| There are many restaurants around U.S that are | | | | reliable annul fire has to be reported to the fire |
| in danger of catching fire everyday, because of | | | | department and significant requirements should be |
| the burnt solidified oil in their kitchen hoods. | | | | implemented for restaurants to keep their food |
| Grease and oil were the leading igniter's, causing | | | | and beverage licenses. After two 10-day |
| 64.2 percent of all structural fires: Yet a | | | | warnings, they should receive a fine or, at worst, |
| much-ignored solution lies readily at hand and | | | | have their licenses revoked. |
| regular cleaning and maintenance of restaurant | | | | It's not something that's costly. It's just that no |
| hoods, ducts and fans is one of the most | | | | one is following up. |
| effective method of reducing fires | | | | The simplest tracking method would be to require |
| Fire departments and government inspectors | | | | their restaurant owners fax cleaning company's |
| rarely enforce the codes that do exist, At the | | | | paperwork to the regulating agency. Also for each |
| most, they write notes to restaurant owners, | | | | state insurance company monitor compliance is |
| reminding them to clean their hood systems. | | | | required too. |
| There are no fines, no enforcement. Even | | | | The insurance companies are the ones paying out |
| insurance companies don't require regular cleaning | | | | the big bucks. Why aren't they enforcing this? It's |
| as a prerequisite for coverage. | | | | not just a matter of money, however. Regulation |
| A restaurant that hadn't done major cleaning for | | | | will reduce the risk to fire fighters, restaurant |
| their systems in over a year or didn't have a | | | | staff and their customers. It's a no-brainer. |
