IS 2190:2024: how many extinguishers, how often to refill and hydro test, and what changed from the 2010 edition
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Quick answer
IS 2190:2024 is the fifth revision of India's code of practice for choosing, installing, inspecting, maintaining and testing portable and wheeled fire extinguishers. BIS published it in October 2024 and withdrew the 2010 edition on 9 April 2025. The Fire Fighting Sectional Committee, CED 22, prepared it.
On numbers: at least two extinguishers per floor (one if the floor is under 100 m²), each covering at most 100, 150 or 300 m² for high, moderate or light hazard (cl. 7.2). Water and foam types are hydro-tested every 3 years; powder, CO2 and clean agent every 5 (Annex F). Water, foam and cartridge powder units are refilled or discharge-tested every 3 years, and CO2, stored-pressure powder and clean agent units every 5 (Annex E). Service life is 10 years, or 15 for CO2 (Annex G). The standard itself is voluntary; the extinguisher product carries a compulsory BIS mark.
- Current edition
- IS 2190:2024
- Fifth revision; the 2010 edition was withdrawn 9 April 2025
- Edition history
- Test pressure, water, foam, powder, clean agent
- 35 kg/cm²
- Held for 150 seconds; CO2 is 225 kg/cm² for 30 seconds
- Interval table
- Light hazard floor area per extinguisher
- 300 m²
- 150 m² moderate, 100 m² high; two per floor minimum
- Count by hazard
- Routine check
- 90 days
- Quarterly check, yearly maintenance; the 2024 edition dropped the monthly check
- Upkeep cycle
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IS 2190:2024 at a glance: edition, committee and scope
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Title and edition | IS 2190:2024, Selection, Installation and Maintenance of First-Aid Fire Extinguishers, Portable and Mobile, Code of Practice (fifth revision), October 2024; BIS lists it as published 18 October 2024 | BIS standards database |
| What it replaced | IS 2190:2010, withdrawn on 9 April 2025. The code was first issued in 1962 and revised in 1970, 1979, 1992, 2010 and 2024 | BIS standards database |
| BIS committee | Fire Fighting Sectional Committee, CED 22, approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council; the foreword says it drew significantly on ISO/TS 11602-1 and 11602-2 | IS 2190:2024 |
| What it covers | Selection, installation, maintenance and testing of portable and wheeled extinguishers (cl. 1.1). Portable means a working mass of 17 kg or less (cl. 3.13) | IS 2190:2024 |
| What it excludes | Aircraft, watercraft and vehicle extinguishers (cl. 1.4), and it is no alternative to fixed systems such as sprinklers, which are needed alongside extinguishers (cl. 1.1, 1.2) | IS 2190:2024 |
| Strength of its numbers | Minimums only: larger, higher-rated or more numerous extinguishers improve protection (cl. 1.3) | IS 2190:2024 |
| Which extinguishers | The foreword limits it to ISI-marked extinguishers made to IS 15683 (portable) and IS 16018 (wheeled); cl. 4.3 requires conformity with both | IS 2190:2024 |
| Is it compulsory? | The code of practice is not a Quality Control Order product. The extinguishers themselves need the BIS mark under the Fire Extinguishers (Quality Control) Order, 2023, S.O. 3585(E) of 9 August 2023 | Gazette of India |
| Amendments | None appear in the copy read; BIS issues amendments as needed, so check the BIS database for the current position | IS 2190:2024 |
IS 2190 refilling and hydro test period by extinguisher type
| Option | Refill or discharge test (Annex E) | Hydro test interval and minimum pressure (Annex F) | Service life from manufacture (Annex G) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water, stored pressure | Every 3 years | Every 3 years at 35 kg/cm², held 150 s | 10 years | IS 2190:2024 |
| Water, gas cartridge (9 L portable, 50 L wheeled) | Every 3 years | Every 3 years at 35 kg/cm², held 150 s | 10 years | IS 2190:2024 |
| Foam, stored pressure or cartridge | Every 3 years | Every 3 years at 35 kg/cm², held 150 s | 10 years | IS 2190:2024 |
| Dry powder, cartridge type (ABC or BC) | Every 3 years | Every 5 years at 35 kg/cm², held 150 s | 10 years | IS 2190:2024 |
| Dry powder, stored pressure | Every 5 years; 10 percent of a test lot also gets a performance test (note 4) | Every 5 years at 35 kg/cm², held 150 s | 10 years | IS 2190:2024 |
| Carbon dioxide (portable and wheeled) | Every 5 years | Every 5 years and before every refill, at 225 kg/cm², held 30 s | 15 years | IS 2190:2024 |
| Clean agent, stored pressure | Every 5 years | Every 5 years and each time sent for recharge, at 35 kg/cm², held 150 s | 10 years | IS 2190:2024 |
How to keep the IS 2190 extinguisher register: 6 steps
Give every extinguisher a unique number
Each unit gets its own identification number in the maintenance record (cl. 10.5).
