NFPA 96 is the fire code standard the Shreveport Fire Department uses to judge your kitchen exhaust system — hood, filters, ductwork, and fan. We clean to that standard and leave you with the dated report and certification sticker inspectors actually want to see.
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What Compliance Looks Like With Us
⚠️ Shreveport Fire Department inspections are unannounced and check for dated documentation, not just visible cleanliness. Call (318) 744-1174 to schedule.
NFPA 96 — officially the Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations — is the framework almost every fire authority in the country uses to judge whether a commercial kitchen exhaust system is being properly maintained, and the Shreveport Fire Department is no exception. It sets cleaning frequencies based on cooking volume, defines what counts as an acceptable clean, and requires documentation.
The standard doesn't set one fixed schedule for every restaurant. Instead, it ties frequency to how much grease your kitchen actually produces: monthly for round-the-clock, wok-heavy, or solid-fuel operations; quarterly for high-volume frying and char-broiling; semi-annually for moderate-volume standard cooking; and annually for low-volume or seasonal kitchens.
That volume-based approach matters a lot in Shreveport-Bossier specifically. The casino corridor's kitchens run close to around the clock, and the region's Cajun and seafood-heavy menus put more grease into the air than a lighter-cooking operation would — both factors that tend to push a kitchen toward the shorter end of the NFPA 96 schedule, whether or not the owner realizes it.
Being compliant isn't just about getting cleaned on the right interval — it's about being able to prove it. NFPA 96 expects a dated inspection or cleaning record, and the Shreveport Fire Department and Louisiana Office of Public Health both expect to see that documentation on demand, not reconstructed after the fact.
Every visit we make ends with a signed, dated service report and a certification sticker placed on the hood — the two pieces of documentation that satisfy a fire marshal walk-through, a health department review, or an insurance audit, whichever comes first.
A failed NFPA 96 inspection in Louisiana can mean an immediate shutdown order, fines, and in the event of a fire in a non-compliant kitchen, potential liability exposure beyond what insurance will cover. Staying ahead of your schedule is the cheapest insurance you'll ever buy.
We assess your cooking type and set the NFPA 96 interval that actually applies to your kitchen.
Hood, filters, ductwork, and rooftop fan — the full system the standard covers, not just the visible parts.
A dated sticker placed on the hood, visible to any inspector who walks in.
Signed documentation naming the technician, date, and scope of work performed.
We know what the Shreveport Fire Department and Louisiana Office of Public Health actually look for.
We keep a record of your service history so you always have proof, even years later.
The Shreveport Fire Department enforces NFPA 96 during both routine and unannounced inspections, and a kitchen that can't produce a recent, dated cleaning record is treated the same as a kitchen that's visibly dirty — the standard is about documented compliance, not just appearance.
Louisiana Administrative Code Title 51, enforced through the Louisiana Office of Public Health, layers a health code requirement on top of the fire code one: kitchen equipment, including exhaust systems, must be kept in clean and sanitary condition. That means a grease-laden hood or fan can trigger findings from two separate inspecting authorities on two separate visits.
For Shreveport-Bossier's casino and hotel kitchens especially, insurance carriers frequently ask for NFPA 96 service records as part of a commercial policy review, since a fire originating in an undocumented, non-compliant exhaust system is one of the more common — and more expensive — commercial kitchen insurance claims.
Monthly for 24-hour and solid-fuel kitchens, quarterly for high-volume fry and char-broil, semi-annually for standard service, annually for low-volume operations.
Title 51 requires clean, sanitary kitchen equipment — exhaust systems included — separate from fire code enforcement.
Unannounced visits check for both visible cleanliness and dated service documentation.
Carriers increasingly ask for NFPA 96 records before or after a claim involving kitchen fire risk.
A clear path from an uncertain schedule to a documented, compliant kitchen.
Tell us your kitchen type and last cleaning date — (318) 744-1174.
We determine the NFPA 96 interval your cooking volume actually requires.
Hood, filters, ductwork, and rooftop fan cleaned to the standard.
Dated sticker and signed report — ready for the fire marshal or health inspector.
What Shreveport-Bossier restaurant owners ask us most about staying compliant.
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Compliance covers the whole system. Here's how each piece works together.
The full NFPA 96 exhaust system service, from canopy to rooftop.
Baffle filter cleaning and swap-out programs for busy Shreveport kitchens.
Cleanup and containment for grease that's already made it onto your roof.
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