Fire Extinguishers (In-Unit): Unit Entry Check
Check the extinguisher the property supplies in each apartment every time someone is in the unit for work, so a dead one doesn't sit in a kitchen for years.
CodeNFPA 10, chapter 7 sets the inspection rules for portable extinguishers. Whether in-unit extinguishers are required, and how often they must be inspected, depends on your local fire code. This sheet is FixGrid's standard: check at every unit entry (PM, inspection, make-ready) and at least once a year. Confirm your local rule.
Per-unit log
Per-unit log
The printable PDF has 16 blank lines with these columns.
- #
- Write in
- Unit
- Write in
- Present, mounted or in its spot
- Tick
- Pin in, tamper seal intact
- Tick
- Gauge in the green
- Tick
- No damage or corrosion
- Tick
- Not past its date on the label/tag
- Tick
- Action?
- Tick
Checks
Checks
- 1Checked during this visit (PM / inspection / make-ready / annual)Mark: DoneEach entry
- 2Make-ready: extinguisher checked before the unit is marked readyMark: Done / N/AEach turn
- 3Every unit checked at least once in the last 12 monthsMark: OK / DueYearly
If Action
What to do
- Low gauge, broken seal, missing pin, damage, or out of date: swap it for a charged unit before you leave the apartment, and log the swap.
- Missing: replace it and note the unit (follow your lease and notice rules for any resident charge).
Note: Residents should know where it is and how to use it. Point it out at move-in.
Note: Give residents notice before entering (FixGrid standard: 3 days).
Your local authority having jurisdiction decides which code edition applies. Confirm locally. Not legal advice.