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Portable fire extinguishers – Nevada

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Nevada incorporates by reference the federal regulations for portable fire extinguishers; therefore, the state requirements are identical to the federal requirements. Additional state regulations govern individuals engaged in business related to portable fire extinguishers. Click the link(s) below to view the applicable requirements.

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Summary of additional requirements:

  • Installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, and swapping out. All installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of portable fire extinguishers must be performed in accordance with N.F.P.A. Standard 10, 2018 edition, N.F.P.A. Standards 17 and 17A, 2017 editions, and the regulations and statutes enforced by the State Fire Marshal.
    • Regardless of exceptions contained in the N.F.P.A.'s applicable standards, the internal components of all portable fire extinguishers except carbon dioxide, wet chemical, halogenated agent, aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) and film forming fluroroprotein foam (FFFP) portable fire extinguishers must be examined at least annually and whenever the service seal has been broken or an inspection indicates that the extinguisher might fail to function.
    • When servicing portable fire extinguishers, the practice of swapping out a portable fire extinguisher is prohibited. This does not prohibit a serviceperson from removing a portable fire extinguisher to make an off-site repair or to perform hydrostatic testing if the original portable fire extinguisher is returned within three business days after the date of removal.
  • Hydrostatic testing. Each person who performs hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the United States Department of Transportation must do so in accordance with the procedure specified by that Department for compressed gas cylinders and must have been qualified by a test administered by the State Fire Marshal and have received the proper license or certificate of registration, or both.
  • Service tags and labels. The tags used as records of service performed on portable fire extinguishers must be at least 4 inches long and 2 inches wide and must follow a certain form.
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