Restaurants
The heaviest equipment load and the shortest intervals of any ordinary business.
Kitchen suppression, Class K extinguishers, emergency lighting, and inspection readiness for commercial kitchens.
Industries
What your building needs depends on how it is used
Two buildings of identical square footage can carry very different requirements. Occupancy type drives what equipment you need, how often it is serviced, and what an inspector will look at first.
What each building type carries
| Building type | What drives the requirements |
|---|---|
| Restaurants & commercial kitchens | Hood suppression semi-annually, Class K at the cook line, ABC back of house, emergency lighting |
| Manufacturing & warehouses | Hazard classification, extinguisher travel distance, storage and panel clearance, egress lighting |
| Churches & places of worship | Assembly occupant load, egress lighting, and the fellowship hall kitchen nobody treats as commercial |
| Medical & assisted living | Defend-in-place, corridor width, fire doors, and the strictest documentation standards |
| Auto shops & finishing booths | Genuine Class B capacity, booth suppression, flammable liquid and waste storage |
| Apartments & multifamily | Common-area equipment as an owner responsibility, stairwell storage, corridor lighting |
| Retail & shopping centres | Landlord versus tenant responsibility, seasonal stockroom and egress problems |
| Offices & professional buildings | Lower hazard, identical intervals, and lapsed records as the usual finding |
Manufacturing & Warehouses
Where travel distance, hazard classification, and clearance drive everything.
Extinguisher coverage by hazard class, industrial suppression, emergency lighting, and clearance compliance.
Churches
Older buildings, volunteer maintenance, and a kitchen nobody thinks of as commercial.
Assembly occupancy requirements for congregations, including fellowship hall kitchens.
Medical & Assisted Living
Where occupants may not be able to evacuate themselves.
The strictest documentation standards and the least tolerance for lapsed records.
Auto Shops
Flammable liquids, hot work, and waste accumulation in the same building.
Class B hazards, spray booth suppression, and the housekeeping findings shops collect.
Multifamily
The equipment nobody has looked at since the building was built.
Common-area equipment that is the owner or association responsibility, and usually overdue.
Retail
Where the landlord-tenant question causes the most confusion.
Multi-tenant responsibility, stockroom housekeeping, and seasonal egress problems.
Offices
Low hazard does not mean low requirements.
Lower hazard, identical inspection cadence, and lapsed records as the usual finding.
Not listed? Call us. If it is a commercial building it almost certainly has fire protection requirements, and we would rather tell you over the phone than have you guess.
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