Grease Fires Shut Down
Restaurants. Permanently.

Restaurant kitchen exhaust systems are the number one fire hazard in commercial foodservice operations. Grease-laden vapors produced during cooking travel through your exhaust hood, ductwork, and fans, depositing layers of combustible grease on every interior surface. NFPA 96, the standard for ventilation control and fire protection of commercial cooking operations, mandates regular professional cleaning based on your cooking volume — monthly for 24-hour or high-volume operations, quarterly for moderate volume, semi-annually for moderate, and annually for low-volume cooking. Failure to comply doesn't just risk fire — it invalidates your insurance coverage, fails health inspections, and can result in closure orders from the fire marshal. In the DC metro area, health department inspectors in DC, Virginia, and Maryland all check for documented hood and duct cleaning as part of routine restaurant inspections. Without current documentation, you risk citations, fines, and potential closure. Your insurance carrier requires documented maintenance records to process fire claims — meaning if your grease ducts cause a fire and you lack cleaning records, your claim can be denied, leaving you personally liable for hundreds of thousands in damages. DMV Air Pure specializes in overnight and early-morning restaurant kitchen exhaust cleaning, ensuring zero disruption to your business operations. We arrive after your last service and are finished before your morning prep crew arrives. Our service includes complete documentation — certificates of performance, before-and-after photography, and compliance reports that satisfy fire marshals, health inspectors, and insurance auditors.