Fire safety for Fresno County commercial kitchens is enforced by Fresno Fire Department. Cleaning Pros Plus is an IKECA member company providing exhaust cleaning to NFPA 96 standards.
Fire code enforcement in Fresno County is not one agency. The City of Fresno has its own department, as do Clovis, Coalinga and Sanger. Fowler, Kerman, Kingsburg, Reedley and Selma sit under arrangements that differ by city, and unincorporated ground falls to the county fire district. Whichever applies to your address, the expectation is the same: a current certificate, a written report naming what was cleaned, and dated photographs covering the duct and the fan.
Because Fresno County has separate city departments alongside the county fire district, the inspector at your door may not be the one who inspected the restaurant down the block. What does not change is the sequence: canopy first, then whatever duct access exists, then the fan on the roof. The visit turns on whether your certificate matches the cooking type on the line and whether the report and photographs reach past the canopy into the duct.
See Fresno County compliance profile on EvidLY →Frequency in Fresno County follows what a kitchen cooks, not the calendar. Solid fuel is monthly. Charbroilers and wok ranges working at volume are quarterly. A standard full-service line runs semi-annually, and low-volume or seasonal operations annually. Two local conditions pull those intervals forward: summer heat past 100 degrees keeps grease soft and moving up the duct, and the long patio season across the county stretches cooking hours later into the evening than an owner's schedule assumes.
| Type of Cooking Operation | Required Frequency |
|---|---|
| Solid fuel cooking (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 kitchen falls into? We assess your operation and recommend the right cleaning schedule.
Fresno County kitchens get the full exhaust system, not the visible half. Hood interiors and plenums foamed, brushed and rinsed, the duct run cleaned along its length, the rooftop fan lifted so the housing, blades and curb underneath are cleaned rather than sprayed. In the older Tower District and downtown buildings, long horizontal runs with few access points are the norm, and where there is no way into the middle of a duct we quote the panel or hinge kit instead of reporting unreachable duct as clean.
Professional foam-and-brush cleaning of hoods, ducts, fans, and rooftop components. NFPA 96 compliant with before-and-after photo documentation.
Learn more →Photo-documented exhaust system inspection with grease-level assessment, risk rating, and NFPA 96 compliance evaluation.
Learn more →Fan motor inspection, belt and bearing assessment, airflow evaluation, and performance management to prevent failures and maintain ventilation.
Learn more →Scheduled filter swaps that reduce grease buildup and improve airflow between professional cleanings. Managed through our FilterCycle program.
Learn more →Contain grease discharge from exhaust fans, protect your roof membrane, and eliminate slip hazards with our ContainGuard system.
Learn more →NFPA 96 questions answered by email and phone, all year — no site visit required.
Learn more →Hood cleaning is one part of the compliance picture. EvidLY shows how Fresno County evaluates your fire safety and food safety. Stovio publishes the editorial standard for commercial kitchen operations.
