Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.906 Portable Fire Extinguishers

Section 906 of the CFC is hereby adopted in its entirety with the following exceptions, modifications, and additions.

In Group A Occupancies, one additional Class 2A portable fire extinguisher shall be provided as follows:

1. On each side of every stage or platform having an area greater than 1,000 square feet. Stages or platforms having an area of 1,000 square feet or less shall be provided with one extinguisher.

2. On each side of every fly gallery.

3. In basements beneath the stage or platform.

4. In every hallway or passageway leading to a dressing room.

5. In every property room, carpenter shop, or similar room.

One additional class 10B:C extinguisher shall be provided as follows:

1. In each kitchen.

2. In each electrical room.

3. Adjacent to each switchboard on any stage or platform.

4. For each motion picture machine in projection rooms. Minimum combined rating for any projection room shall be 20B:C.

Operating rooms in institutional occupancies shall have at least one class 10B:C extinguisher.

Portable fire extinguishers shall be maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their approved locations when not in use.

Portable fire extinguishers shall be conspicuously located where they will be readily accessible and immediately available at all times. When it is not practical to install extinguishers in a plainly visible location, signs or other approved identification shall be provided to indicate the location.

Portable fire extinguishers shall be installed on hangers, in approved brackets, or set in cabinets unless the extinguishers are of the wheeled type.

Portable fire extinguishers having a gross weight not exceeding 40 pounds shall be installed so that the top of the extinguisher is not more than 5 feet above the floor. Extinguishers having a gross weight greater than 40 pounds (except wheeled type) shall be so installed that the top of the extinguisher is not more than 3 1/2 feet above the floor. In no case shall the clearance between the bottom of the extinguisher and the floor be less than 4 inches.

Portable fire extinguishers should not be located where ambient temperatures exceed 120°F unless otherwise noted on the nameplate of the extinguisher.

Fire extinguishers shall be subject to annual maintenance inspections and subject to internal inspection as required in Title 19, Section 575.

Violation of Sections 57.906.2 through 57.906.2.7 shall be subject to penalties and minimum fines as prescribed in Section 57.110.4 and Table 57.110.4.