Tampa inspection checklist
Tampa restaurant fire inspection checklist
Tampa, FL restaurant fire inspection checklist: hood reports, extinguisher records, egress checks, and the proof to stage before the next visit.
Hood Cleaning
Fire Inspection
Authority Guidance
Local fire office
Rule holder: Tampa Fire Marshal's Office - Prevention Division
Tampa operators often search by city name, but Tampa Fire Marshal's Office - Prevention Division is the office that sets the local inspection preparation rules on this page.
Open reminder plan
Review hood requirements
Next inspection window
Prep the next inspection window
Local inspectors can confirm preferred staging order before an access check.
Authority
Approved plans and certification papers for fire alarm, fire protection, or fire suppression work when applicable.
Proof on site
Approved plans and certification papers for fire alarm, fire protection, or fire suppression work when applicable.
Likely fail trigger
Life-safety features are not in place or not functional at final inspection.
Next action
Stage every required record in one binder or digital packet that staff can reach quickly.
Do this next
Stage every required record in one binder or digital packet that staff can reach quickly.
Start with the next move below, then use the checklist and binder sections to close gaps before the inspection window opens.
First move
Stage every required record in one binder or digital packet that staff can reach quickly.
Stage this proof
Approved plans and certification papers for fire alarm, fire protection, or fire suppression work when applicable.
Potential fines & closures
Potential fines & closures
- Life-safety features are not in place or not functional at final inspection.
- Approved plans or certification papers are missing on inspection day.
- Fire extinguisher tags are expired or hood extinguishing service documentation is missing.
- Excessive grease accumulation remains in the kitchen exhaust system.
Authority reminder
Tampa Fire Marshal's Office - Prevention Division (Fire AHJ)
The service CTA appears after the checklist because the product resolves the compliance state before it offers routing.
Primary source
Fire Marshal's Office - Prevention Division
Tampa says the Fire Prevention Division is responsible for fire inspections, code enforcement, and plan review, and the fire marshal is the authority having jurisdiction under state statute and City of Tampa Code.
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Extinguishers & Suppression
Approved plans and certification papers for fire alarm, fire protection, or fire suppression work when applicable.
Stage this with the rest of the binder before inspection day.
Monthly extinguisher visual-inspection log and annual extinguisher service proof.
Stage this with the rest of the binder before inspection day.
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Records Binder
Current tagged fire extinguisher and hood extinguishing system service documentation.
Stage this with the rest of the binder before inspection day.
Grease hauler manifests or pump logs if the site operates a grease trap or interceptor.
Stage this with the rest of the binder before inspection day.
Life-safety features are not in place or not functional at final inspection.
Resolve this before the inspection day to avoid follow-up notices.
Approved plans or certification papers are missing on inspection day.
Resolve this before the inspection day to avoid follow-up notices.
Fire extinguisher tags are expired or hood extinguishing service documentation is missing.
Resolve this before the inspection day to avoid follow-up notices.
Excessive grease accumulation remains in the kitchen exhaust system.
Resolve this before the inspection day to avoid follow-up notices.
Records to stage
Records binder
- Approved plans and certification papers for fire alarm, fire protection, or fire suppression work when applicable.
- Current tagged fire extinguisher and hood extinguishing system service documentation.
- Monthly extinguisher visual-inspection log and annual extinguisher service proof.
- Grease hauler manifests or pump logs if the site operates a grease trap or interceptor.
Centralized digital & physical archive
Need to close a paperwork gap before inspection?
Start from the hood route if the missing item is a report, tag, or system service record.
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Official sources for this page
Last verified: 2026-04-07
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Tampa says the Fire Prevention Division is responsible for fire inspections, code enforcement, and plan review, and the fire marshal is the authority having jurisdiction under state statute and City of Tampa Code.
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Tampa says fire suppression inspections require a functional test, final inspections require life-safety features in place, a tagged fire extinguisher, and approved plans on site.
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Tampa says existing commercial occupancies require routine fire code compliance inspections, unsatisfactory re-inspections double the initial fee, and a fourth re-inspection is referred to the Code Review Board.
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Tampa says kitchen hood extinguishing systems require servicing every six months, kitchen exhaust systems must stay free of excessive grease accumulation, and fire extinguishers must be serviced and tagged current.