From 2000-2004
U.S. fire departments responded to 8520 fires in eating and
drinking establishments. These fires caused an annual average
of 3 civilian deaths, 113 civilian fire injuries and $190
million in direct property damage. The overwhelming cause
of these fires was cooking. These frightening facts are gathered
from data from the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire
Incident Reporting System and the National Fire Protection
Association's annual fire department experience survey.
In today's modern cooking environment we have open flame cooking
and new appliances that are well insulated and cook at higher
temperatures. If a grease fire occurs the temperature of this
fire can reach 1600 to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit rapidly, particularly
if there are grease laden ducts present. One of the keys to
preventing these fires is the removal of grease and grease
particulate from the restaurant hood exhaust system on an
ongoing and scheduled basis.
The fire triangle consists of oxygen, heat and fuel. Of those
three elements, fuel can be controlled to prevent a fire through
proper cleaning of the hood, duct and fan. In addition to
controlling the fuel present within this system additional
benefits are derived through this cleaning such as longer
life on fans and fan motors and a better working environment
for the employees present within the facility. Not cleaning
a grease exhaust system is a bit like walking a picket fence.
As long as everything is going well, more money is made through
saving this expense and you are a hero. However, the one time
something goes very wrong the risk is high that lives will
be affected either through loss of life or livelihood and
everything that has been gained could be lost.
WE CAN HELP. Contact us. We can clean your system; help in
grease containment on the roof; install access panels; obtain
new filters for the system; install hinges on your fans or
help in the diagnosis of ventilation problems. We are not
your average hood cleaning company. You have tried the rest,
now go with the best!
