A session at your site, on your own extinguishers
Fire extinguisher training is a hands-on session held where your people work. Our technician meets your staff in the building, walks them to the extinguishers on your walls, and shows each person how to pull the pin, aim at the base of the fire, squeeze the handle and sweep, using the same units they would grab in a real fire. Who should attend? Anyone you expect to pick one up. For most businesses that means floor staff, shift leads and whoever handles maintenance.
The training rule comes from OSHA
Federal OSHA rule 29 CFR 1910.157(g) applies when an employer provides portable extinguishers for employees to use: those employees must be trained when they're hired and at least once a year after that. New hires and long-time staff both count. That's OSHA; the fire code is separate and covers the equipment, which the LAFD Fire Prevention Bureau enforces for businesses inside the city. Keep your own sign-in sheet for each session. It's how you show this year's training took place.
What your staff learn
- The extinguisher classes: A for ordinary combustibles such as paper and wood, B for flammable liquids, C for energized electrical equipment, D for combustible metals and K for cooking oils and fats.
- Which class each unit in your building is rated for.
- How to read the pressure gauge and the service tag.
- The quick monthly visual check.
- When to stop and get out.
Kitchens
A kitchen with a hood suppression system also needs a Class K extinguisher. Cooks should know which one it is. If your hood system needs its own service, see our kitchen fire suppression service in Los Angeles.
Before the trainer arrives
A few details make the visit go faster.
- Gate codes, lockbox locations, or the name of whoever will open the building.
- Your headcount and shift times, so we can plan when to come and reach as many people as possible in one visit.
- A rough idea of where your extinguishers hang.
Want an early slot? Ask when you call.
Who we are
1 Pro Fire's California work is done by Hedrick Fire Protection, which holds C-16 (fire protection) and C-10 (electrical) contractor licenses and is licensed by the California State Fire Marshal under Title 19 to service portable extinguishers. That license covers the equipment side. If a session turns up an expired tag or a low gauge, we can take care of it through annual extinguisher certification, extinguisher refills or hydrostatic testing. See every service we provide on our Los Angeles fire protection page.
Outside the city? We also run fire extinguisher training in Los Angeles County, Orange County and Riverside County.
Fire extinguisher training questions
Do you come to us, or do we send staff somewhere?
We come to you. Training happens in your building, with the extinguishers your staff would actually use.
Our extinguishers were just certified. Do we still need training?
They're separate. The tag shows the unit was serviced, but it says nothing about whether your staff know how to use it.
What if the trainer finds an overdue tag?
We'll point it out. We can quote the service while we're there.
Does the session cover kitchen extinguishers?
Yes. If your kitchen has a Class K unit, we show your cooks where it is and when to reach for it.
To book fire extinguisher training in Los Angeles, call (213) 568-0188 or email socal@1profire.com