens on site.
What if the test finds a defect?
It has to be corrected within 30 days. We can quote and make the repair.