SAN FRANCISCO AND PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA - Water mist fire suppression systems have piqued the interest of many fire protection professionals in recent years.

The technology isn’t new, but the National Fire Protection Association recently formed the Committee on Water Mist Systems to further research the topic, so we thought we would take this opportunity to explain a bit about these systems, including their potential benefits.

Water misting systems have become a significant growth area in the realm of fire suppression systems, says Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of the San Francisco fire protection company Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., which is an affiliate of American Professional Services. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA— When it comes to fire suppression systems, there are four possible suppression agents that can be used to put out a fire: dry chemical, wet chemical, halon and carbon dioxide.

Each of these agents is designed for use in specific applications.

When it comes to restaurant kitchens, wet or dry chemical agents are used in fire suppression applications, said Massoud Farazandeh, CEO of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., which he founded in 1989. NFP is a Placentia and Bay Area fire protection company that specializes in fire suppression systems for restaurants and commercial kitchens throughout the United States. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA— Regular maintenance and inspections help promote fire safety in commercial kitchens, and one Los Angeles fire protection company says it’s just as important to do this for idle kitchens.

Even when not in use, equipment under a hood system can cause a fire or fuel a fire that started elsewhere, said Massoud Farazandeh, who serves as general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Los Angeles fire sprinkler systems company and affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods). (more…)

PLACENTIA AND THE BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA— Restaurateurs who are thinking about building new restaurants must devote a great deal of planning to the project, but selecting the right company for the kitchen construction phase can save money, streamline processes and promote efficiency.

Constructing and installing a proper fire suppression system and kitchen hood system tends to be the most intricate and expensive part of the process, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Bay Area fire protection company and affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods). (more…)

PLACENTIA, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — Everyone is on the “going green” bandwagon, making the recent release of a study titled “Environmental Impact of Automatic Fire Sprinklers” timely.

Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Placentia and San Francisco, fire protection company, said he hopes that this study will appeal to owners of older restaurants and commercial dining facilities who have been “grandfathered in” and lack adequate fire suppression systems and convince them that now is the time to make these important upgrades.

The March 2010 study was released by FM Global, a property insurance company that conducts property loss prevention research. It is the result of ongoing global efforts to reduce life cycle carbon emissions and improve sustainability, according to the report, which The Fire Sprinkler Initiative, a project of the National Fire Protection Association, recently posted on its website . (more…)

PLACENTIA AND THE BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA —As cooking methods have changed over the years, they have necessitated changes in fire safety as it relates to commercial cooking equipment.

The creation of UL-300 (Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Restaurant Cooking Areas) on Nov. 21, 1994, is rooted in these changes, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of the Bay area fire protection company Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods).

Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. has provided Bay area fire systems sales, installations and repairs from its Denver headquarters since the company opened in 1989. The company opened a Placentia, California satellite location in August 2009 to better serve fire suppression system requests from throughout California. (more…)

PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA — California businesses install fire protection systems and fire alarms in their buildings, but hope they never have to use them.

Although having a building catch fire is unlikely, it is a good idea to perform routine fire alarm system tests so property owners can be confident that in the unlikely event of a fire, they will function as planned, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of the Bay area fire protection company Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods).

Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. has provided Bay area fire system installations and other services from its Denver headquarters since the company began in 1989. However, in August 2009, the company opened a satellite location in Placentia, due to increased calls for service requests throughout California. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — It has been 104 years since the San Francisco earthquake and a great deal has changed in the way of building codes since then.
 
Because of the fires that burned out of control after the earthquake, it may come as no surprise that the face of San Francisco fire protection also began to change in the years following the earthquake.
 
It needed to, said Massoud Farazandeh, the general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Placentia and San Francisco fire system company. (more…)

FREMONT AND PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA— Oakland restaurant owners planning to open a new restaurant in the space where another previously existed may be playing with fire if they don’t upgrade obsolete or poorly functioning fire suppression systems, warns one Oakland fire protection company.

Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., which offers Oakland fire sprinkler system installation and service to restaurants and other businesses, recently geared up for what is anticipated to be a busy spring for the company, as new restaurants open that will necessitate fire sprinkler system installations and improvements before they can operate. (more…)

PLACENTIA, STOCKTON AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA —
What do the Simple Simon’s, Tigeorges’ Chicken, Cabo San Luis, Agave’s, and Super Antojitos restaurants all have in common?

All of these restaurants have caught fire this year and at least two of them did not have operable fire sprinkler systems.

“We are always trying to spread the word about the importance of having an operable fire suppression system, and with the news of so many California restaurant fires this year, it’s time to bring this topic to the forefront once again,” said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Placentia and Stockton fire system company. (more…)