Avoiding Fires in your Commercial Kitchen - Norton

1/16/2020 (Permalink)

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Avoiding Fires in your Seekonk Restaurant Kitchen

According to the National Fire Protection Association, between 2006-2010, there were about 7,640 fires at restaurant type establishments. 3/5 of those fires involved cooking equipment. It is important to ensure that ALL equipment such as:

• Fryers
• Ovens
• Stoves
• Etc

Are cleaned every day, and are professionally inspected when they need to be.

It may look like you have cleaned the grease from the surfaces, but grease can and will build up in hoods and grease traps. If they get too hot or grease builds up too much, it can quickly cause a fire.

You should have regularly scheduled cleanings to avoid any possibilities of fire in your restaurant, hotel, or assisted living home kitchen.

Sprinkler systems can be the saving grace between a small fire that closes the business for a few days, or a fire engulfing the entire facility forcing you to permanently close, or be closed for an extended amount of time. Pipes and heads on sprinkler systems can become corroded with time, so it’s important to have them inspected regularly. Be sure the sprinkler heads are free of any debris, such a cobwebs.

It is important to ensure that your kitchen staff has the knowledge of what to do in the case of a fire emergency. You should have scheduled meetings and drills for:

• Fire
• Evacuation
• Emergency exits

Other causes of commercial kitchen fires:

• Not turning off cooking appliances
• Overheating oil in fryers
• Clutter: boxes, cups, wrappers…
• Dish towels, pot holders…

Keep an eye on your kitchen staff and be sure they are taking proper precautions when cooking and cleaning. 

Call SERVPRO of The Attleboros (508) 223-0505 if your Attleboro Falls restaurant kitchen suffered from fire damage. We’ll make it "Like it never even happened."

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