Record what it is
Annex H's register holds type, capacity, year of manufacture, make and location, ideally one page per extinguisher with the permanent details at the top.
Log the checks and tests
Enter quarterly and annual inspection dates, the date it was pressure tested, the date of discharge, the date refilled and the date next due for refilling (Annex H).
Tag each service
A tag or label shows the month and year of every maintenance, recharge and hydro test and who did it, and never sits on the front of the unit (cl. 10.3, 10.4).
Hold the servicer's records too
The servicing company keeps its own record of every unit it serviced, with the date, the organisation and the person (cl. 10.1, 10.2).
Record rejections
Note the date and mode of disposal of every rejected unit, cut across the body before it leaves (cl. 12, 13).
IS 2190 2010 vs 2024: what changed and when 2010 ended
The 2024 edition removed the monthly inspection, added four annexes and a life table, and BIS withdrew the 2010 edition on 9 April 2025, but tenders still cite 2010.
1962 to 2010
First issue in 1962, then revisions in 1970, 1979, 1992 and 2010. The 2010 revision phased out soda-acid and chemical-foam extinguishers and limited halon to essential uses such as aviation and defence. IS 2190:2024
9 August 2023
The Fire Extinguishers (Quality Control) Order, 2023, S.O. 3585(E), made the BIS mark compulsory for the product. It applied six months after publication on 10 August 2023, nine months for small and twelve for micro enterprises. Gazette of India
20 May 2024
IS 15683:2006, the portable extinguisher specification, was withdrawn; IS 15683:2018 is current. BIS standards database
18 October 2024
IS 2190:2024 published. Changes it lists: monthly inspection removed with quarterly and yearly checks made more robust; new informative Annex B (hazard type criteria), Annex C (competence of servicing persons), Annex D (obsolete extinguishers) and Annex G (life of extinguishers). IS 2190:2024
9 April 2025
IS 2190:2010 withdrawn by BIS. BIS standards database
19 January 2023 and 31 August 2026
A university rate contract of January 2023 cited the 2010 edition for refilling, maintenance and hydraulic testing; an institute tender of August 2026 cites the 2024 edition and its record clauses. CURAJ rate contract
7 July 2026
Maharashtra's Form B guidelines list IS 2190:2024 and ask owners to follow its clause 8 and Annexes E and F. MFS Form B guidelines
How many fire extinguishers per area under IS 2190:2024
There is no single per-square-metre figure: the standard sets a maximum floor area and a maximum walking distance per extinguisher by hazard type, with at least two on each floor.
| Class A minimum rating | Class A maximum travel | Maximum floor area per extinguisher | Class B and C minimum rating | Class B and C maximum travel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light hazard IS 2190:2024 | 2A | 20 m | 300 m² | 55B | 15 m |
| Moderate hazard IS 2190:2024 | 3A | 20 m | 150 m² | 144B | 15 m |
| High hazard IS 2190:2024 | 4A | 15 m | 100 m² | 233B | 15 m |
Clause 7.2 and 7.3: at least 2 extinguishers per floor, or 1 where the floor is under 100 m². Higher-rated units may be used if travel distance and area per unit still hold (cl. 7.2.3). Two adjacent 2A water-type units may stand in for one 3A or 4A. For Class B and C, lower-rated units may not be added up, except up to 3 AFFF units whose ratings sum to the requirement (cl. 7.3.2). Building protection is always Class A, plus B or C units where those hazards exist (cl. 7.1.3, 7.1.6). Class D travel is 20 m and Class F 10 m (cl. 7.6.2, 7.7.2). Annex B gives example hazard criteria, not hard rules: light is under 15 occupants, under 300 m² and up to 15 m high; high is over 250 occupants, over 3,000 m² or over 15 m.
