Who requires the training
If you give employees extinguishers, OSHA expects you to train them. Under 29 CFR 1910.157(g), an employer who provides portable extinguishers for employee use must train workers when they're hired and at least once a year after that. That duty is yours.
The equipment has its own rules: California Fire Code Section 906, NFPA 10, and Title 19, which says only a firm and technician licensed by the State Fire Marshal may service extinguishers in California. Chula Vista adopted the 2025 California Fire Code, with local amendments, in November 2025. Business fire code inspections in the city come from the Fire Prevention Division of the Chula Vista Fire Department. The Fire Marshal runs it. Want to know what an inspector will look for? Ask the division.
What your staff learns
- The five classes: A for ordinary combustibles like wood and paper, B for flammable liquids, C for energized electrical equipment, D for combustible metals and K for cooking oils and fats.
- Matching the label on each unit to the hazard in the room where it hangs.
- Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep (PASS).
- Knowing when to walk away.
- The monthly look owners are expected to do: gauge in the green, pin and seal in place, nothing blocking the unit, tag current.
- Any discharge means a recharge.
Kitchens need one more lesson. A site with a hood suppression system also needs a Class K portable extinguisher, and the cooks should know which unit on the wall is which before a grease fire ever starts. (Hood systems themselves are covered on our Chula Vista kitchen fire service page.)
Booking a session in Chula Vista
Tell us your headcount, your shifts and what you work with. A technician comes to your site. Our Chula Vista days are set in advance, and the calendar can fill several weeks out, so call as soon as you have a date in mind.
Inspection coming? Say so.
If your extinguishers are also due for annual certification, ask about covering both on one trip. Keep your own list of who attended and when. OSHA's clock runs yearly.
Who does the work
California work for 1 Pro Fire is done by Hedrick Fire Protection. Hedrick holds C-16 (fire protection) and C-10 (electrical) contractor licenses and is licensed by the California State Fire Marshal under Title 19 for portable fire extinguisher service.
Call (619) 568-5440 or email socal@1profire.com
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Questions from Chula Vista callers
Does a technician come to us, or do we go to your office?
We come to you. Training happens at your Chula Vista site.
How often do employees need extinguisher training?
OSHA requires it when someone is hired and at least once a year after that, anywhere an employer provides portable extinguishers for employees to use.
How soon can you schedule us in Chula Vista?
It depends on the calendar. Chula Vista days book up, so call early and tell us about any fire department deadline.
Do extinguishers get refilled every year or just certified?
Usually just certified. A licensed technician does annual maintenance and records it on the tag; stored-pressure dry chemical units get a full internal teardown every six years, and any unit that's been used gets recharged.
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