Kitchen Hood Suppression Inspection

Kitchen fires don't wait for paperwork to catch up.

Commercial kitchens are one of the highest-risk environments your crew inspects. Fire Inspect Hub gives you a structured NFPA 96 workflow, professional reports, and a compliance record that holds up when the AHJ shows up unannounced.

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NFPA 96 — Kitchen Hood Inspection
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NFPA 96 isn't complicated. But one missed item is all it takes.

A grease fire in a commercial kitchen is fast, hot, and devastating. The suppression system is the last line of defense — and your inspection is what proves it works. Fire Inspect Hub guides your inspectors through every NFPA 96 checklist item so nothing gets skipped, forgotten, or written on a napkin.

"Hood systems are different every time"

Restaurant kitchens vary wildly. One site has a single fryer, the next has a full commercial line. Your inspection process needs to handle both without skipping required items.

"Semiannual deadlines pile up fast"

NFPA 96 requires semiannual inspections plus monthly visual checks. Tracking which clients are due, which are overdue, and which were just completed is a full-time job without the right system.

"Fusible links and nozzles get overlooked"

The items most likely to cause a suppression failure are the smallest ones. A structured checklist means your inspectors verify every nozzle cap, every fusible link, every agent level — every time.

"Clients don't know what they're looking at"

A restaurant owner gets a PDF full of technical language and has no idea if they're compliant or at risk. A clear compliance status and a customer portal changes that conversation entirely.

"One failed system, one fire, one lawsuit"

Your inspection report is your protection. If it doesn't document what was checked, by whom, and on what date — it's not a defense, it's a liability.

A complete NFPA 96 inspection — start to finish — in one place.

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Open the job

Client, building, asset, inspector assigned. Kitchen hood system selected as the asset type.

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Work through the checklist

Hood construction, grease duct, suppression system, cooking equipment, Class K extinguisher — every NFPA 96 (2021) section covered in order.

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Flag deficiencies as you go

AI rewrites rough field notes into professional deficiency language. Critical items escalate automatically.

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Generate the report

Sectioned PDF with NFPA 96 code references, compliance status, deficiency summary, and inspector signature. Ready to send.

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Client sees their record

Building owner logs into their portal and sees their compliance status, upcoming inspections, and full history. They stop calling you.

Built for the inspection, not just the paperwork

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NFPA 96 (2021) Checklist — Full Coverage

Hood construction, duct integrity, grease removal devices, suppression system components, fusible links, nozzles, agent levels, manual pull, fuel shutoff interlock, Class K extinguisher — all 6 sections, all required items.

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Semiannual & Monthly Frequency Tracking

Set inspection frequency per asset. Dashboard shows what's coming due and what's overdue across every client.

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AI Deficiency Language Rewriter

Your inspector writes "nozzle cap missing fryer 3." The AI rewrites it as a professional deficiency statement with the correct NFPA 96 code reference.

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Sectioned PDF Reports

Auto-generated on submission. Client info, asset details, checklist results, deficiency section, compliance status, inspector signature. Nothing to format manually.

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4-Level Compliance Status

Pass, Non-Critical Deficiency, Critical Deficiency, and Impairment. A grease-loaded duct that's a fire risk gets flagged correctly — not buried in paragraph notes.

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Customer Portal

Restaurant owners and property managers get read-only access to their own inspection history. They see their compliance status without calling you.

"Commercial kitchens are one of the most high-stakes inspections we do. Having a checklist that walks my crew through every NFPA 96 item — and generates the report automatically — means I'm not worried about what got missed."
— Fire protection company owner, restaurant and hospitality clients

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