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Hood cleaning in Maryland

What Maryland requires of a commercial kitchen, cited to the regulation, and the companies doing the work here.

3 obligations0 cities29 companies

What the law asks of you

State rules first, then the fire-code baseline that most of the country has adopted. Each one cites the regulation it came from.

Fire code

How often it must be inspected

Your hood, grease-removal devices, fans and ducts must be INSPECTED on a schedule set by how you cook: every month if you burn solid fuel, every 3 months for high-volume cooking such as 24-hour operations, charbroiling or wok cooking, every 12 months for low-volume operations such as places of worship, seasonal businesses and senior centres, and every 6 months for everything else. The inspection must be done by a qualified person.

How you cook	Inspect every
Solid fuel — wood, charcoal	1 month
High volume — 24-hour, charbroiling, wok	3 months
Everything else	6 months
Low volume — worship, seasonal, senior centres	12 months

Ask before bookingAsk which interval applies to your kitchen and why. A charbroiler or a wok range puts you on 3 months, not 6.

City of Charleston Fire Marshal's Office, publishing the adopted International Fire Code — 2015 IFC §609.3.3.1 and Table 609.3.3.1, adopted throughout South Carolina on 1 July 2016 Read 12 Sep 2026.

Fire code

Cleaning is triggered by grease, not by the calendar

Cleaning is not on the calendar — it is triggered by what the inspection finds. If the inspection finds grease built up, the system must then be cleaned to the ANSI/IKECA C10 standard. So the interval above buys you an inspection; whether you also buy a clean depends on the grease.

Ask before bookingAsk whether they work to ANSI/IKECA C10 — the code names that standard by name, so it is a fair question and a specific one.

City of Charleston Fire Marshal's Office, publishing the adopted International Fire Code — 2015 IFC §609.3.3.2 — “such components shall be cleaned in accordance with ANSI/IKECA C10” Read 12 Sep 2026.

Fire code

Your records must name a person, not just a company

Records of every inspection and every cleaning must be kept. Each must name the individual AND the company who did the work, describe it, and say when it happened. A dated invoice with only a company name on it does not meet this.

Ask before bookingAsk for a record naming the technician, not just the company. That is what the code asks for and what an inspector will look for.

City of Charleston Fire Marshal's Office, publishing the adopted International Fire Code — 2015 IFC §609.3.3.3 Read 12 Sep 2026.

Elsewhere in Maryland

29 more companies, in places with too few for a page of their own.

24 Restore LLC

24restoration.net · Camp Springs, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it is licensed

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

AAM Hood Cleaning

Darnestown, MD

We could not find a website for this company, so there is nothing further we can tell you about it. That is not a mark against them — plenty of good trade businesses run on a phone.

About Kitchens and Baths, LLC

aboutkitchensandmore.com · Annapolis, MD

Akleen Hood Restaurant Services,LLC

hood-cleaners.com · Easton, MD

Their website says

25 years of experiencethat it has traded since 1995that it is bonded

hood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

BN Commercial Cleaning and Fire Protection

bncleaning.com · Beltsville, MD

Boom Boom Firearms & Training

boomboom1.com · Oxon Hill, MD

Capitol Hoods

capitolhoods.com · Waldorf, MD

hood cleaning

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

CE Kitchen Cleaning Baltimore

steamcleaning.us · Baltimore, MD

Their website says

10 years of experience

hood cleaning

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Chesapeake exhaust services

chesapeakeexhaust.com · MD

Their website says

that it works to NFPA 96

hood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Commercial Kitchen Cleaners

commercialkitchencleaners.com · Columbia, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it has traded since 1976that it supplies before-and-after photographsthat it works to NFPA 96

fan hingehood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

DMV Hood Cleaners

dmvhoodcleaners.com · Gaithersburg, MD

Their website did not respond when we last checked. The phone number may still be good — we have not called it.

Express Kitchen Hoods, LLC

expresskitchenhoodsystems.com · Rockville, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it carries liability insurancethat it is licensedthat it issues a compliance report or certificthat it supplies before-and-after photographsthat it works to NFPA 96

fan hingefire suppressionhood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Express Mechanical Cleaning Services

expressmechanicalcleaningservices.com · Frederick, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it carries liability insurancethat it works to NFPA 96

hood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Extensive Tech Services

extensivetech.us · Glen Burnie, MD

Their website says

12 years of experience24-hour or emergency availabilityIKECA membershipthat it carries liability insurancethat it is licensedthat it issues a compliance report or certificthat it supplies before-and-after photographs

filter exchangegrease traphood cleaning

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Frederick Hood Cleaning Services

frederickhoodcleaningservices.com · Frederick, MD

Their website says

20 years of experience24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it is licensedthat it works to NFPA 96

hood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

GreaseGuard Hood Cleaning

greaseguardhoodcleaning.com · Gambrills, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it carries liability insurancethat it is licensedthat it issues a compliance report or certificthat it supplies before-and-after photographsthat it works to NFPA 96

grease traphood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Hoodz of Delmarva

hoodzinternational.com · Easton, MD

Their website says

50 years of experienceIKECA membershipthat it has traded since 1972that it supplies before-and-after photographsthat it works to NFPA 96that it works to the ANSI/IKECA cleaning stand

fan hingefilter exchangegrease traphood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Kitchen Guard of DMV

kitchenguard.com · Capitol Heights, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilityIKECA membershipan IKECA CECS or CESI qualificationthat it issues a compliance report or certificthat it supplies before-and-after photographsthat it works to NFPA 96that it works to the ANSI/IKECA cleaning stand

filter exchangefire suppressionhood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

MidAtlantic Hood & Duct

ars-web.com · Elkton, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it works to NFPA 96

fan hingefire suppressiongrease traphood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

MidAtlantic Hood Cleaning

ars-web.com · Bel Air, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it works to NFPA 96

fan hingefire suppressiongrease traphood cleaningpressure washing

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Pro Hood Cleaning Service

prohoodcleaningservice.com · Chevy Chase, MD

Their website says

that it is licensedthat it issues a compliance report or certific

hood cleaning

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Quick Exhaust Hood Cleaning Service Llc

clean-hoods-pro-e5d44f28.base44.app · Hughesville, MD

hood cleaning

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

ServiceMaster by Elevate - Harford County and Surrounding Areas

servicemasterrestore.com · Forest Hill, MD

Sparkle Hood Cleaning, LLC

sparklehoodcleaningllc.com · Adelphi, MD

Their website says

24-hour or emergency availabilitythat it is licensed

hood cleaning

We have not independently confirmed those statements. See where each one came from.

Top Dog Hood Cleaning Company

topdoghoodcleaning.com · Laurel, MD

Two Brother Hood Cleaning Kitchen Exhaust SVCS INC

twobrotherservice.com · Laurel, MD

Their website did not respond when we last checked. The phone number may still be good — we have not called it.

USA AMERICAN HOOD CLEANING LLC

usaamericanhoodcleaningllc.com · Gaithersburg, MD

Their website did not respond when we last checked. The phone number may still be good — we have not called it.

Vip Cleanup LLC (hood & kitchen cleaning services)

Laurel, MD

We could not find a website for this company, so there is nothing further we can tell you about it. That is not a mark against them — plenty of good trade businesses run on a phone.

Xtreme Hood Cleaning, LLC ~ A Veteran Owned Company

Baltimore, MD

We could not find a website for this company, so there is nothing further we can tell you about it. That is not a mark against them — plenty of good trade businesses run on a phone.