Gowrie Group, a prominent insurance agency, publishes monthly Risk & Safety Reports. Portable fire
Topics: Blocked Fire Extinguisher
Last month I was at the California Hospital Association for Disaster Preparedness Conference (actually, a great event), and had the opportunity to speak with a gentleman in a wheelchair about enGauge and introduce our products. I didn’t put any particular emphasis on the discussion until he came back to our booth at the end of the show and said, “Thank you for your products. I can’t tell you how important they are to me”.
Topics: Codes and Standards, Blocked Fire Extinguishers, Compliance, Electronic Monitoring of Fire Extinguishers, Inaccessible Fire Extinguisher, Blocked Fire Extinguisher, Smart Sensor
The en-Gauge technology to electronically monitor fire extinguishers was well received 
at the annual Texas State Fire Marshals’ Conference in Austin Texas. en-Gauge’s leading regional distributor displayed the technology at the conference and the activity around their display was consistently high throughout the show.
Topics: Fire Extinguisher Inspections, Codes and Standards, Annual Inspection, Fire Extinguisher Inspection, Missing Fire Extinguishers, Blocked Fire Extinguishers, Uninspected Fire Extinguishers, Electronic Monitoring Fire Extinguisher, Non-functional Fire Extinguisher, Fire Extinguisher Monitoring, 30 Day Fire Extinguisher Inspection, Blocked Fire Extinguisher, Inaccessible Fire Extinguishers, NFPA 10 Code Compliance, Empty Fire Extinguisher, Engauge News, Fire Marshals, Electronic Monitoring
Following the fire code is a challenge for the best of us; it is even a challenge for The White House. Recently The White House released a video "Catching Up With The Curator, The White House Fire of 1814". Terrific history video that shows the fire damage to the north portico that is still visible. Right next to the visible fire damage is a blockd fire extinguisher, ironic.
Topics: A Fire Extinguisher, Codes and Standards, Blocked Fire Extinguishers, Compliance, 30 Day Fire Extinguisher Inspection, Blocked Fire Extinguisher
I am starting to be dismayed by how many fire extinguisher violations I run across. It's not as if I look at every fire extinguisher at every location I visit - although, growing up in the fire protection industry, I probably do look at 20% of them. In the last week, I've run across three more, and I am just one guy sitting in my office most days.
Topics: Fire Extinguisher Inspection, Missing Fire Extinguishers, Blocked Fire Extinguishers, Fire Extinguisher Monitoring, Blocked Fire Extinguisher, Missing Fire Extinguisher, Empty Fire Extinguisher
Blocked Fire Extinguishers are another serious code violation that are easy to find when you are out running errands or going to meetings. When access to a fire extinguisher is impeded by an object, it can mean the difference between life and death. This is another concern the 30-day fire extinguisher inspection is meant to address, but since such a small percentage of these inspections are actually performed, an extinguisher can remained blocked for months - or even years - at a time.
Here are some pictures of blocked fire extinguishers I have found in just that past few months.
Blocked Fire Extinguishers
This is a picture of a blocked fire extinguisher location with the extinguisher missing as well.
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Blocked fire extinguishers are commonplace. Unfortunately, they are also a serious life safety risk for the occupants of any buildings in which they reside. The 30-day manual inspection as mandated by NFPA 10, is not sufficient to ensure fire extinguishers are accessible and available every day. The en-Gauge electronic fire extinguisher monitoring system ensures that your extinguishers are where they are supposed to be, free of obstruction and ready to fight fires 24 X 7 X 365.
en-Gauge. We make the places people go safer.
Topics: Fire Suppression, Fire Extinguisher Inspections, Fire Extinguisher, Codes and Standards, Annual Inspection, Fire Extinguisher Inspection, Missing Fire Extinguishers, Blocked Fire Extinguishers, Compliance, Uninspected Fire Extinguishers, Electronic Monitoring Fire Extinguisher, Fire Extinguisher Monitoring, Inaccessible Fire Extinguisher, Blocked Fire Extinguisher, Inaccessible Fire Extinguishers, NFPA 10 Code Compliance, NFPA 10, Missing Fire Extinguisher