Worked examples: IS 2190 extinguisher count by floor area
Flamekite’s working from the official rules; no government publishes this figure.
Flamekite's own arithmetic from the clause 7 limits. The number is the larger of the area count and what the travel distance needs, so check the walking distance on the plan.
Case 1
A small shop
One floor of 80 m², light hazard
What applies Under 100 m², so one 2A extinguisher may be provided (cl. 7.2.2). Two is still the safer plan when the floor has two exits. IS 2190:2024
Case 2
An open-plan office floor
One floor of 1,200 m², light hazard
What applies 1,200 divided by 300 is 4 extinguishers of at least 2A, no point more than 20 m from one (cl. 7.2, Table 1 limits). Walls and corridors often push the count higher. IS 2190:2024
Case 3
A workshop with paint and solvents
600 m² floor, moderate hazard, flammable liquids present
What applies 600 divided by 150 is 4 extinguishers of at least 3A, plus Class B units of at least 144B within 15 m of the liquids (cl. 7.1.6, 7.3). A dip or quench tank adds 144 units of B rating per square metre of fire area (cl. 7.4.1). IS 2190:2024
Case 4
A storeroom
400 m² floor, high hazard
What applies 400 divided by 100 is 4 extinguishers of at least 4A, none more than 15 m away (cl. 7.2.1), with 233B units for any flammable liquid hazard. IS 2190:2024
Case 5
A restaurant fryer
Cooking area of 0.04 m²
What applies Class F units are sized by cooking area: 5F covers up to 0.03 m², 15F up to 0.05 m², 25F up to 0.08 m² and 75F up to 0.25 m², so 15F is the smallest fit, within 10 m (cl. 7.7). IS 2190:2024
IS 2190 vs IS 15683, IS 16018 and the 2023 QCO
IS 2190 tells you how to choose, place and look after extinguishers. The product standards and the Quality Control Order decide what an extinguisher must be to be sold.
- IS 2190:2024
- Code of practice: selection, installation, maintenance, testing and records. It sets counts, distances, intervals, test pressures and life. It is not a product test standard. IS 2190:2024
- IS 15683:2018
- Portable extinguisher performance and construction specification, for units not above 17 kg when fully charged. It defines the classification and ratings (2A, 55B, 5F) that IS 2190 relies on. The 2006 edition was withdrawn on 20 May 2024. BIS blog
- IS 16018:2012
- Wheeled extinguisher specification, for units over 17 kg and under 450 kg with accessories. IS 2190 covers both portable and wheeled units (cl. 4.2). BIS blog
- QCO, S.O. 3585(E)
- The Fire Extinguishers (Quality Control) Order, 2023 (9 August 2023, Gazette No. 3431 of 10 August 2023) makes the ISI mark compulsory for extinguishers sold in India, with export goods exempt. It governs the product, not the upkeep. Gazette of India
- IS 4308, IS 4989, IS 15222
- Referred standards for dry powder (BC, ABC, D types, 2019 edition), foam concentrate (2018) and CO2 as an extinguishing medium (2002). IS 2190 requires CO2 refills to meet IS 15222 and to come from an approved filling agency (cl. 9.14). IS 2190:2024
Installing extinguishers to IS 2190: height, cabinets, signs
Clause 5 sets how and where a unit hangs. The two numbers to remember are 1.5 m and 30 mm.
