Your Victorville fire inspector will check the tag
The Victorville Fire Department inspects every business in the city once a year. A fire inspector contacts you around business license renewal. Extinguishers are easy to check. Is the gauge in the green? Is the tag current?
An extinguisher that has been discharged, even for a second, needs a recharge before it counts as ready, and one that has lost pressure needs service before the inspector comes back. Most of the calls we get from Victorville are about fire extinguishers, and many follow an inspector's note, such as a unit flagged as untested or one the department said was too small for the space.
Fire extinguisher recharge in Victorville
Refill and recharge are the same job. The technician releases any remaining pressure, empties the old agent, checks the valve, hose and seals, refills the cylinder with the right agent, pressurizes it and puts on a new service tag.
Recent Victorville quotes:
- Full recharge: $45 to $50 per extinguisher, depending on how much chemical it takes.
- Annual certification of an existing unit that passes: $35 each, with a lower rate quoted for more than five.
- New extinguisher with a one-year tag, if the old one can't be serviced: $75 to $80 plus tax.
A technician comes to your business. One recent Victorville quote listed no trip fee. The final price depends on what each unit needs.
Older extinguishers need more than a refill
Age changes the bill. Stored-pressure dry chemical units need an internal teardown every 6 years and a hydrostatic test every 12, while CO2, water and wet chemical (Class K) units are hydrostatically tested every 5 years. Those visits cost more than a basic recharge. Sometimes a new unit costs about the same. Refill or replace is a judgment call you and the technician make at the visit.
Check each unit once a month. Look at the gauge, the pin and the tag. Extinguishers kept outdoors can get weatherproof sticker tags in place of paper ones, as we did for 23 extinguishers at a Victorville carnival.
Who can refill extinguishers in California
Who can do the work? California's Title 19 requires extinguisher service by a firm and technician licensed by the State Fire Marshal. Our 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 State Fire Marshal for portable extinguisher service.
If your units only need the yearly check, see annual extinguisher certification in Victorville; for other extinguisher work, see Victorville fire extinguisher service; and for staff training, which OSHA requires each year when an employer provides extinguishers for employee use, see fire extinguisher training in Victorville. Outside the city, we also handle extinguisher refills in Los Angeles County and extinguisher refills in Orange County. More services are on the Victorville fire protection page.
Victorville extinguisher refill questions
Do my extinguishers need to be recharged, and how much would that cost?
Yes, if a unit has been used or its gauge has dropped. Recent Victorville quotes for a full recharge ran $45 to $50 per extinguisher.
Are you located in Victorville?
Victorville is one of our service areas. Our technicians travel to businesses across ZIP codes 92392 through 92395.
Are there additional costs if the extinguisher is old?
Sometimes. A unit at its 6-year teardown or 12-year hydrostatic test needs more work than the $35 annual service, and if that work runs close to the $75 to $80 price of a new unit, replacing it may be the simpler choice.
Will the $35 inspection get the certificate?
If the unit passes, yes. It gets a new tag that records the annual maintenance, and that tag is what the fire inspector checks.
Do I need a 5-lb or a 10-lb extinguisher?
It depends on the hazard and the space. If the fire department said yours is too small, ask the inspector which size they want before you buy.
To schedule a refill in Victorville, call (909) 219-9411 or email socal@1profire.com