NFPA 96 Certified | Kitchen Compliance | Commercial Maintenance
Professional exhaust hood cleaning with kitchen compliance certification and fire safety documentation. We clean commercial kitchen systems to bare metal — hood, ducts, and rooftop fan — then document everything with photos and compliance certificates for fire marshals and insurance audits.
Serving Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere, Okotoks & surrounding areas • Open 7 days
⚠️ Alberta Fire Code Changed in 2024
The National Fire Code – 2023 Alberta Edition made NFPA 96 mandatory province-wide as of May 1, 2024. Kitchen compliance is now legally required. If you haven't had your system cleaned since then and you're on a semi-annual or quarterly schedule, you're out of compliance.
📋 Kitchen Fire Safety Starts with Documentation
NFPA 96 Section 11.6.13 requires a dated cleaning certificate posted in your kitchen. Kitchen fire safety depends on proof of service when the fire inspector shows up. Without documentation, you fail inspection.
🔥 Commercial Kitchen Maintenance Prevents Fires
The hood might look clean, but if grease is coating your duct runs and rooftop fan, you're sitting on the leading cause of commercial kitchen fires. Regular commercial kitchen maintenance and exhaust hood cleaning prevents catastrophic fire damage.
Professional exhaust hood cleaning and commercial kitchen maintenance for fire safety and compliance. We clean the entire system — not just the parts you can see. Then we document it for fire inspectors and insurance audits.
Interior surfaces, plenum chamber, filter racks, grease channels, and exhaust collar — scraped and degreased to bare metal per NFPA 96. We access zones most crews skip.
Includes: Hood interior, plenum access, grease traps, filter rack, exhaust transition zone
Learn more →Access horizontal runs, elbows, and vertical risers through panels and rooftop openings. We document inaccessible sections and recommend panel installation. Fire suppression systems don't protect the duct.
Includes: Horizontal duct runs, elbows and transitions, vertical risers, access panel service
Learn more →We go on the roof every time. Fan blades, scroll housing, grease drip pans, curb seals, and motor/belt inspection. Most Calgary cleaning companies skip this — we don't.
Includes: Fan blade cleaning, scroll housing, drip pan service, belt/motor inspection, curb seal check
Learn more →Dated certificates posted in your kitchen, before-and-after photos emailed within 24 hours, written service reports for inspector records. Kitchen compliance documentation that satisfies fire marshals and insurance companies.
Includes: Posted compliance certificate, photo documentation, service report, frequency consultation
Learn more →Most Calgary hood cleaners won't climb the roof, especially in winter or on steep pitches. We bring fall protection gear and clean the rooftop fan every time — it's part of the exhaust system, not optional maintenance.
After every job: posted compliance certificate, before-and-after photos emailed within 24 hours, written service report listing any areas not cleaned. That's what Section 11.6.13 requires.
South Asian and Chinese restaurants in Calgary NE — especially along 32nd Avenue and 36th Street — build grease faster than anything else. Peanut oil and wok cooking require quarterly cleaning, not semi-annual. We know the cycle.
Need it done this week? We can usually make it happen. We coordinate around your kitchen hours — late-night cleaning, early-morning starts, Sunday work. Whatever keeps your operation running.
We inspect on-site, assess grease buildup and access difficulty, and give you a flat-rate quote before we start. What we quote is what you pay — no hidden fees, no upselling mid-job.
Grease doesn't stop building at -20°C. We clean rooftop fans in Calgary winters because quarterly schedules don't pause for cold snaps. Frozen grease takes longer to scrape, but the work still gets done.
