A commercial kitchen fire suppression system in Dallas-Fort Worth must be inspected at least once every six months, under NFPA 96, by a licensed fire suppression technician, not by kitchen staff and not on an annual schedule. That single requirement drives everything below: what gets checked, who is allowed to check it, and what happens … Read more
Inspections & Compliance
Fire suppression inspection and code compliance guidance for Dallas-Fort Worth kitchens, covering NFPA schedules, red tags, and staying inspection ready.
When a Dallas-Fort Worth commercial kitchen fails a fire inspection, the inspector writes up exactly what they found, and if it is serious enough, the fire suppression system gets red tagged and taken out of service right there. Most failures do not go that far. Most end with a written notice and a window of … Read more
Don’t Ignore These 2026 Fire Code Compliance Updates. Fire safety norms are to be revamped to their fullest in 2026. The new rules will cater to the needs of modern buildings, dependence on electric power, new materials, and, on top of that, the increasing number of preventable fires. Thus, these regulations should be understood and … Read more
A fire suppression company that is coasting still gets the tag signed. The tag carries a recent date, the invoice still arrives, and the paperwork gets filed. What a coasting company skips is the work under the tag. That means opening the control head box, pulling and replacing fusible links, checking bottle or cartridge pressure, … Read more
Get ready to work through the fire safety maze and uncover essential insights for acing your Fire Marshal Inspection, ensuring your property’s protection is up to code! At Boss Fire Protection, we value your safety and peace of mind above all else. As part of our commitment to ensuring your property’s fire safety, we wanted … Read more
A restaurant fire suppression system inspection is a semi-annual, point-by-point walkthrough of every part that has to work together to stop a grease fire: the detection line, the fusible links, the nozzles, the cylinder, the pull station and the gas shutoff. Boss Fire Protection performs this inspection across Dallas-Fort Worth commercial kitchens, and this article … Read more
A photo documented kitchen fire suppression inspection is an ordinary NFPA 96 inspection with one difference. The technician photographs each item while checking it, and those photographs go into the written report the owner keeps, rather than only a signed tag on the wall. That difference matters because a tag proves someone visited. A dated … Read more