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Fire Doors: Quarterly Walk

Catch the everyday failures (propped, not latching, damaged) between the required annual inspection.

CodeNFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, chapter 5: every fire door assembly is inspected and tested at least once a year by a qualified person, with a written, signed record. This quarterly walk is FixGrid's standard for the time in between; it doesn't replace the annual inspection. Your local fire code decides which edition applies.

George Herlth III
FMP · 20-yr maintenance pro · v1.0, Oct 2026
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Per-door log

Per-door log

The printable PDF has 14 blank lines with these columns.

#
Write in
Door / location
Write in
Closes and latches from fully open
Tick
Not propped or wedged
Tick
Hold-open releases (if any)
Tick
Label present
Tick
No holes, damage, added hardware
Tick
Glass and frame intact
Tick
Action?
Tick

Checks

  1. 1
    Every fire door on the list walked this quarterMark: Done
    Quarterly
  2. 2
    Pairs of doors: inactive leaf closes first, then the active leaf latchesMark: OK / Action / N/A
    Quarterly
  3. 3
    Gap under the door looks normal; no light showing around a closed doorMark: OK / Action
    Quarterly
  4. 4
    Gaskets and edge seals in place where fittedMark: OK / Action / N/A
    Quarterly
  5. 5
    Annual inspection by a qualified person done (date: ______ )Mark: Done / Due
    Yearly

If Action

What to do

  • A door that won't close and latch: fix the closer or latch the same week; it's the most common failure.
  • Propped or wedged: remove the wedge, tell the team why. Repeat spots need a listed hold-open device on the alarm.

Call a licensed vendor when

  • Holes, added hardware, a missing label, or a damaged frame: don't patch it with ordinary materials. Repairs must keep the door's rating; call a fire door contractor.

Your local authority having jurisdiction decides which code edition applies. Confirm locally. Not legal advice.

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