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The damage from kitchen grease fires goes far beyond fire damage
If you own or operate a commercial kitchen, you are no doubt familiar with the many tasks required to keep your exhaust system clean and reduce the risk of grease igniting within your exhaust hood or ductwork and causing a fire...
Get fast repairs for all your kitchen air control & fire suppression equipment
In order to operate your commercial kitchen safely, comfortably, and legally, you must have three vital systems in place: an exhaust fan, a swamp cooler or other ventilation source, and an automatic fire...
Exhaust system cleaning from Flue Steam can help reduce the risk of a kitchen fire
According to the latest available data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System, cooking is the leading cause of all nonresidential building fires, as well as the leading cause of restaurant fires...
Be sure your employees get proper training on how to react in the event of a kitchen fire
If you own or operate a commercial kitchen, you have an obligation to maintain safe working conditions for your employees in compliance with OSHA standards. Fire is a serious risk in any commercial...
A properly sized swamp cooler is vital for safe and effective kitchen ventilation
Kitchen ventilation is all about balance. Hot, greasy air leaving the kitchen through the exhaust hood must be replaced by an equal volume of cool, fresh air in order to keep your system working properly. If your...
Proper ventilation is needed to keep kitchens safe and comfortable
At its most basic, a kitchen ventilation system works by drawing hot, greasy air out of the kitchen and replacing it with fresh air. Without diving into the technical specs, here are some of the main points of kitchen...
Avoid fires and shutdowns at your restaurant with regular duct cleaning
A fire at Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa restaurant in central London caused over 150 people to be evacuated from the area. The blaze took over 20 firefighters with four fire engines about 90 minutes to put out. The London Fire...
A comprehensive kitchen exhaust system cleaning in Los Angeles CA from Flue Steam provides maximum protection
Kitchen Exhaust System Cleaning in Los Angeles CAAs a restaurant owner and/or operator, you know that you need professional kitchen exhaust system cleaning in order to reduce the risk...
A recent kitchen exhaust fire reminds restaurant owners of the importance of fire prevention
Kitchen Grease Fire Destroys Oceanside Taco Shop Deiberto’s Mexican restaurant in Oceanside CA was destroyed by a fast-moving kitchen fire on Wednesday, October 9. Investigators have determined that...
Make sure you choose a professional company like Flue Steam
Just because a company puts up a website and starts advertising kitchen exhaust hood cleaning services doesn’t mean they are qualified or professional. Here are some of the hallmarks of a professional kitchen exhaust hood cleaning...
Flue Steam will make sure your automatic fire suppression system is code-compliant.
Automatic fire suppression systems are a must-have safety feature for all commercial kitchens. They are easy to use in an emergency, but they’re not so easy to install. Many different state and federal codes...
Commercial kitchens need periodic kitchen exhaust hood cleaning Culver City CA in order to maintain compliance with various fire safety codes. Without frequent cleaning, vaporized grease generated during cooking can congeal on the insides of the exhaust hood and ductwork, resulting in a...
When it comes to the safety of your commercial kitchen, naturally you don’t want to take any chances. A fire in your exhaust system could shut you down for weeks or even months, depending on the severity of the resulting damage. This will be very costly in terms of lost revenue as well as damage...
If you’re new to the restaurant business, no doubt your head is swimming with all the different rules and regulations you’ll have to comply with. Ensuring fire safety in the kitchen is just one of the many issues you’ll need to deal with. Besides investing in the right fire safety equipment like...
Four Houston firefighters died fighting a restaurant fire last week in what has been called the deadliest blaze in their department’s 118-year history.
Although the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation, officials believe that the blaze began as a small kitchen fire in the...
Many companies offer kitchen exhaust hood cleaning Los Angeles CA. But how do you know which companies are going to do a good job? One way to virtually guarantee you are getting a thorough exhaust hood cleaning that will improve the safety of your commercial kitchen is to always use an IKECA...
Have you ever seen such a sparkling clean exhaust duct? Maybe your exhaust duct looked this good when your commercial kitchen first opened, but chances are time has taken its toll and now greasy buildup is coating every surface inside your kitchen exhaust system. If you’d like to see your...
Swamp coolers, aka evaporative coolers, are wonderfully simple machines that provide fresh, cool air to your commercial kitchen without gobbling up electricity like an air conditioner would. However, if you want your swamp cooler to deliver the best possible performance, you need to invest in...
As the owner or operator of a commercial kitchen, you know that there is plenty of red tape to untangle when it comes to keeping your kitchen in compliance with various health and safety codes. Naturally you want to do everything in your power to keep your staff and your customers safe...
Over time, kitchen exhaust systems can get coated with a flammable, greasy build-up that can pose a significant fire hazard. Just because you are protected by an automatic fire suppression system doesn’t mean that you can ignore grease build-up in the exhaust system! While a fire suppression...