Something as simple as missing a written record of monthly extinguisher inspections could result in this hospital losing its Medicare and Medi-Cal funding. Complying with fire extinguisher codes can be made simpler with electronic monitoring, which both the NFPA and ICC allow in lieu of 30-day inspections. The en-Gauge electronically monitored fire extinguishers also create an on-going record of extinguisher safety and compliance -- giving you one less thing to worry about.

The student with a sweet-tooth was determined to get his candy and used a nearby fire extinguisher to smash the glass to get into the office. It's a sad reality that a life safety device is often used in acts of theft and vandalism. With electronic monitoring the likelihood of such activity is greatly diminished -- saving money, reducing risk, and perhaps in this case having kept a kid out of the hospital.

Fire officials are investigating how and who set a fire in the school bathroom. Thankfully a teacher and custodian used a nearby fire extinguisher to douse the flames. It's a good thing the extinguisher was there and in working order, otherwise the school could have suffered serious damage. Fire extinguishers are a the best first line of defense. Making sure they are in proper working order, located where they should be and unobstructed are the three keys to mainainting their benefits.

Gainesville, Georgia police are frustrated by the amount of vandalism taking place in their community. The vandalism includes removal and destruction of fire extinguishers from a local parking garage. Police chief Nichols said the vandalsim could result in "...serious damage to a car and cause catastrophic injury to a person.”

Fire extinguisher vandalsim is no joke and represents expensive repair and replacement as well as a threat to life safety.

So said Lexington, KY Fire Battalion Chief, Brent Frizzell, referring to a nusring home employee's use of a fire extinguisher to battle a blaze preventing it from spreading beyond one patient's room. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt. Having properly located and charged fire extinguishers are key to managing life safety and reducing risk.

Or so she thought that by using a fire extinguisher she'd get "a poof." Instead she got a big blast. Vandalism doesn’t always mean malicious, but the consequences of extinguisher vandalism are real.  Fines, evacuated dorms, clean up and in some cases … guilt. Warning: TV MA L

Where there's smoke, there's fire. And that was the case at a Houston Hospital. Fortunately the fire was put out with an extinguisher before anyone was hurt. It's a good thing the extinguisher was acccessible and ready to use so that there was no significant damage or worse, loss of life.

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