California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 3 - Fire Extinguishers
Article 5 - Selection and Distribution of Portable Fire Extinguishers
Section 573 - Fire Extinguisher Size and Placement for Commercial Cooking Operations
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Fire extinguishers with a Class K rating shall be provided for hazards where there is a potential for fires involving combustible cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats).
(b) Maximum travel distance shall not exceed 30 ft (9.15m) from the hazard to the extinguishers.
(c) Additional fire extinguishers, required for the control of other classes of fires, shall be provided for commercial cooking areas as required by Section 567.
(d) A placard shall be conspicuously placed near the extinguisher that states that the fire protection system shall be activated prior to using the fire extinguisher.
(e) All solid fuel appliances with fire boxes of 5 ft3 (0.14 m3) volume or less shall have at least one 1.6 gal (6 L) wet chemical fire extinguisher listed for Class K fires in the immediate vicinity of the appliance.
1. New section filed 12-27-2001; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 52).
2. Amendment of section heading and new subsection (c) filed 2-28-2007; operative 3-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 9).
3. New subsections (d)-(e) filed 7-17-2013; operative 10-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section 13160, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 13160, Health and Safety Code.
