Commercial Cooking Extinguishing System Upgrade
Previous standards for commercial cooking extinguishing systems were established approximately 30 years ago. Since then, changes occurring in the type of cooking equipment and cooking methods have created the potential for fire hazards not considered when the previous standards were developed. Accordingly, existing extinguishing systems tested to the previous standards may not be capable of controlling and extinguishing fire occurring in current commercial cooking operations.
The Office of the Fire Commissioner now requires extinguishing fire systems for commercial cooking equipment to be upgraded to meet UL 300 - ULC 1254.6 standards.
Extinguishing systems that have been upgraded to meet the new ULC 1254.6 standards must be labeled for inspection by the Burnaby Fire Department.
