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The majority of kitchen fires begin when flammable cooking material or by-products, such as oil and grease trap, are ignited. Not only does grease build up on cooking surfaces, it can also collect bits of food and paper, increasing flammability. 

Equipment and Maintenance

Fire safety is the last place to cut corners. Maintaining preventative and safety equipment could end up saving a lot of money in the long run.

Policies and Planning

Make fire safety a regular part of your training process. If every member of your kitchen staff knows what to do and where to go, you can minimize damage and injury in the event of a fire.

Think About Prevention as an Investment

A restaurant kitchen fire can risk lives, cost thousands of dollars, and bury an otherwise thriving business. This underscores how important it is to keep your equipment cleaned, maintained, inspected, and up to code.

This extends beyond just equipment – keeping staff on hand to maintain a clean kitchen, hiring a certified kitchen exhaust cleaner to ensure the hood system is properly cleaned and free of grease, and investing in a quality fire suppression system – all of these protect against the catastrophic losses that can occur in a large fire.

Restaurant fire prevention is a combination of awareness and diligence. Do everything in your power to keep your kitchen safe.