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In this blog, we will explore the effective fire suppression system to prevent and suppress fires in culinary environments. Kitchen safety is essential for everyone from beginners to experienced chefs.
How does a kitchen fire suppression system work?
Hood fire suppression systems are like fire sprinkler systems. The only notable difference is that fire suppression systems use gases, liquids or foam agents to extinguish the fire instead of water.
The system is usually connected to the cooking station hood and the gas line that runs through it. For a fire to thrive, three things must be present: fuel, oxygen and heat. Like the sprinkler system, the range hood suppression system activates when it senses flames or excessive heat. When activated, it discharges wet chemicals through its nozzles. These nozzles are located above the appliances and in the ventilation system above the hood of your cooking station. The wet chemicals quickly extinguish the fire by covering the flame and depriving it of oxygen.
Most range hood suppression systems also come with a manual station that allows kitchen staff to activate it when the system does not detect the heat of a fire early enough.
The hood suppression system will also shut off power to appliances and outlets under the hood to eliminate any risk of discharge or sparks that could ignite another fire. To deprive the fire of its fuel, the system will also shut off the gas to all appliances. This method helps stop fires in the kitchen without allowing them to spread to other stations.
Where are fire suppression systems needed in the hood?
Kitchen fires are dangerous and can quickly get out of hand. Therefore, hood fire suppression systems are necessary in all restaurants and commercial kitchens. They serve as a safety measure to help keep fires under control. In addition, the system helps to extinguish fires without the need to stop the entire kitchen operation. Because of this, most fire suppression systems are found in restaurant kitchens; however, they are also installed in stadiums, hotels, churches, conference centers and other commercial kitchen areas.
What does an installed kitchen suppression system look like?
Advantages of this system
- Reduces potential fire damage in a commercial kitchen.
- Workers can easily clean up after a fire incident because it stops the fire when it is at a station.
- Only one station and the food it contains is affected.
- The system is easy to use.
- It can prevent chemical contamination on other food in the kitchen.
They are used in sectors:
- Industrial
- Naval and offshore
- Governmental
- Transportation
- Medical
- Energy
- Telecommunications
- Space
Common installation sites:
- Server and computer rooms
- Archives
- Warehouses and warehouses
- Generating plants
- Electrical panels
- Transportation and construction
- Compressor rooms
- Wind and gas turbines
In Edintel we care about your safety and that of your property, and therefore we have these fire suppression systems that are of utmost importance to prevent damage to the safety of these places.