Do
- Hang units of 17 kg or less so the top is not above 1.5 m from the floor, with at least 30 mm between the bottom and the floor (cl. 5.8). IS 2190:2024
- Place them on normal paths of travel, including exits, where they are readily accessible (cl. 5.2). IS 2190:2024
- Turn the operating instructions outward and keep the maintenance and hydro-test labels clear of them (cl. 5.9); service labels never go on the front (cl. 10.4). IS 2190:2024
- Use specially designed brackets where vibration or dislodgement is likely and impact protection where damage is likely (cl. 5.6, 5.7). IS 2190:2024
- Fit outdoor or hot-area cabinets with vent openings, a bottom drain and a mesh screen (cl. 5.10). IS 2190:2024
- Put a location sign close to the unit and visible from the normal path where the unit cannot be seen (cl. 5.4). IS 2190:2024
Don’t
- Lock a cabinet, unless vandalism is a risk and the lock has an emergency access means (cl. 5.3). IS 2190:2024
- Mount a unit where the temperature leaves the range marked on it, or near heat sources (cl. 5.11). IS 2190:2024
- Treat fire buckets as a replacement: the foreword does not recommend them in place of extinguishers, though they may be added on top. IS 2190:2024
- Mix powder types such as BC, ABC and D, or convert an extinguisher to another type or medium (cl. 9.7, 9.8). IS 2190:2024
- Pressurise a stored-pressure powder or clean agent unit with compressed air, or from an unregulated cylinder (cl. 9.17, 9.18). IS 2190:2024
- Reuse the powder left in a discharged extinguisher (cl. 9.9). IS 2190:2024
IS 2190 extinguisher upkeep: quarterly check to 5-year test
Seven stages, from the first placement to the end of life. The owner or the owner's agent is responsible for all of them (cl. 8.2.1).
Placement and about every 90 days
Check a unit when first placed and at approximately 90 day intervals, more often if conditions need it (cl. 8.3.1). The check covers place, visibility, legible instructions, intact seals, full charge by weighing or hefting, no damage or clogged nozzle, gauge in the operable range, secure bracket, intact tags and hose band (cl. 8.3.2). Servicing needs a competent person (cl. 8.2.2). IS 2190:2024
Yearly maintenance
Once a year, not less than six months apart, at hydro testing, and whenever an inspection calls for it (cl. 8.4.1). Each service checks whether the seal or safety device shows use, fits a new seal and labels the unit. Five categories of unit get different procedures; a gas cartridge below 10 percent of its gross weight or leaking is withdrawn (Table 4). IS 2190:2024
Refill or discharge test: 3 or 5 years
Annex E puts water, foam and cartridge-type powder units on a 3 year cycle, and CO2, stored-pressure powder and clean agent units on a 5 year cycle, spread across the year. In corrosive environments the discharge test is better done at half the interval (Annex E note 1). IS 2190:2024
Five-year maintenance
Stored-pressure water, foam, powder and clean agent units (categories 1 and 2) and CO2 units (category 5) get a full discharge, internal inspection, new seals where needed, reassembly and recharge at intervals not above 5 years (cl. 8.4.2.5, Table 5). The safety device is replaced once in five years (cl. 8.4.2.1). IS 2190:2024
Hydrostatic test
Interval and pressure by type in Annex F; the test must show no leakage or visible distortion. Rupture discs are replaced after every hydro test or at 5 years, whichever is sooner, and gauges are replaced or calibrated at the test (cl. 10.6, 10.7). CO2 units are always hydro-tested before a refill (cl. 10.8). IS 2190:2024
Recharge after any use
Recharge after any discharge or when a check finds a defect, to the mass on the label and with a leak test for stored-pressure units (cl. 9.1, 9.3, 9.4). A unit out of service is replaced at once by a spare of equal type and rating (cl. 8.2.4). IS 2190:2024
End of life
Life counts from the date of manufacture: 10 years for water, foam, powder and clean agent and 15 years for CO2 (Annex G). Non-rechargeable units are discharged and discarded within 5 years of manufacture (cl. 8.4.2.5). IS 2190:2024
Which extinguisher IS 2190 selects by fire class and hazard
Clause 6 matches the extinguisher to the fire class first, then clause 7 sizes it by hazard.
