How to Evaluate Your Current Provider
The Fire Suppression Vendor Audit
Pull out your most recent fire suppression inspection report and work through these eleven questions. If you answer no or not sure to three or more, your current vendor may not be delivering the service you are paying for. This is the same standard Boss Fire Protection holds itself to on every commercial kitchen we service across Dallas-Fort Worth.
11 Questions to Ask About Your Last Inspection
- 1
Did your last inspection include photo documentation of every finding, or only a final tag?
- 2
Did you receive a written inspection report, or only a verbal walkthrough?
- 3
Was the inspection scheduled in advance, or did the technician arrive unannounced?
- 4
Was the inspection performed by a named, licensed technician, or by whoever the vendor dispatched that day?
- 5
Did the technician explain what was inspected, what passed, and what needs attention?
- 6
Did the inspection document your system’s UL 300 classification?
- 7
Did the report identify each fusible link’s temperature rating (360 F, 450 F, or 500 F)?
- 8
Did the report include cylinder hydrostatic test dates?
- 9
Did the technician verify nozzle positioning against your current appliance layout, or assume nothing had moved?
- 10
Did the inspection include actuation testing from the terminal link?
- 11
Can you retrieve your last three inspection reports on demand, or would you need to call your vendor and wait?
Answered No or Not Sure to Three or More?
Your current vendor may not be delivering the service you are paying for. Boss Fire Protection offers a free second-opinion review of your most recent inspection report. Send it over and we will show you where it falls short, in plain English. There is no obligation to switch vendors. The point is to arm you with the facts about your own fire suppression system.
The Boss Fire Standard
What a Thorough Inspection Actually Includes
Every question above maps to something we document on every visit. Here is where to see the standard in full.
The full technician checklist, photo documentation, and same-day written report behind every Boss Fire inspection.
A numbered diagram of every component the audit asks about, with a plain-English legend.
NFPA 96, NFPA 17A, NFPA 10, and UL 300 - the codes behind every finding on the audit.
Want a Second Set of Eyes on Your Last Inspection?
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