Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems in Arlington, VA
Hood Suppression Installation for Arlington Restaurants
We design and install UL 300 wet-chemical systems for new and renovated kitchens across Arlington, from Clarendon and Ballston to Shirlington and Crystal City. Nozzles are matched to your exact cooking line, and the system ties into gas or electric shutoff, so you are ready for the fire marshal before opening day.
Suppression System Repairs and Resets
If your system has discharged, failed an inspection, or no longer covers the cooking line after an appliance swap, our technicians diagnose the problem, replace nozzles, links and cylinders as needed, and recharge and re-arm the system so your kitchen can reopen.
Semi-Annual Inspection and Service
NFPA 96 requires a hood suppression inspection every six months. We test the detection line and manual pull station, replace fusible links on schedule, confirm the gas or power shutoff works, and leave a current service tag and written report for the Arlington fire marshal.
Schedule A Free Consultation Today
Opening, renovating or changing your cooking line in Arlington? Book a free consultation. We will check whether your hood system still covers every appliance and what it needs to pass inspection, with no obligation.
Kitchen Suppression Systems in Arlington
Arlington has one of the densest restaurant scenes in Northern Virginia, from the Clarendon and Ballston corridors to Shirlington Village, Pentagon City and the new kitchens opening around National Landing. Every one of those kitchens needs a working hood suppression system and a current semi-annual tag.
What we check on every Arlington kitchen
- Nozzle placement and coverage against your current appliances, especially after equipment is added or moved
- Detection line, fusible links and the manual pull station
- Automatic gas or electric shutoff when the system discharges
- Agent cylinder pressure, date and condition
- The Class K extinguisher that must sit near the cooking line
System features
Automatic fire detection and suppression for grease and appliance fires
UL 300 compliant and designed to meet NFPA 17A & local fire codes
Fast system activation minimizes fire damage and kitchen downtime
Integrated shutoff for gas/electric cooking equipment during discharge
Kitchen Suppression System FAQs
Every six months, by a certified technician, under NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A. Arlington fire marshal inspectors look for a current semi-annual tag on the system.
Usually, yes. Adding, moving or swapping a fryer, range or charbroiler can leave appliances outside nozzle coverage. We re-check coverage and adjust the system so it still matches the cooking line.
The system must be cleaned, recharged, re-armed and recertified before cooking resumes. Call us as soon as it happens so your kitchen is back in service quickly.
Yes. A Class K extinguisher is required near the cooking appliances in addition to the hood suppression system. We can service both on the same visit.
Yes, we serve restaurants across Arlington County and will work with you to schedule service around your kitchen hours.
Lets talk now?
Homer Fire Protection inspects, repairs and installs kitchen hood suppression systems for restaurants, hotels, schools and cafeterias across Arlington County. Call, email or use the form to book your next semi-annual service.
- 703-646-8290
- [email protected]
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Kitchen Suppression Code Enforcement in Arlington
In Arlington, the Arlington County Fire Department’s Office of the Fire Marshal enforces the 2021 Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, in effect statewide since January 2024.
For commercial kitchens, inspectors verify that hood suppression systems carry current semi-annual service tags under NFPA 17A and NFPA 96, that nozzle coverage matches the current cooking line, and that fusible links have been replaced on schedule — the exact scope of our semi-annual service.
Our Alexandria headquarters and Springfield workshop put a technician minutes from any Arlington property.