Wednesday, June 10, 2009 —DENVER, COLORADO—Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. spent Monday morning repairing restaurant equipment damaged by a recent tornado that hit southeast Aurora.

On Tuesday, staff began checking on other customers to ensure their equipment remains operable.

The tornado hit the Southlands shopping center Sunday afternoon, causing it to close.  A spokeswoman for the mall said many stores will remain closed until repairs are made, according to ABC 7 News. She did not say how long that might be.

No Aurora fire systems maintained by Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. were damaged by the tornado, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of the company, which is an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods). NFP also maintains a number of Aurora, CO fire alarms accounts, including several at restaurants in the Southlands.

One restaurant in the Southlands called to report that some of their kitchen hood system equipment had blown off the roof during the storm. NFP workers made those repairs on Monday morning. However, the restaurant was unable to reopen as scheduled that day, due to gas being cut off in that area as a result of the storm, Farazandeh said.

“It appears that our customers in the Southlands got very lucky,” he said. “We had just one call for service, but we are calling the rest of them this week just to check in on them and make sure everything is OK.”

Judging by the storm, it’s surprising there wasn’t more damage to restaurants in Southlands, Farazandeh said, adding that it was fortunate that there were no casualties; just property damage.

In times of severe weather, Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. has staff on call to assist customers whose  commercial hood systems, fire alarms and fire suppression equipment are damaged. They are prepared to respond immediately and make any repairs necessary to get the business back online quickly.

It is believed that Sunday’s tornado was on the ground for about 30 minutes, going on an 8- to 10-mile path across southeast Aurora, ABC 7 News reported. The storm also dropped golf ball-sized hail.

Learn More
If you would like to learn more about the services NFP provides, please call: (800) 750-7055, or visit the company’s Web site:  www.nationwidefireprotection.com.

About Nationwide Fire Protection Corp.
Chief Executive Officer Massoud Farazandeh founded Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. in 1989 and grew the business into a national leader in fire protection and hood cleaning of restaurants and facilities. The company’s comprehensive service offerings enable businesses to do what they do best, which is to focus on their customers and their business. In turn, NFP focuses on what it knows best- keeping businesses in compliance and ensuring the safety of restaurants, staff and patrons.

NFP prides itself on providing exemplary service, offers a quality guarantee and maintains a dependable and highly qualified staff. All crew members are professionally trained to comply with the National Fire Prevention Association Standards and state and local codes.

Nationwide Fire Protection is fully insured and bonded. It is licensed in fire protection contracting in addition to our licensure in the mechanical and electrical fields.

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