South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:80 - Residential hospice facilities
Chapter 44:80:03 - Fire protection
Section 44:80:03:04 - Fire extinguisher equipment

(1) Portable fire extinguishers shall have a minimum rating of 2-A:10-B:C;

(2) Fire extinguisher equipment shall be inspected monthly and maintained yearly; and

(3) Approved fire extinguisher cabinets shall be provided throughout the building with one cabinet for each 3,000 square feet (278.7 square meters) of floor space or fraction thereof. The fire resistance rating of corridor walls shall be maintained at recessed fire extinguisher cabinets. The glazing in doors of fire extinguisher cabinets shall be safety glazing material. Fire extinguisher cabinets shall be identified with a sign mounted perpendicular to the wall surface above the cabinet or with sign mounted on the sides of cabinet that are visible from the corridor.