10/22/2026
After a kitchen exhaust fire, the first document an insurance adjuster asks for is the service record. Not the hood manufacturer's warranty. Not the health permit. The Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning record.
In 2025, one café lost its entire fire claim because the system had not been maintained on schedule. That is not a cautionary tale. That is paperwork.
Here is what our crew actually finds in the field:
🔥 Grease builds up in five places — the hood, the filters, the duct, the fan, and the rooftop exhaust — and it does not build up evenly. The duct elbow behind a charbroiler can carry a heavier fuel load in 90 days than the rest of the run accumulates in a year.
📏 NFPA 96 sets inspection intervals by cooking volume and fuel type. Cleaning is triggered by what the inspection measures — specifically grease depth. The numbers that matter: 2,000 micrometres triggers cleaning, 3,175 micrometres (roughly ⅛ inch) is the level that signals serious accumulation.
📋 Every service we complete produces a written report showing what was found, what was cleaned, and what was measured. That report is the record the adjuster asks for.
✅ 350+ services performed across the Central Valley, Sacramento area, and East Bay.
🏅 IKECA member · CECS #200452 (founder) · PECT Designated Technicians on every job.
If your last Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning service is hard to locate right now, that is worth fixing before Fire Prevention Month wraps up. Let's get your records — and your system — back on schedule. 👇