All California work is done by Hedrick Fire Protection, which holds C-16 and C-10 contractor licenses and is licensed by the State Fire Marshal under Title 19 for portable extinguisher service.
Most of our Barstow calls are about extinguishers
More than half the calls we get from Barstow are about fire extinguishers. Tags, refills, cabinets, new units. Those calls are about equipment. Training is about the person standing next to that equipment when something catches fire, who has a few seconds to decide whether to pull the pin or get everyone out.
What OSHA asks of Barstow employers
Federal rule 29 CFR 1910.157(g) applies if you provide portable extinguishers for employees to use: those employees must be trained when they're hired and at least once a year after that. That second part gets missed. New hires count too.
Some Barstow callers are new general managers or property managers who took over a site and found that the old records left with the previous management. If that's you, start fresh. Assume nobody has been trained, and set a yearly date.
What we cover in a session
Sessions are built around the extinguishers already on your walls.
- The five classes: A for ordinary combustibles, B for flammable liquids, C for energized electrical, D for combustible metals and K for cooking oils and fats.
- How to read the rating on your own units.
- Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep.
- When to stop and leave.
- The monthly visual check that NFPA 10 puts on the owner, which your staff can do between annual service visits.
Kitchen crews need one more lesson. Where a hood suppression system protects the cooking line, a Class K extinguisher is required too, and cooks should know it's the one for a grease fire. The suppression system itself is a separate job; see our Barstow kitchen fire service page.
Training, tags and the fire district
Training covers people. Annual maintenance covers equipment. In California a firm and technician licensed by the State Fire Marshal must do that yearly service, and the work is recorded on the tag. For the equipment side, see annual extinguisher certification in Barstow, extinguisher refills and extinguisher service.
The Barstow Fire Protection District handles fire and emergency response in Barstow. Extinguisher rules sit in California Fire Code Section 906. Ask the district's fire marshal which edition applies to your building.
Book training in Barstow
Call (909) 219-9411 or email socal@1profire.com. Tell us how many people need training, what kind of building you run, and whether your extinguishers are also due for service, so we can quote both together. Barstow is in our service area.
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Fire extinguisher training questions
Do you service the Barstow area?
Yes. Barstow is listed as one of our service areas, and you can reach us at (909) 219-9411 or socal@1profire.com.
How often do employees need extinguisher training?
If you provide extinguishers for employee use, OSHA requires training at hire and at least once a year.
Is training the same as getting extinguishers certified?
No. Certification is the yearly maintenance a State Fire Marshal licensed technician performs and records on the tag; recent Barstow quotes have run $25 to $35 per extinguisher, with the lower rate for larger counts of about 15 or more units.
Can it be done within the next week?
Call and ask. Scheduling depends on the calendar at the time you call, so give us your deadline up front, whether it's a fire district inspection or an insurance date.
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