Commercial Kitchen Fire Restoration
After fire officials release the affected work area, TRC can assess and document building damage from fire, soot, smoke, and suppression water. Hood and exhaust-duct cleaning may be performed in-house or subcontracted; suppression-system, cooking-equipment, inspection, and reopening decisions remain separate.
Building restoration, kitchen systems, and authority decisions have different scopes.
A commercial kitchen fire may involve building finishes, a hood or exhaust duct, suppression water or agent, and smoke outside the immediate cooking area. The observed conditions determine the restoration discussion.
Building fire and smoke damage
TRC can assess and document affected building surfaces and areas released for the work. The assessment does not determine that cooking equipment or utilities may return to service.
Hood and exhaust-duct cleaning
TRC performs some hood and duct cleaning in-house and may subcontract the work, depending on the assessed scope. Cleaning does not replace inspection or service by the responsible kitchen-system provider.
Suppression discharge and adjoining areas
Report visible suppression water or agent and smoke observed outside the kitchen. TRC can discuss resulting building restoration; the suppression-system contractor and relevant authorities retain their own roles.
Define the released work area and separate the responsible parties.
Provide the facility contact, kitchen-system contacts, and any restrictions from fire officials when discussing the work.
Begin in released areas.
TRC assesses and documents fire, smoke, and water damage in work areas released by fire officials. TRC does not evaluate whether the suppression system is ready for service.
Address suppression water when present.
Work performed to IICRC S500 standards applies to that water-damage scope when water extraction and structural drying are included. It does not determine kitchen use or inspection status.
Scope hood, duct, and building-surface cleaning.
TRC can perform or subcontract agreed hood and exhaust-duct cleaning and can address affected accessible building surfaces. TRC does not promise cooking-equipment evaluation or internal service.
Coordinate included building repairs.
TRC can manage building repairs included in the agreed scope. The suppression-system provider, equipment providers, fire officials, health authority, and operator make their separate service, inspection, and reopening decisions.
Preserve the scene and follow the responsible authorities.
Do not enter or operate affected systems until the responsible parties clear them. Follow fire officials, facility procedures, and the responsible system providers.
Wait for the released work area.
Fire officials determine when an affected area is released. Tell TRC which areas are available for assessment.
Leave system operation to the responsible provider.
Do not restart the hood, HVAC, cooking equipment, or suppression system unless the responsible authority or qualified provider authorizes it.
Do not infer a cleaning method.
Photographs and a description may help the call, but they do not establish the material, cleaning method, or inspection result.
Commercial kitchen fire scope questions.
The responsible suppression-system and equipment providers evaluate those systems. TRC's scope is the agreed building restoration and any hood or duct cleaning assigned to TRC or its subcontractor.
TRC performs some hood and duct cleaning in-house and may subcontract that work, depending on the scope. The responsible system provider and authorities make inspection, service, code, and return-to-use decisions.
TRC does not make that decision. The operator must address reopening with fire officials, the health authority, the suppression-system provider, other responsible professionals, and any applicable building authority.
Tell TRC which adjoining rooms or lower areas show visible damage. We document the portions of the loss included in the agreed scope; that documentation can support carrier review but does not determine coverage.
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Discuss the building damage after a commercial kitchen fire.
Share the released work areas, visible fire or suppression damage, and the contacts responsible for the kitchen systems.