KiddeFenwal Advocates for Food Truck and Trailer Fire Safety with Arrival of Spring Events Season

ASHLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KiddeFenwal, the global leader in the fire suppression and safety controls industry, is marking the arrival of Spring, with a safety reminder as municipalities begin hosting outdoor events.

The company urges fire marshals as well as other individuals and groups that put forth, modify, adopt and/or enforce fire safety codes to understand and mitigate the dangers posed by food trucks and trailers that lack adequate fire suppression systems.

Though popular draws during the warm weather season, food trucks pose unique and significant hazards. They combine fuel, heat and an ignition source in confined spaces, where cooks and operators can suffer injury. What’s more, they often operate at crowded events, creating the potential for large-scale incidents or tragedies.

According to KiddeFenwal, these risks can be mitigated with fire suppression systems specifically designed for food trucks and trailers’ unique attributes, taking cooking methods and kitchen layout/equipment into account, as well as local fire codes. Such work is best accomplished with the guidance of fire safety professionals, fire equipment distributors and reputable manufacturers that can tailor recommendations to individual operational needs.

For decades, KiddeFenwal has offered a fire suppression system specifically with commercial cooking — food trucks, trailers, restaurants and other kitchens — in mind. Called the WHDR™ Kitchen Fire Suppression System, this pre-engineered solution is ideal for confined spaces and a variety of layouts, while ensuring fire safety related regulatory compliance. Listed, approved and recognized by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) among other global agencies, the system uses a highly effective, fast-acting wet chemical agent that quickly suppresses cooking fires and prevents reignition while protecting the rest of the restaurant or food truck from the devastating consequences of fire.

KiddeFenwal’s WHDR™ Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems are currently in place in hundreds of thousands of establishments, including food trucks, throughout the United States and in locations globally. As a leader in the fire space, KiddeFenwal is constantly innovating with its product designs and, in the process, making work safer and livelihoods more reliable in the world of commercial cooking.

“With the arrival of Spring and the food truck scene that so many of us associate with this time of year, we want to ensure that the conditions for the season are consistent with our purpose at KiddeFenwal,” said Rekha Agrawal, CEO of KiddeFenwal. “Our enduring mission is to protect lives, livelihoods and icons with innovative solutions, deep relationships and outstanding customer experience.”

About KiddeFenwal

KiddeFenwal is a global leader in industrial and commercial fire suppression systems and safety controls. With a legacy spanning more than a century and the agility achieved as a standalone company, KiddeFenwal designs and delivers next-generation technologies that protect lives, livelihoods, critical infrastructure and even priceless museum artifacts. Its trusted brands, including Kidde Fire Systems, Kidde Fire Protection and Fenwal Controls, serve a wide range of sectors, from energy and manufacturing to marine, infrastructure and OEM applications. Headquartered in Ashland, Massachusetts, KiddeFenwal has a growing global presence across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific regions. For more information, visit www.kiddefenwal.com.