When is your next fire inspection due?
Enter the date on your last inspection tag or report. We show the next due date for each item, with the rule or guidance it comes from. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
| What | Every | Last done | Next due | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extinguisher visual check (owner) | month | enter a date | Under 29 CFR 1910.157, portable extinguishers (or hose used instead) must be visually inspected every month. osha.gov | |
| Extinguisher maintenance by a licensed company | 1 year | enter a date | Employers must have extinguishers maintained annually and keep the maintenance date record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell. osha.gov | |
| Extinguisher 6-year maintenance (stored pressure dry chemical) | 6 years | enter a date | Stored pressure dry chemical extinguishers that need a 12 year hydrostatic test must be emptied and maintained every 6 years. osha.gov | |
| Hydrostatic test (types on the 5-year cycle) | 5 years | enter a date | Hydrostatic testing is done every 5 or 12 years depending on extinguisher type. nfpa.org | |
| Hydrostatic test (types on the 12-year cycle) | 12 years | enter a date | Hydrostatic testing is done every 5 or 12 years depending on extinguisher type. nfpa.org | |
| Kitchen hood suppression maintenance | 6 months | enter a date | An NFPA blog on restaurants says, citing NFPA 96, that kitchen fire extinguishing systems must be maintained at least every 6 months. nfpa.org | |
| Sprinkler control valves (quarterly if supervised) | 3 months | enter a date | An NFPA blog table on NFPA 25 frequencies lists sprinkler control valve inspection monthly if locked and quarterly if electrically supervised. nfpa.org | |
| Sprinkler inspection (annual report) | 1 year | enter a date | Nashville's fire marshal requires service companies to report their inspections online, and the report types it lists include annual sprinkler inspection, annual fire alarm and semi-annual hood suppression. nashville.gov | |
| Fire alarm inspection (annual report) | 1 year | enter a date | Nashville's fire marshal requires service companies to report their inspections online, and the report types it lists include annual sprinkler inspection, annual fire alarm and semi-annual hood suppression. nashville.gov | |
| Emergency lights and exit signs: monthly test | month | enter a date | The Kansas State Fire Marshal says all emergency lights must be tested for 30 seconds every month and for 90 minutes once a year. firemarshal.ks.gov | |
| Emergency lights: annual 90-minute test | 1 year | enter a date | The Kansas State Fire Marshal says all emergency lights must be tested for 30 seconds every month and for 90 minutes once a year. firemarshal.ks.gov |
These are common schedules from the sources shown. Your fire marshal, insurer or the adopted fire code edition can set different dates; the notice they send you wins.
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Fire extinguishers need a maintenance check every year by a licensed company, and sprinkler, alarm and kitchen hood systems have their own schedules. Tell us when your last inspection was and we'll text you a month before the next one is due, with licensed companies near you.
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