If Wood, paper, cloth and other solids (Class A)?
Use an extinguisher with a Class A rating. Every building needs Class A units for the building itself, even where flammable liquids or gases are present (cl. 6.3.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.6). IS 2190:2024
If Flammable liquids or gases (Class B or C)?
Choose on the Class B rating; Class C uses the same selection as Class B (cl. 6.3.3, 6.3.4). Burning liquid in motion, or a pressurised gas or liquid jet, is outside the rating system: powder is the only relatively effective medium, and the choice rests on a qualified fire professional, the authority or the maker. Shut off the fuel first (cl. 6.4). IS 2190:2024
If Alcohol or other water-soluble liquids?
AFFF and film-forming fluoroprotein foam units are not suitable unless the nameplate says so; use alcohol-resistant or multipurpose foam (cl. 6.4.3). IS 2190:2024
If Live electrical equipment?
CO2, powder, clean agent or water mist units that are tested and marked for it. CO2 units with metal horns are not safe on energised equipment (cl. 6.3.7). IS 2190:2024
If Delicate electronics or a server room?
Use a clean agent where a clean medium is needed. Powder can put out the fire but its residue can badly damage the equipment (cl. 6.2, 6.3.7). IS 2190:2024
If Combustible metals (Class D)?
A type marked for that specific metal; the size and number depend on the metal and its particle size (cl. 6.3.5, 7.6). IS 2190:2024
If Cooking oil or fat (Class F)?
An extinguisher with a marked Class F rating, within 10 m (cl. 6.3.6, 7.7). IS 2190:2024
If High hazard needing more flow, throw or capacity?
Consider wheeled extinguishers (cl. 6.4.4); for a big flammable liquid hazard they sit alongside, not instead of, portable Class B units (cl. 7.4.3). IS 2190:2024
When IS 2190 says discard, destroy or cut up an extinguisher
The standard lists 11 conditions at which a shell is destroyed rather than hydro-tested, plus rules for failures, old types and disposal.
If Shell repaired by soldering, welding, brazing or patching; worn, corroded or cracked threads; pitting; exposure to fire or excessive heat; dents deeper than 1/10 of their longest dimension (6 mm in a weld); more than 10 percent of wall thickness lost; or used for another purpose.
Do not hydro-test. The owner destroys the cylinder (cl. 11.1.3). IS 2190:2024
If A cylinder, shell or cartridge fails the hydro test, which means leakage or visible distortion.
Condemn and destroy it, and replace it with the same type and fire rating (cl. 11.4, Annexes F and G). IS 2190:2024
If A non-rechargeable unit is more than 5 years from its date of manufacture.
Discharge and discard it; a non-rechargeable clean agent unit goes to a recycling centre for recovery (cl. 8.4.2.5). IS 2190:2024
If Soda-acid, chemical foam, carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane, inverting, and soft-soldered or riveted copper, brass or steel shells.
Remove from service as obsolete (Annex D). IS 2190:2024
If A gas cartridge is under 10 percent of its gross weight or leaking, or powder is caked, lumpy or past the maker's shelf life.
Withdraw or replace the cartridge; discard all the powder and recharge with the original maker's powder (Table 4). IS 2190:2024
If A rejected extinguisher is headed for scrap.
Cut it across the body so it cannot be used again, and record the date and mode of disposal in the register (cl. 13). IS 2190:2024
IS 2190 myths on refilling, hydro tests and the 2010 edition
Five claims that circulate about the code, set against its text.
You may have read
IS 2190:2010 is still the code.
Myth
What the sources say
BIS withdrew it on 9 April 2025. The 2024 edition is current, though the fire services' standards list still shows 2010. BIS standards database
You may have read
Every extinguisher is hydro-tested every 5 years.
Myth
What the sources say
Annex F sets 3 years for water and foam types and 5 for powder, CO2 and clean agent. CO2 and clean agent cylinders are also tested each time they are sent for recharging. IS 2190:2024
You may have read
IS 2190 asks for a monthly check.
