International Kitchen Exhaust

The IKECA Board of Directors has extended the submission deadline for the 6/1/20 renewal cycle. To renew you must complete the required CEUs and pay the applicable renewal fee. IKECA was founded in 1989 when a small group of exhaust kitchen exhaust cleaning specialists were attending the same meeting. They found that they all had similar needs and beliefs in the importance of proper and complete exhaust cleaning to the fire protection world. Within two years, these founders had created the first trade association for the kitchen exhaust cleaning industry.

The IKECA Board of Directors has extended the submission deadline for the 6/1/20 renewal cycle. To renew you must complete the required CEUs and pay the applicable renewal fee. Can You Make a Difference with Your Expertise? The IKECA Technical Standards Development Committee strives for balance of all interested and affected parties, giving them an opportunity to participate in development of American National Standards for commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning, inspection and maintenance. By adhering to ANSI's due process of openness, balance, and consensus, members will help to serve and protect the public.

The IKECA Board of Directors has extended the submission deadline for the 6/1/20 renewal cycle. To renew you must complete the required CEUs and pay the applicable renewal fee. The name of the Corporation shall be the International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association, Inc. The International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association is committed to serve and represent the interests of the commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning industry by promoting the highest cleaning and ethical standards; providing education and certification opportunities; creating a broader awareness of the need for continually improving fire prevention by cooperating with and involving fire departments and the insurance industry and influencing in a positive manner regulations and governmental actions affecting the industry; advancing the safety, image, efficiency, competitiveness and profitability of industry members; and working to create healthier, cleaner and safer environments in which to operate a kitchen.

The IKECA Board of Directors has extended the submission deadline for the 6/1/20 renewal cycle. To renew you must complete the required CEUs and pay the applicable renewal fee. In August of 2007, a fire in West Roxbury took the lives of two Boston City Firefighters. The fire ignited in the kitchen and spread into the kitchen exhaust system, where it burned in the duct work for over an hour. The resulting investigation revealed serious deficiencies in the kitchen exhaust system, and a failure to properly clean and maintain the system.