Fire Protection Hub: fire protection services for your building
Fire watch guards, inspections, and new systems are available for businesses and other commercial buildings. Give us a call, or choose what you need.
What are you searching for?
- The fire marshal ordered a guard, or your alarm or sprinklers aren't working.Either way, you need a fire watch now: a guard who walks the building looking for fire.
- An inspection is due soon, or it didn't pass.Get ready for it, or fix what failed.
- You're adding a new system or replacing one.A fire alarm, sprinklers, or equipment that puts out fires.
Fire protection services and how often they're due
Fire safety rules set how often each type of equipment has to be checked. Each extinguisher gets checked every month, and most other systems are looked at every few months or yearly.
| What gets checked | How often | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Fire extinguishers | ||
| A quick look at each one | Every month | NFPA 10, OSHA 1910.157 |
| Yearly service by a trained technician, who dates the tag | Once a year | NFPA 10, OSHA 1910.157 |
| Sprinklers | ||
| Gauges that show the water pressure in the pipes | Every 3 months | NFPA 25 |
| Sprinkler heads, pipes and the joints between them | Once a year | NFPA 25 |
| Kitchen hood system (it sprays a fire-fighting chemical onto a cooking fire) | ||
| Full service by a technician | Every 6 months | NFPA 96 |
| Fire alarm | ||
| A technician tests the alarm's main control box and everything connected to it | Once a year | NFPA 72 |
The standards come from NFPA, a national fire safety group. OSHA is the federal agency for workplace safety. Your local fire marshal checks that the standards are followed and may add more rules. The fire marshal is the local official in charge of fire safety. See fire code by state.
Does your building need a fire alarm?
Tell us three quick things about your building. From what the building is used for and how big it is, you'll learn what the national building code requires.
Check if an alarm is requiredFire code by state
Every state decides which year's fire code it follows. Pick your state to see that code, when it took effect, and who makes sure it is followed.
Pick your stateFire protection companies
The same systems are serviced by national chains and regional companies. Before you sign, check where they work, which systems they cover, and what the contract says.
Compare the companies
Replacing or installing fire protection systems
New equipment is often required when space is added, a building's use changes, or the box that controls the fire alarm is replaced. A contractor can give you a price and get your permit from the local fire marshal, who makes sure the fire code is followed. A permit is the written approval you need before the work starts.