Myth
What the sources say
The 2024 edition removed the monthly inspection. The check is about every 90 days, with yearly maintenance (cl. 8.3.1, 8.4.1). A hospital or state order may still ask for monthly checks. IS 2190:2024
You may have read
Refill every year.
Myth
What the sources say
Yearly is the maintenance cycle. Refill or discharge test is 3 or 5 years by type (Annex E), and any use triggers a recharge (cl. 9.1). IS 2190:2024
You may have read
The rule is one extinguisher per 200 m².
Myth
What the sources say
IS 2190 gives 100, 150 or 300 m² per extinguisher by hazard, with a two-per-floor minimum. The 200 m² figure is Mizoram's draft rule 57(B), which is not yet Gazetted. IS 2190:2024
Who names IS 2190: state rules, NBCS 2026 and tenders
The code binds only through something that names it. These are the instruments found on 26 October 2026.
None of these changes the standard's numbers; where a state asks for more, the stricter figure governs for that state.
| What | The rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NBCS 2026 (SP 7:2026), Part F | IS 2190:2024 appears in the code's reference list of standards. | BIS, SP 7:2026 |
| Maharashtra Form B guidelines, 7 July 2026 | List IS 2190:2024 and ask owners to follow clause 8 and Annexes E and F; recharge on a loss of more than 10 percent of mass or pressure; water stored-pressure units discharge-tested every 2 years (the standard's Annex E cycle is 3 years); gauges and safety valves on large units calibrated once in 3 years. | MFS Form B guidelines |
| Gujarat Regulations 2023, Annexure 12 | Inspector checklist: hydro test every 5 years for CO2 and every 3 years for DCP, foam and water extinguishers. The standard's Annex F gives 5 years for powder. | Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal |
| Mizoram Amendment Rules 2026, r.57(B) | Extinguishers per IS 2190, one per 200 m². Not in force until Gazetted; the 2019 rules apply meanwhile. | Mizoram Home Dept |
| IISc tender, 31 August 2026 | Records per clauses 13 and 14.1 of IS 2190:2024. The 2024 text ends at clause 13 (rejected extinguishers); record-keeping is clauses 10 and 12 and Annex H. | IISc tender |
| University rate contract, 19 January 2023 | Cites IS 2190:2010 for refilling, maintenance and hydraulic testing; that edition is now withdrawn. | CURAJ rate contract |
IS 2190:2024 details we could not confirm
Gaps in this page, so you do not rely on them.
- Whether any amendment to the 2024 edition exists: none appears in the copy read. Check the BIS standards database. IS 2190:2024
- Which editions and extinguisher sizes the 2023 QCO schedule names: read only through BIS's own blog, not the schedule. BIS blog
- OISD-STD-142 (reported to adopt the 2024 revision for oil and gas sites): its server failed the certificate check, so it was not opened and nothing from it is used. BIS blog
- Ratings by capacity (for example which size carries 2A or 55B) and each type's factory test pressure: these sit in IS 15683 and IS 16018, not IS 2190, and were not read here (cl. 11.3.1, 4.2). IS 2190:2024
- Whether any state or Indian body licenses or enforces Annex C competence (3 months of practical experience, a course of at least 32 hours, a 4-hour refresher at least every 5 years). The annex is guidance. IS 2190:2024
- Whether each state fire service accepts the 2024 edition now: the DGFS list still shows 2010, and no state-by-state position was found. BIS standards database
Questions about IS 2190
What is the latest version of IS 2190?
- IS 2190:2024, the fifth revision, published by BIS in October 2024 (18 October on the BIS database). It replaced IS 2190:2010, which BIS withdrew on 9 April 2025.
Is IS 2190:2010 still valid?
- No. It was withdrawn on 9 April 2025, but older tenders and state lists still name it. Contracts should name the edition in force on their date.
What is the fire extinguisher refilling period as per IS 2190?
- Annex E: every 3 years for water, foam and cartridge-type powder units, and every 5 years for CO2, stored-pressure powder and clean agent units. A unit is recharged after any use (cl. 9.1).
What is the fire extinguisher hydro test period?
