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Delaware fire extinguisher inspection report requirements

Your Delaware fire extinguisher inspection report has 7 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • A discharged unit is swapped at once for a spare of the same type and capacity
  • A visual inspection every month
  • An annual maintenance check, with its date recorded
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Delaware licenses every person who services or repairs portable fire extinguishers, through the Office of the State Fire Marshal under Regulation 703 of the State Fire Prevention Regulations. The same regulation sets the yearly service, the four things every service tag shows, and what happens to a discharged unit. Here is each rule with a link to the official text, and what a Delaware fire extinguisher report should record.

Last reviewed October 20, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Fire extinguisher inspectionDELAWARE / SAMPLE

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Building: Riverside Plaza, 410 Market St
Date: 10/06/2026, monthly check
Inspected by: Dana Cole, facilities
Lobby by front doors: 10 lb ABC, serial A44120, gauge in green, pin and seal OK, tag current
Kitchen: class K 6 L, gauge OK, tag punched
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  • Fix soonInspection items (all units)

    Tamper seal missing

7 Delaware rules on your checklist, including a discharged unit is swapped at once for a spare of the same type and capacity.

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  • Delaware lawType of inspection
  • Delaware lawService person's Delaware fire extinguisher license (FEL) number
  • RecommendedNotes for service performed

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Building or facilityRiverside Plaza, 410 Market St
Address410 Market St
Inspection dateOct 6, 2026
Licensed service personDana Cole, facilities
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What Delaware requires

  • No individual may service or repair a portable fire extinguisher without a Delaware fire extinguisher license from the State Fire Marshal (issued to each individual), and every firm is equipped and staffed by licensed, qualified people for the service it offers1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2 · Office of the State Fire Marshal: Fire Extinguishers (license application and license holders)
  • The license follows a written examination at the Office of the State Fire Marshal with a passing grade of 70% (a failed applicant waits at least three months to retest); licensed service persons may be required to pass a written recertification test up to every three years1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 2, 3.1, 3.2
  • Every portable fire extinguisher is serviced or maintained every 12 months; the only exception is nonrechargeable dry chemical extinguishers of 2.5 pounds net or less used in dwelling units in apartment buildings1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 2, 2.3.1
  • When a licensed service person services a portable extinguisher, a durable tag is attached showing the month and year the service was performed, the type of extinguisher serviced, the name and license number of the service person, and the name of the servicing firm, if any1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 2, 2.3.2
  • Discharged and partially discharged extinguishers are moved away from their designated location at once and temporarily replaced with a standby or spare unit of the same type and capacity1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 1, 6.3
  • Soda acid, foam, loaded stream, antifreeze and inverting-type water extinguishers may not be recharged or placed in service for fire protection; they are not approved devices in Delaware1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 1, 6.4
  • Hand-operated portable extinguishers are selected, inspected, maintained, tested and recharged under NFPA 10 as adopted and modified by the Delaware State Fire Prevention Regulations, and they are required in all buildings except one- and two-family dwellings1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 1, 6.1 · 1 Del. Admin. Code 705, Chapter 1, 9.1
  • Only portable extinguishers listed and labeled by Underwriters Laboratories, Factory Mutual or another testing agency the State Fire Marshal approves may be sold in Delaware, new or used1 Del. Admin. Code 703, Chapter 2, 1.1.1

A license for each service person

Nobody services or repairs a portable extinguisher in Delaware without a fire extinguisher license, which the State Fire Marshal issues to each individual after a written exam with a 70% pass mark. Firms must be equipped and staffed by licensed people, and the State Fire Marshal can call for a recertification test up to every three years.

Every 12 months, with a durable tag

Each portable extinguisher is serviced every 12 months. Small nonrechargeable dry chemical units of 2.5 pounds or less inside apartment dwelling units are the one exception.

After service, a durable tag goes on with the month and year, the type of extinguisher, the service person's name and license number, and the firm's name if there is one.

Discharged units and banned types

A discharged or partly discharged extinguisher comes off its hook at once and a spare of the same type and capacity takes its place. Soda acid, foam, loaded stream, antifreeze and inverting-type water extinguishers are not approved in Delaware: they are never recharged or put back in service.

Everything else follows NFPA 10 as Delaware adopts it, and extinguishers are required in every building except one- and two-family homes.

From the walkthrough to a finished Delaware report

Note each unit's location, type and size, serial number and result, plus any unit that was used and whether a spare went up. ReportDraft puts your license number and firm in the header, lists every extinguisher, and writes up discharged and banned units as findings.

Common mistakes

  • A tag without the service person's license number or the month and year.
  • Taking a discharged unit to the shop without leaving a spare of the same type and capacity.
  • Recharging an old inverting-type or soda acid unit instead of retiring it.
  • Skipping the yearly service on units that are not the small apartment exception.
  • An unlicensed helper servicing units under someone else's license.

Sources

Last reviewed October 20, 2026. Next review due January 20, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.