LOS ANGELES AND PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA— The National Electrical Code for 2011 recently was released and this could mean some changes are in store for restaurants in need of fire protection system installation, repairs and other services.

The NEC sets the standard for electrical installations and the safe use of electricity. It is the most widely used code for the built-environment in the world, according to the National Fire Protection Association, which publishes the code.

The 2011 NEC is the 52nd Edition of the code and 2011 marks 100 years of NFPA sponsorship.

For customers of Nationwide Fire Protection Corp., a Los Angeles fire suppression system installer, changes in the code book won’t mean much, said Massoud Farazandeh, a fire protection engineer and the company’s general manager. (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…)