2.6. Fire Extinguisher

A fire extinguisher is a portable fire safety device that discharges a jet of water, foam, gas, or other material to extinguish a fire. There is no requirement under this inspection standard to have fire extinguishers installed in any building or unit due to age, the purpose of use, location, or other factors.
However, if a building or unit has fire extinguishers in place, they will be inspected for the following conditions:

• The fire extinguisher gauge shows that the device is over-charged or under-charged.
• The fire extinguisher inspection tag is expired, missing, or illegible.
• “Missing” refers to any evidence of prior installation, but now the extinguisher is no longer present.
• A disposable fire extinguisher that is more than 12 years old (the date is stamped on the bottom of the fire extinguisher)
• Fire extinguishers that are physically damaged or missing (by evidence of a bracket or storage case without a fire extinguisher).
• Fire extinguishers that are not in service (e.g., in storage) should not be inspected.
• If an invoice or report from the servicing fire extinguisher company is provided, do not record a deficiency for a missing tag. The date of the report must be no more than one year from the inspection date.

Fire Extinguisher Standard V3.0, Updated 6/16/23

*Resident Owned Fire Extinguishers Should Not Be Inspected