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 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…)

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, 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…)