Code Enforcement  

The City of North Richland Hills, TX, Code of Ordinances decrees in Section 98-535: Fire Protection that all vent hoods located above cooking appliances are required to be equipped with a temporary or permanent fire suppression system, such as StoveTop FireStop. Download the full ordinance for more information.

Shreveport, LA, Passes StoveTop FireStop Ordinance

The City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances ordains in Section 30-70 that "owners and/or managers of apartment buildings containing three or more dwelling units with no automatic fire suppression sprinkler system which contain independent cooking and bathroom facilities shall install and maintain an approved, automatic, laboratory tested, fire extinguishing device designed to suppress fires over each stove located in all apartment residences."

Read the full ordinance for more information.

Westwego, LA, Passes StoveTop FireStop Ordinance

Ordinance 1382. Est. 2009. "All multi-unit housing (two or more) without sprinkler systems must have automatic stovetop fire suppressors."

Relevant Legislation  

Our home state of Texas recognizes the effectiveness of StoveTop FireStop; they have established Senate Bill 139, which allows for a "reduction in homeowner's insurance and fire insurance for approved fire suppression devices*," such as StoveTop FireStop.

*State of Texas, 76th Legislature Senate Bill 139

City of Carrboro, North Carolina, Passes StoveTop FireStop Ordinance

Code of Ordinance Chapter 12 ("Fire Protection") Section 12-20. StoveTop FireStop units. Est. 2009. "New residential construction (both single- and multi-family) shall contain stove or range top fire suppression units where installation of the same in accordance with the manufacturuer's specifications is practicable."