Tennessee fire extinguisher inspection report template

Set up for Tennessee

• Inspection and service are performed by a registered firm, which holds a certificate of registration for a specific business location (posted at that office) and a shop equipped to service what it sells and installs; each service tag and red tag shows the firm's name, address and certificate numberTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.10; 0780-02-14-.03 (2) to (4) · Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office: Fire Extinguishers licensing (firm and branch, specialist, technician)
• An extinguisher specialist holds a Division license, works only as an employee or agent of a registered firm, never lets anyone else use the license and stays within the firm's certificate; the specialist's name, license number and signature go on every service tag and red tagTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.05 (3); 0780-02-14-.11 (1) (a) 3 · Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office: Fire Extinguishers licensing
• Service tags and red tags give the owner's name and addressTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.11 (1) (a) 7; 0780-02-14-.12 (6) (f)

Also required in Tennessee

These rules are about how and when you report, not the template's fields. Check them before you deliver.

• Whenever a firm installs, services or inspects an extinguisher, it attaches a service tag (or imprints an internal service marking) showing "DO NOT REMOVE BY ORDER OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL" in capitals of at least 10-point bold type, the firm's name, address and certificate number, the specialist's name, license number and signature, the date, the type of work performed, the date of the last hydrostatic test, and the owner's name and addressTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.11 (1)
• A portable extinguisher with a condition NFPA 10 lists for red tagging gets a red tag (same size as a service tag, with the firm, specialist, date, impairment and owner); the firm promptly sends written notice with recommendations to the owner or furnishes copies to the Division and the local officials having jurisdiction; the unit is removed from service and replaced with an approved substitute, and no service tag goes on until it is re-inspected and compliesTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.12
• Service tags are about 5 1/4 inches high by 2 5/8 inches wide, never red, attached where they can be inspected without hampering operation; only the firm's authorized employees, the Division or local officials having jurisdiction may remove a service tag or red tagTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.11 (2), (3); 0780-02-14-.12 (5), (7)
• Unless other law provides otherwise, the rule's standard for installing and servicing portable extinguishers is NFPA 10-2007, adopting only its mandatory provisionsTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.02
• A certificate or license does not let the holder enter a building without the owner's consent or hydrotest without following US Department of Transportation rules, and it does not relieve a firm of any local law requiring notice to local authorities when an extinguisher becomes inoperableTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-14-.09 (4), (5)

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.

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