Which standard addresses cooking appliances shutoff when extinguishing systems activate?

• A. NFPA 13
• B. NFPA 70
• C. NFPA 101
• D. NFPA 96

Answer: (D)

Shutting off cooking appliances when a suppression system is activated is a safety control tied to protecting fuel sources and preventing re-ignition. This requirement is specified in NFPA 96, which governs ventilation control and fire protection for commercial cooking operations and calls for automatic shutoff of fuel to cooking equipment—and often disconnection of electrical power—when the kitchen hood fire-suppression system discharges. NFPA 13 covers sprinkler system installations, NFPA 70 is the electrical code, and NFPA 101 is the life-safety code; none of these address the automatic shutoff of cooking appliances in response to a kitchen suppression activation in the same way NFPA 96 does.