IKECA member hood and exhaust cleaning for Newman commercial kitchens. Inspected by Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District / CAL FIRE. NFPA 96 compliant.
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Newman sits on Highway 33 on the west side of Stanislaus County, close to Interstate 5 with Orestimba Creek running past and almond and dairy ground on every side. It is a compact town whose kitchens serve locals, farm crews and passing freight traffic.
Central Valley heat is the constant. With temperatures over 100°F for weeks at a time, a rooftop exhaust fan bakes in direct sun and the grease collecting on its housing and blades cooks down into a varnish-like coating that ordinary washing will not shift.
Commercial kitchens in Newman are inspected by Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District / CAL FIRE. Fire inspectors verify that your hood and exhaust system is cleaned per NFPA 96 schedule, your fire suppression system is current, and your kitchen meets all fire code requirements.
Cleaning Pros Plus provides the documentation your fire inspector needs — cleaning certificates with before/after photos, NFPA 96 compliance reports, and IKECA technician credentials that demonstrate your system was serviced by certified professionals.
See full Stanislaus County fire safety profile →Every commercial kitchen in Newman must comply with NFPA 96. Your fire authority — Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District / CAL FIRE — enforces these cleaning frequency requirements:
| Type of Cooking | Cleaning Frequency |
|---|---|
| Solid fuel cooking operations (wood, charcoal, mesquite) | Monthly |
| High-volume cooking (24-hour operations, charbroiling, wok cooking) | Quarterly |
| Moderate-volume cooking (full-service restaurants) | Semi-Annually |
| Low-volume cooking (churches, day camps, senior centers, seasonal) | Annually |
Not sure which category your Newman kitchen falls into? We'll assess your operation and recommend the right schedule — no charge.
Local kitchens run from bar and grill operations around the downtown blocks to hotel and healthcare food service, corporate and institutional dining, and the school kitchens under Newman-Crows Landing Unified.
Those differ in cooking volume more than in size, and the NFPA 96 frequency follows the cooking. A grill running charbroilers into the evening belongs in a tighter band than a dining hall serving one sitting a day.
The full exhaust system is covered — hoods, ducts, fans and rooftop components — with the fan raised off its curb so blades, housing and the deck below are cleaned rather than passed over. Filters are removed for degreasing.
Everything is documented with before-and-after photographs as the work proceeds. Exhaust fan service, grease filter exchange and rooftop grease containment are available in the same visit as part of a complete fire safety programme, and a duct section without an opening is quoted for a panel rather than assumed clean.
Hood and fan count, cooking type, roof access. Scope and price arrive before anything is scheduled.
Hoods, ducts, fans and rooftop components worked through, photographed as each stage completes.
Fan service, filter exchange and rooftop containment can all run in the same visit rather than separate call-outs.
Signed certificate and photo report, sealed in EvidLY and available before the inspector arrives.
Our IKECA membership runs under ID 76716495, and PECT Designated Technicians are assigned to every Newman system. The CECS #200452 credential belongs to founder Arthur Haggerty, who has been retained as an NFPA 96 expert witness. Newman jobs are sealed in EvidLY, holding certificate and photographs where the next inspection can reach them.
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Cleaning Pros Plus handles fire safety on the hood. EvidLY identifies how Stanislaus County evaluates your food safety and fire safety, scored exactly the way your county scores them. Stovio publishes the editorial standard. Cleaning Pros Plus is the hands. HoodOps is the tools. EvidLY is the eyes. Stovio is the lens.
If your fire inspector finds any issue with our work, we come back and re-clean at no charge. No questions asked. We stand behind every hood, every duct, every fan — because your compliance is our reputation.
IKECA membership is the company’s, PECT designation belongs to the technicians, and the CECS is the founder’s.
Photographs taken at both ends of the job, which is what turns a claim about a duct into evidence.
Reports stating the sections cleaned and the interval your cooking requires, in the form a Stanislaus inspector expects.
EvidLY was built here, and it keeps the certificate and its photographs retrievable long after the visit.
Should an inspector take issue with our work, we come back and re-clean without charging again.
More than 350 services a year, across everything from one hood to a multi-unit account, keeps a Newman estimate realistic.
