513.4 Fuel and Electric Power Shutoff — 2025 California Mechanical Code
California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) § 513.4 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
Upon actuation of any fire-extinguishing system for a cooking operation, all sources of fuel and electric power that produce heat to all equipment protected by the system shall automatically shut off.
[NFPA 96:10.4.1]
Exception: Solid-fuel cooking operations. 513.4.1 Steam. Steam supplied from an external source shall not be required to automatically shut off. [NFPA 96:10.4.2]
513.4.2 Protection Not Required. Gas appliances not requiring protection but located under the same ventilation equipment where protected appliances are located, shall also be automatically shut off upon actuation of the extinguishing system. [NFPA 96:10.4.3] 513.4.3 Manual Reset. Shutoff devices shall require manual resetting prior to fuel or power being restored.
[NFPA 96:10.4.4]
513.4.3.1 Power Restoration. Where an electrical gas valve is used for shutting off gas to appliances, a manually reset relay shall be used to restore electrical power to the gas valve. [NFPA 96:10.4.4.1] 513.4.4 Shutoff Not Required. Solid fuel cooking operations shall not be required to be shut down. [NFPA 96:10.4.5]
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