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Fire extinguishers

Every extinguisher in its place,
on the record.

Extinguishers walk off walls, lose pressure, and lose their tags between vendor visits. SchoolCheck keeps a monthly presence check and a quarterly inspection so campuses can show what was mounted, readable, and ready — not just that a contractor came last spring.
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Why it matters

Fire extinguishers are a campus operations problem

Fire extinguishers are everywhere and easy to treat as someone else’s job. Facilities assumes the vendor’s annual service is enough. The kitchen assumes the hood system covers the line. Custodians notice an empty bracket and do not know who to tell. Meanwhile a classroom extinguisher sits behind a rolling cabinet, or a unit in the gym has a discharged gauge nobody logged.

SchoolCheck is not a substitute for licensed fire-protection service. It is the operational layer between service visits: a monthly check that the extinguisher is present, accessible, and appears ready, plus a quarterly inspection of mounting, pressure, pin and seal, the inspection tag, and visible damage. Kitchen and Class K units can live in the same type so the district is not running a second system for food service.

When something is missing or out of range, the finding stays attached to that asset and location. Leadership can see which campuses are completing extinguisher rounds without waiting for a binder to come back from the school.

  • Units missing from assigned locations or left unmounted
  • Gauges out of the operable range between vendor visits
  • Broken pins, missing seals, or unreadable inspection tags
  • Hose, nozzle, or cylinder damage that never got reported
  • Kitchen extinguishers tracked separately from the rest of campus
Checks and inspections

Fast rounds, documented depth

Same campus, two modes. A one-question check keeps cadence. A guided inspection captures the details you need on the record.

Fire extinguisher check

Monthly · one question

“Fire extinguisher is present, accessible, and appears ready for use”

Default is one check per month — a fast confirmation between deeper inspections and vendor service. Increase frequency in kitchens, shops, or other higher-risk spaces if your policy requires it.

Fire extinguisher inspection

Quarterly · guided template

A guided inspection of the things a glance can miss: mounting, pressure, pin and seal, the tag, and visible damage to the cylinder, hose, or nozzle.

  1. 1. Extinguisher is in its assigned location and mounted securely
  2. 2. Pressure gauge or indicator is in the operable range
  3. 3. Safety pin and tamper seal are intact
  4. 4. Inspection tag or service record is current
  5. 5. Cylinder, hose, and nozzle show no visible damage or leakage
What gets recorded

The round is not the record

SchoolCheck persists important state in the district’s history first. Realtime coverage is a view on top of that — not a substitute for it.
  • Findings stay attached
    A failed check or inspection item can open a finding with an owner, so a missing pad or a propped door does not disappear into a shared inbox.
  • Photos and comments
    Attach a photo of the empty bracket or the blocked path, then keep the thread on the record until someone closes the loop.
  • Audit-ready history
    Every completion keeps who, when, where, and the template version used. Export that history when leadership, insurers, or auditors ask.
FAQ

Questions about Fire extinguishers

How districts usually run this type — and what SchoolCheck does not claim to replace.
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Put Fire extinguishers on the record.

Checks, inspections, findings, and exportable history — for this type and every other safety-critical asset on campus.
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