This isn't a sales pitch. It's the NFPA 96 frequency table, which Alberta adopted under the National Fire Code – 2023 Alberta Edition. These are legal minimums, not recommendations.
| Cooking Type | Minimum Frequency | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Solid fuel cooking | Monthly | Wood-fired pizza ovens, charcoal grills, mesquite smokers |
| High-volume operations | Quarterly (every 3 months) | Wok cooking, 24-hour restaurants, char-broiling, deep frying |
| Moderate-volume restaurants | Semi-annually (every 6 months) | Typical sit-down restaurants, cafes |
| Low-volume operations | Annually | Churches, seasonal kitchens, community centers |
Note: These are minimums. If grease builds faster than the schedule allows (heavy frying, peanut oil cooking, undersized hood systems), cleaning must happen more often. The actual NFPA 96 rule is that surfaces must be cleaned before they become heavily contaminated.
Same-day and next-day service available across our service area. We work around your kitchen schedule — late nights, early mornings, weekends.
20 minutes on-site. We check the hood interior, access panels, rooftop fan condition, and grease buildup. You get a written quote before we leave.
If you're preparing for a fire marshal visit, buying or selling a restaurant, or haven't had the system cleaned in a while, the inspection tells you exactly where you stand.
Open 7 days a week, 6 AM – 10 PM | Same-day service available
Fryers, ovens and ranges, grills and flat tops, ice machines, and pizza ovens, degreased and documented on the same visit as your hood cleaning.
Learn more →Dumpster pads, loading areas, parking lots, and parkades. Grease stains and food waste lifted with a mobile hot-water unit.
Learn more →Excavators, loaders, transport trucks, trailers, agricultural and oilfield equipment — washed on-site.
Learn more →We swap your grease filters weekly, clean them commercially, and return them the following week.
Real feedback from Calgary restaurants, facility managers, and commercial kitchen operators we've served.
Prabhjot Singh“Northern Hood and Exhaust Cleaning did a great job cleaning our kitchen exhaust system. They were professionl, arrived on time, and left everything clean. The hood and exhaust look much better now. I will recommend their service to anyone needing exhaust cleaning.”
Manpreet Bhullar“Had a great experience with Northern Hood and Exhaust Cleaning. They arrived on time, worked quickly, and left the kitchen spotless. Our range hoods have never looked better. Will definitely use them for all our scheduled maintenance!”
Navi Dhillon“Very satisfied with extensive knowledge of exhaust system. In 8 years of service no one ever told us what and how they do. Very satisfied with reliability, communication and service of Northern Hood and Exhaust highly recommended.”
A Kitu“Northern Hood & Exhaust did an excellent job cleaning our commercial kitchen exhaust system in Calgary. They were professional, responsive, and explained the NFPA 96 compliance process clearly. The hood cleaning was thorough and the before-and-after results were impressive. We’ll definitely use them again for restaurant exhaust cleaning.”
GURWINDER KAUR“Highly recommended! They have done extensive job in cleaning and we can see clear results after their service. They throughly explained everything and whole experience was smooth and stress free. We are definitely going to book them for next service.”
We clean the full system — hood, ducts, and rooftop fan — unless you specifically request hood-only service. Most fire risk comes from grease in the duct and fan housing, so we always recommend the complete job.
Not safely. The exhaust fan needs to be off, and we use degreasers that shouldn't be active around food prep. We schedule around your close time or before you open.
For a typical restaurant hood (under 20 feet), 3–4 hours total including setup and fan work. Larger systems or first-time deep cleans can run longer. We give you a time estimate with the quote.
We offer free second-opinion inspections. If your current provider is doing the full job — including the rooftop fan and documentation — stay with them. If you're not sure, we'll show you what's being missed.
Yes. We handle multi-hood commercial kitchens, hotel kitchens, institutional facilities, and care homes. Pricing scales with system size and access requirements.
Yes, within about 40 km. We regularly service Airdrie, Chestermere, Okotoks, Cochrane, and High River. For locations beyond that radius, call to confirm availability.
Yes. We can set up quarterly, semi-annual, or annual contracts depending on your NFPA 96 frequency requirement. Contract customers get priority scheduling and locked-in pricing.
Cash, cheque, e-transfer, and credit card. Payment is due upon completion. For larger facilities or contracts, we can arrange net-30 terms.
