Every restaurant owner should know fire code guidelines for their commercial kitchen, especially when it comes to their exhaust system (range hoods). If these are not properly cleaned and inspected on a regular basis, this can result in a serious fire, damaging your entire kitchen and restaurant. If you do not know your state’s commercial kitchen fire codes, just read below (click on the link at the end of the summary to read about it in more detail).

Commercial Cooking Exhaust Hood:

No person is allowed to install, alter, or replace a commercial cooking exhaust hood within the City of Ellsworth without obtaining a permit from the Fire Chief or designee.

Commercial Cooking Exhaust Hood Plans and Specifications:

Shop drawings and manufactures’ information of the commercial cooking exhaust hood system must be submitted for review with the permit application to the Fire Chief or designee.

Design and Maintenance:

All systems need to comply with NFPA 96 “Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations” as adopted by the State of Maine.

Fire extinguishers located in all kitchen areas in accordance with NFPA 10.

Commercial Cooking Hood Fire Extinguishing Systems

No one can install, alter, or replace a fire extinguishing system in public facilities or in public buildings within the City of Ellsworth without getting a permit from the Fire Chief or designee.

Commercial Cooking Hood Fire Extinguishing Systems Plans Shop drawings and manufacture information of the commercial cooking hood fire extinguishing systems must be submitted for review with the permit application to the Fire Chief or designee.

Design and Maintenance:

All systems must comply with the current NFPA Standards adopted by the State of Maine for wet chemical fire extinguishing systems.

Extinguishing System Service Technician Certification

Service technicians need to hold a certification issued by the manufactur\\\er or testing organization in accordance with NFPA 17A for the type of commercial cooking hood fire extinguishing system being installed, serviced, maintained or replaced.

https://www.ellsworthmaine.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ord4_Fire-Protection.pdf