Commercial Cooking Suppression Systems

NOW ACCEPTING DIGITAL PLANS

All plans including applications should be emailed to the Fire Marshal's Office at firecode@tomballtx.gov 

A commercial cooking suppression system is a pre-engineered system designed to provide a manual/automatic suppression system for commercial cooking operations. Since most commercial cooking requires the use of large grills, deep fat fryers and other grease producing appliances, it is a requirement of the fire code to have a system that can provide adequate ventilation and suppression in the event of a fire. Most systems provide positive and negative ventilation that allows the vapors to be captured and vented from the building. These systems are also designed to turn off the gas and electric used by the cooking appliances. Although small fires may happen under the hood from normal cooking, the system is designed to extinguish and contain large often unattended cooking fires.

Plan Review Requirements

1. Provide a digital set of plans to the email address above.
   1. One set of manufacturers parts detail shall be provided with plans.
      1. Provide arrows to indicate part specifications, no highlighters.
2. Two stamped sets will be returned to contractor.
   1. One of these sets shall remain at the premise upon completion and testing.
3. Provide a current copy of state license issued by the Texas Department of Insurance.
4. Provide a current copy of Certificate of Liability Insurance, naming City of Tomball as certificate holder.
5. All systems shall be installed in a workmanship manner in accordance with NFPA standards.
6. Provide a completed Suppression and Detection application.

General Requirements

Title block shall include the following information

1. Project name
2. Project address
3. Contractor name, address, and license number.
4. Scale
5. Date
6. Legend
7. Floor plans drawn to a common scale
8. Elevations, ceiling heights
9. Locations of cooking appliances
10. Gas valve location
11. Ductwork detail
12. Remote pull location
13. Location of fire extinguisher (Class K)
14. Size and quantity of extinguishing agent
15. Compliant with UL300 Standards
16. Provide 12v electric bell.
17. Tied to building fire alarm, if provided
18. Type and quantity of nozzles
19. Sequence of events

NO WORK may begin without prior approval of plans and required permit has been submitted for payment.

These criteria may not apply to all alarm types. If you have specific questions about design, planning or installation, contact the Fire Marshal's Office for more information.