South Carolina fire extinguisher inspection report template

Set up for South Carolina

• Each dealer testing or maintaining portable fire extinguishers holds a license from the Office of State Fire Marshal for its class (Class A covers all portables, including recharging carbon dioxide units and, with a DOT retester number, hydrostatic tests), displayed at its place of business, renewed every three years, backed by at least one million dollars of liability insurance and a permitted primary qualifying party; no one may advertise as a Fire Equipment Dealer without itS.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.4 (A), (C), (D); 71-8303.6 (A) · S.C. Code 23-9-45
• Each individual who maintains, recharges, repairs or tests portable extinguishers holds an OSFM permit for that class, based on a current ICC/NAFED Certified Portable Fire Extinguisher Technician certification; the permit is carried while working, shown to any authority having jurisdiction on request, limited to the work its class covers, and invalid on leaving the dealer until transferredS.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.4 (B); 71-8303.6 (B)

Also required in South Carolina

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• Tamper seals are imprinted with the year (handwritten dates are not acceptable), and the year on the seal matches the date on the maintenance tag on the extinguisherS.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.8 (C)
• A portable fire extinguisher that cannot be maintained per the manufacturer's manuals or the applicable NFPA standards is removed from service and replacedS.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.8 (B)
• Portable extinguishers are installed, inspected, tested and serviced per the applicable NFPA standards and the manufacturer's manuals; the International Fire Code adopted by the South Carolina Building Codes Council sets the minimum fire and life safety standardsS.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.8 (A) · S.C. Code Regs. 71-8300.2 (B)
• A dealer hydrostatically testing DOT-specification extinguishers holds a valid US Department of Transportation license, tests to DOT and NFPA standards, and each employee who tests keeps DOT certification and shows it to the OSFM on requestS.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.7
• The OSFM may cite and fine both the company and the permit holder for each failure to inspect, maintain or test fire equipment to the applicable codes, and may issue a stop work order to anyone working without a license or permitS.C. Code Regs. 71-8303.15, 71-8303.18

What is in it

• Extinguishers inspectedLocation, Type and size, Serial or ID, Result, Last annual maintenance, Last hydrostatic test
• Inspection items (all units)In its designated place, Visible, unobstructed and mounted (sign where needed), Pressure gauge in the operable range, Safety pin and tamper seal intact, No damage, corrosion or leakage; hose and nozzle clear, Operating instructions legible and facing out, Full (weighed or hefted), Inspection tag present and up to date
• Service performedWhat was recharged, replaced, serviced, tested or removed from service, and any loaner or spare left in place.
• Follow-upWhat still needs doing and when: units to service, recharge or replace, and the next inspection or test dates.
• Maintenance by serial numberSerial number, Work done, Tamper seal year

Rules last reviewed October 15, 2026. Read the full South Carolina fire extinguisher inspection report requirements.