{"id":9906,"date":"2026-07-29T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/annual-fire-door-inspection-drop-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:43:10","slug":"annual-fire-door-inspection-drop-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/annual-fire-door-inspection-drop-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Doors: the Mandatory Annual Inspection (Drop Test) Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a commercial, industrial or institutional building, the fire door is a vital piece of protection equipment: in case of fire, it closes automatically to prevent flames and smoke from spreading from one area to another. But a fire door that has never been tested is uncertain protection \u2014 and that is exactly what the standard addresses.<\/p>\n<h2>What NFPA 80 requires<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>NFPA 80<\/strong> standard (Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives), referenced by building codes and insurer requirements, mandates for rolling fire doors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An inspection and drop test at least once a year<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>The door must be <strong>dropped and reset at least twice<\/strong> during the test, to confirm the mechanism works properly;<\/li>\n<li>The test must be performed by a <strong>qualified person<\/strong> \u2014 someone with the knowledge, training and experience for the type of door being evaluated;<\/li>\n<li>The results must be <strong>documented in writing<\/strong> and the records kept (minimum three years) so they can be shown to the authority having jurisdiction or the insurer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the door fails any part of the test, it is considered non-compliant and must be repaired, then tested again.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters (beyond compliance)<\/h2>\n<p>A fire door that fails to close properly during a fire can turn a contained incident into a major loss. In the event of a claim, the absence of annual inspection records can also complicate things with your insurer. The annual inspection is a small investment compared to what it protects: your occupants, your building and your liability.<\/p>\n<h2>What we check during an inspection<\/h2>\n<p>Release by every intended means (fusible link or alarm signal), controlled closing speed, complete closure of the opening, condition of the slats, guides and fasteners, then a full system reset. All documented, with photos and a report.<\/p>\n<h2>A turnkey service<\/h2>\n<p>Les Industries Andr\u00e9 offers the annual inspection and documented drop test for fire doors of most brands \u2014 as well as repairs when required. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> to schedule your door inspections, or browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/fire-rated-doors\/\">fire-rated door line<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFPA 80 requires an annual inspection and drop test for fire doors. What it means for your building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9907,"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9906\/revisions\/9907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portedegarageandre.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}