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How do I maintain my fire protection systems?
Fire Inspections – and Inspection Reference Guide
Fire & Life Safety Education Programs
Contractor’s Handouts
Mount Prospect Fire Codes
Sprinkler and Fire Alarm Systems
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
After the Fire – Post Incident Investigation
Interesting Fire Related Websites
To ensure your fire protection systems are in working order, these systems are required to be inspected and certified by an authorized inspection company. The inspection certification company must provide you with a certification report that should kept on site and also a copy send to the Mount Prospect Fire Department at 112 E. Northwest Highway.

The following is a quick reference for fire protection systems certification and frequency.

Fire extinguishers Annually
Fire pumps Annually (fire department to witness testing)
Sprinkler systems Annually
Fire Alarm systems Annually
Kitchen Hood systems Annually
Kitchen fire extinguisher Semi-annually
Special Extinguishing systems Semi-annually
Kitchen Hood cleaning Quarterly – Semi-annually – Annually (depend on usage)
Fire extinguishers – full maintenance Every six-years

Download a sample “Pre-inspection” form