Searching for NFPA 13 inspection software? Here's the part most apps skip: NFPA 13 installs the sprinkler system — NFPA 25 is the standard you inspect and test it to. Fire Inspect Hub ships the NFPA 25 wet-pipe sprinkler checklist, every item referenced to the section it inspects against, and generates the sprinkler inspection report your client and the AHJ expect the same day.
Last updated June 2026 — built on the NFPA 25 inspection, testing, and maintenance standard, with code-referenced items across sprinklers, control valves, gauges and the main-drain test, waterflow alarms, the fire department connection, and pressure-regulating valves. Scoped to wet-pipe systems.
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Building owners and AHJs ask for an "NFPA 13 inspection" of their sprinklers. The installed system was built to NFPA 13 — but the periodic inspection and testing of that system runs to NFPA 25, the water-based ITM standard. The work is real; the standard name on the work order just isn't the one that governs the inspection.
On a generic field-service app or a paper form, the inspector hand-builds the sprinkler checklist, remembers which NFPA 25 section each item ties to, and reformats it into a presentable report back at the office. The system gets inspected once — but documented twice.
NFPA 13 is the Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems — it governs how a sprinkler system is designed and installed, and its inspection deliverable is the install-acceptance document (the Contractor's Material & Test Certificate) signed off when the system is first commissioned.
NFPA 25 is the Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems — it governs the recurring inspection of an installed sprinkler system for the rest of its service life. When an AHJ or building owner asks for a "sprinkler inspection," this is the standard the work is performed and documented to.
Fire Inspect Hub runs that periodic NFPA 25 inspection for wet-pipe sprinkler systems — the most common configuration in commercial buildings, restaurants, retail, and healthcare. (NFPA 13 install-acceptance documentation is a separate workflow, on the roadmap.)
Fire Inspect Hub ships the NFPA 25 wet-pipe sprinkler checklist as toggle-on sections, every item code-referenced to its NFPA 25 paragraph. Your inspector works the system without rebuilding a checklist from scratch.
Sprinklers free of obstruction, paint, non-approved coverings, corrosion, leakage, and foreign material; proper temperature rating and position; standard heads under 50 years; spare-head cabinet stocked and the correct head wrench on site (§5.2–5.3, §6.2.9).
Valve area and control valves accessible; sprinkler, standpipe, and backflow valves locked or supervised in the open position; tamper switches operational (§13.3.1–13.3.3). A closed or unsupervised valve is the classic impairment finding.
Gauges reading properly, the main-drain flow test performed, waterflow alarm devices activated, and the alarm panel reset after test (§13.2.1–13.2.7).
Waterflow switch operational, interior and exterior alarms sounding, the supervising station confirming receipt, and trim piping and retard chamber leak-tight (§13.2.6–13.4.2).
Pipe and fittings free of leakage, corrosion, misalignment, and external load; bracing and supports secure and in good condition; hydraulic nameplate attached (§9.2–9.7).
FDC plainly visible and accessible, swivels turning, caps/plugs and gaskets/signs in place, and the check valve and ball-drip draining free (§13.8.1–13.8.4).
PRVs open, in good condition, leak-tight, and holding the design downstream pressure; the relief valve closed and leak-tight (§13.5.1–13.5.5). Toggle on only when the system has them.
NFPA 25 schedules sprinkler inspection, testing, and maintenance across a range of intervals — some items annually, others on longer test cycles — depending on the component and how the system is supervised. Your AHJ and your service agreement set the interval you run.
Fire Inspect Hub ships the inspection checklist your inspector works on the visit and captures the dated, signed record for it. You schedule and dispatch the visit at the interval you inspect on, and the platform produces the report. It documents the inspection you perform — it doesn't decide your cadence for you.
Every deficiency your inspector marks carries a severity and its NFPA 25 section reference — so the report tells the client exactly what's wrong and how serious it is. These are the findings wet-pipe sprinkler inspections turn up most:
A sprinkler control valve found closed, or not locked or supervised in the open position — the system can't deliver water.
Painted-over or coated sprinklers — the operating element can't respond as designed.
Corroded or leaking sprinklers due for replacement.
Main-drain flow test showing a pressure drop that points to a degraded or partially closed water supply.
Waterflow alarm or supervising-station signal that doesn't activate on test.
Sprinklers obstructed by storage or stock within the required clearance — the spray pattern is blocked.
Every item cites its NFPA 25 section, so the AHJ sees exactly what standard each line was inspected against.
Critical or non-critical on every finding, with photos captured in the field and attached to the report.
Inspection data formats for Brycer "The Compliance Engine" submission automatically — built for the NFPA 10, 25, and 72 contractors whose AHJs route reports through it.
Pass · Non-Critical Deficiency · Critical Deficiency · Impairment — the terminology your AHJ and insurer recognize.
NICET level, state license jurisdiction, and license number render under the inspector's signature on every report.
A branded, client-ready PDF generates the moment the inspection is finalized. No office cleanup, no reformatting.
The item meets the applicable NFPA 25 requirement. No action required.
A deficiency exists but does not have an immediate adverse effect on system performance. Attention needed — not urgent.
A deficiency that adversely affects system performance and requires immediate attention.
Full-stop escalation. The system is out of service. Notify the building owner and AHJ immediately.
The inspector always determines the compliance level. Fire Inspect Hub provides the framework — the professional judgment belongs to the inspector.
Fire Inspect Hub is purpose-built for fire protection contractors who inspect wet-pipe sprinkler systems under NFPA 25 — and the 1–5-person shops that need a clean, code-referenced record their AHJ and clients accept. If you're hand-building sprinkler checklists or reformatting reports after every visit, this was built for you.
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Let's talkMost buildings that need a sprinkler inspection need the rest of the water-based set too — fire alarm (NFPA 72), extinguishers (NFPA 10), and the standpipe, FDC, and backflow components that live on the same system. It all runs in one login, one workflow, one report format.
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