- Annex F: every 3 years for water and foam types at 35 kg/cm² for 150 seconds; every 5 years for powder (35 kg/cm², 150 seconds), CO2 (225 kg/cm², 30 seconds) and clean agent (35 kg/cm², 150 seconds). CO2 and clean agent are also tested at each recharge.
How often must extinguishers be inspected and maintained?
- Checked about every 90 days and maintained once a year, at least six months apart (cl. 8.3.1, 8.4.1). The 2024 edition removed the monthly inspection.
How many fire extinguishers are required per sq m?
- One per 100 m² (high hazard), 150 m² (moderate) or 300 m² (light) at most, and at least two per floor, or one under 100 m² (cl. 7.2). Class A travel distance is 20 m, or 15 m in high hazard.
What is the difference between IS 2190 and IS 15683?
- IS 2190 is the code of practice for selecting, installing and maintaining; IS 15683:2018 is the product specification for portable extinguishers (IS 16018:2012 for wheeled). The product needs the BIS mark under the 2023 QCO.
How long does an extinguisher last?
- Annex G: 10 years for water, foam, powder and clean agent types and 15 years for CO2, counted from manufacture. A unit that fails a hydro test is discarded at once.
Which extinguisher is used on an electrical fire?
- CO2, powder, clean agent or water mist types that are tested and marked for energised equipment. CO2 with metal horns is not considered safe on it (cl. 6.3.7).
Keep reading
- Fire extinguisher MCQTest yourself on IS 2190 and IS 15683, with cited answers.
- Fire extinguishersTypes, classes, colour bands, ratings, how to use one and which to buy.
- IS codes for fire safetyThe core fire IS codes, their editions and QCOs.
- Fire AMCHow these intervals become a maintenance contract.
- Fire auditHow an auditor checks extinguishers against the standard.
- National Building Construction Standards 2026SP 7:2026, which lists IS 2190:2024.
- National Building Code 2016The withdrawn edition state bye-laws still cite.
- Fire NOC for hospitalsExtinguisher duties in a high-hazard occupancy.
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Sources
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- Bureau of Indian Standards: IS 2190:2024, Selection, Installation and Maintenance of First-Aid Fire Extinguishers (Portable and Mobile), Code of Practice, fifth revision (free download after registration) (opens in a new tab)
- Bureau of Indian Standards, Know Your Standards database: Status records read 25 October 2026 for IS 2189, IS 2190, IS 15683, IS 16018, IS 3844, IS 13039, IS 15105, IS 15301, IS 9668, IS 12349, IS 3614, IS 2175 and IS 11360 (current or withdrawn, with dates) (opens in a new tab)
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- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Gazette of India Extraordinary No. 3431, 10 August 2023: Fire Extinguishers (Quality Control) Order, 2023, S.O. 3585(E), 9 August 2023: IS 15683:2018 and IS 16018:2012 (opens in a new tab)
- Bureau of Indian Standards (copy hosted by Goa Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services): SP 7:2026 National Building Construction Standards 2026, Part F: Fire and Life Safety (opens in a new tab)
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- Gujarat Fire Safety Compliance Portal (GujFireSafety CoP): Gujarat Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Regulations, 2023 (fees in Annexure 8) (opens in a new tab)
- Home Department, Government of Mizoram (copy on the Mizoram Fire and Emergency Services site): Notification No. B-20011/2/2026-HM(F&ES), 20 August 2026: Mizoram Fire and Emergency Services (Superintendence and Control of the Fire Force and Fire Safety and Prevention) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, substituting Rule 57 and inserting Rules 57(A) and 57(B) (opens in a new tab)
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Office of Laboratory Safety and Environmental Health): Tender IISc/Purchase/FFE/2026-27/01, published 31 August 2026: rate contract for comprehensive AMC of fire extinguishers, records as per IS 2190:2024 (opens in a new tab)
- Central University of Rajasthan: NIT CURAJ/R/F.144/2023/4141, 19 January 2023: rate contract for refilling and maintenance of fire extinguishers under IS 2190:2010 (financial bid) (opens in a new tab)