Los Angeles garage
CO monitoring.
Los Angeles has more enclosed parking per capita than almost anywhere in the country: subterranean levels under every mid-rise and high-rise, podium garages under apartment and condo towers, structures under hotels, hospitals, studios and office campuses. Every one of those garages is expected to have carbon monoxide detection wired to the exhaust fans, and in a building that size a sensor that has drifted out of range is invisible until a fire inspector or an incident finds it.
What we do for Los Angeles buildings
- Annual and semi-annual calibration of CO and NO2 sensors with certified span gas, plus a dated report for every sensor
- New system design and installation for garages with no detection, or with fans that were never interlocked to it
- Retrofit and replacement of obsolete panels and sensors that can no longer be calibrated or sourced
- Ventilation and VFD control work so exhaust fans run on demand instead of around the clock
- Troubleshooting the calls that start it all: a beeping panel, fans suddenly running nonstop, an inspection correction notice
LAFD, and the rest of the county
The California Fire Code and the California Mechanical Code set the requirement, and each jurisdiction enforces it its own way. LAFD, Long Beach, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank and the county fire districts all end up asking the same question in different words: show me the current inspection and calibration record for the garage gas detection system. Cal/OSHA enforces the separate exposure limit for the people working down there under Title 8 section 5155. Our code requirements page walks through what the detection and ventilation sections actually ask for.
Why owners call us
Gas monitoring is the only thing we do. Mechanical contractors add it to an HVAC visit without span gas or the right regulators, which is how a garage ends up with a service sticker and sensors nobody actually calibrated. We have been doing this since 1988, we work on the panel already in your building instead of replacing it to suit us, and we leave a report you can hand straight to an inspector.
Portfolios across the basin
If you manage buildings from Santa Monica to Ontario, one visit per garage on separate invoices is a bad way to run this. We schedule portfolios together and return one set of reports building by building, which is how property management and REIT customers keep every garage current without tracking dates themselves.
Get a quote
Tell us the address and roughly how many sensors are in the garage, or send a photo of the panel if you do not know. We will tell you what service it needs and what it costs, with no obligation.
Common questions
What does the code require in Los Angeles?
California Fire Code and California Mechanical Code requirements apply countywide: an enclosed garage that uses CO detection to control ventilation needs that system inspected and tested at least annually, calibrated on the manufacturer’s interval, and documented. LAFD and the other local fire authorities enforce it during inspection, and they ask for the record, not a sticker.
Which cities do you cover?
Los Angeles and downtown, Hollywood, Koreatown, Century City, Santa Monica, Culver City, Beverly Hills, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, Torrance, El Segundo and the South Bay, plus Orange County and the Inland Empire.
Can you take over from our current vendor?
Yes. Send your last service report, or tell us you cannot find one, and we will inspect what is installed and tell you its condition before quoting anything. If the panel is serviceable we service it.
Talk to a gas monitoring specialist
Tell us the building and how many sensors you have. We will tell you what service it needs and what it costs, no pressure.