How to start a hood cleaning business in Colorado
We found no Colorado state license specific to hood cleaning. Front Range fire departments — Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs and others — enforce NFPA 96 during inspections, so restaurants need a cleaner who leaves proper certificates and does the whole system.
Licensing in Colorado
There's no statewide hood cleaning license we could find. Denver licenses fire protection trades through its Community Planning and Development office, and each city's fire department sets its own inspection practice — check with the ones you'll work in before your first job.
What restaurants will ask for
- Proof of general liability insurance
- IKECA or Phil Ackland certification
- A dated certificate on the hood after each cleaning, and photos
- Cleaning of the full system — hood, ductwork and roof fan
Where the work is
Denver and Colorado Springs are among FirstBearing's launch cities for hood cleaning. Restaurants there send requests; companies that cover the area see each job before deciding whether to take it.
Sources
Rules change and vary by city — confirm with your state fire marshal and local fire departments.
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