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…)

BAY AREA, LOS ANGELES AND PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA— Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Placentia and Bay Area fire sprinkler company, celebrates the first anniversary of its Placentia satellite location this month.

Nationwide Fire Protection and its affiliate, American Professional Services (APS-Hoods) opened the facility in August 2009 to better meet the increase in calls for Bay Area fire protection work, said NFP’s general manager, Massoud Farazandeh, a fire protection engineer.

Nationwide’s company headquarters are located in Denver, Colorado, and the company has serviced Bay Area, CA fire system accounts from there since the company began in 1989. (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— 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 Nationwide Fire Protection Corp. NFP is an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), which opened a fabrication facility in Placentia in 2009 to better meet the demand for Los Angeles fire sprinkler system work.

The top five reasons are:

• The law requires it. UL 300, Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Restaurant Cooking Areas, took effect in 1994, which outlines improved testing requirements.
• Manufacturers no longer make dry chemical systems which makes it more difficult to repair those systems due to the scarcity of replacement parts.
• An increasing number of fire equipment distributors will not work on dry systems in restaurants because of the liability associated with working on old, outdated systems that do not have manufacturer support.
• UL 300 systems are more beneficial to restaurant owners, as they save on cleanup costs in the event the system is used by discharging only onto protected equipment.5. It is better for a restaurant’s bottom line. Most businesses can’t afford to be closed for days or weeks while cleanup and repair is performed after fire breaks out.

“Upgrading to UL 300 standards is important not just because the law requires it, but these standards also bring benefits to the customer,” said Farazandeh, a Los Angeles fire suppression system expert. “Systems that meet UL 300 standards cost less to clean if they discharge and they are easier to use.”

More fire departments throughout California are focusing attention on restaurants that do not meet this safety standard, and that could spell trouble for those restaurant owners, he said.

While responding to calls for Los Angeles sprinkler fire system installation and repair work, Farazandeh has found plenty of restaurants that don’t meet the current standard, he said.

“We are anxious to work with these restaurants to get them current on this important fire safety equipment,” Farazandeh said.

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If you need additional information about UL 300, Nationwide Fire Protection’s services, or you would like more information about the company, call (800) 750-7055, or visit the company’s Web site: http://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. In August 2009, he opened a satellite location in Placentia, CA. 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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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…)

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 costs in buildings with and without automatic fire extinguishing equipment.

The amount of damages per fire tended to be lower by anywhere from 40 percent to 70 percent in properties that had sprinklers, the study stated. Damages caused by flames was confined to the room in which the fire originated 95 percent of the time when those rooms had automatic systems, compared to 74 percent of the time when those rooms were without systems.

“We were happy to see this fact sheet released to the public, because it proves what I tell potential clients almost daily,” said Massoud Farazandeh, who serves as general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods). NFP opened a fabrication facility in Placentia in 2009 to better meet the demand for Long Beach fire protection work. (more…)

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 fire protection systems, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods). (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…)

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 improvements that will bring their fire protection systems up to current code, said Massoud Farazandeh, general manager of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., an affiliate of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods).
 
NFP opened a fabrication facility in Placentia in 2009 to better meet the demand for fire protection work throughout California, including the increased demand for Fremont fire protection services. (more…)