http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:29:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/ul-300-increases-safety-in-the-ongoing-bay-area-fire-protection-effort.html PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA— Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Los Angeles fire protection company, has released its list of the five main reasons restaurants should upgrade their fire protection systems if they haven’t done so recently. The reasons address several safety and legal requirements, said Massoud Farazandeh, who serves as general manager of ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/los-angeles-fire-protection-company-offers-five-reasons-for-upgrading-systems.html 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 ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/bay-area-fire-protection-company-offers-fire-alarm-testing-advice.html LONG BEACH, LOS ANGELES AND PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA— A study released recently by the National Fire Protection Association confirms once again what the owner of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. has told clients for years- fire sprinkler systems save lives and property. NFPA released a fact sheet in February that compares fire damage ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/fire-sprinklers-save-lives-and-long-beach-fire-protection-company-cites-study-to-prove-it.html PLACENTIA AND LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA—Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Los Angeles fire protection company, will expand its operations throughout California this summer. The company has issued the call for experienced electrical and mechanical contractors who are interested in expanding their knowledge base and want to learn to install, service and repair ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/los-angeles-fire-protection-company-plans-summer-expansion.html 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 ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/drastic-changes-have-come-to-san-francisco-fire-protection-since-1906-earthquake.html 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 ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/oakland-fire-protection-company-warns-that-outdated-systems-could-mean-playing-with-fire.html FREMONT AND PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA— Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. is preparing for a busy spring as new restaurants open that will require fire system installations and improvements before they can operate.   Often, restaurant owners who occupy spaces previously occupied by another restaurant must contract with a fire protection services company to make ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/fremont-fire-protection-company-readies-itself-for-busy-spring-season.html 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 ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/placentia-stockton-fire-system-company-stresses-importance-of-operable-fire-suppression-systems.html LOS ANGELES, GLENDALE AND PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA— Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a company that provides Glendale fire protection services, recently began manufacturing a type of restaurant kitchen hood. Known as controlled pollution units- or CPUs- these hoods are suitable for restaurants located in buildings where it isn’t possible to run ducts through ... http://www.nationwidefireprotection.com/blog/glendale-fire-protection-company-begins-manufacturing-cpu-hoods.html