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Fire Extinguisher Cabinets
Fire Extinguisher Cabinets: quote-to-order
We quote the full fire extinguisher cabinets manufacturer line. Send us a part number, a spec, or a photo and we'll come back in one business day.
About Fire Extinguisher Cabinets
Recessed, semi-recessed, and surface-mount cabinets, ADA-compliant when properly specified.
Fire extinguisher cabinets protect the extinguisher from tampering and damage while keeping it visible and accessible. The mounting style choice (recessed, semi-recessed, or surface) depends on wall construction and ADA constraints. Surface-mount cabinets that project more than 4" from the wall when mounted between 27" and 80" AFF become an ADA head-strike hazard and must be replaced with recessed or semi-recessed equivalents. We quote the standard cabinets from JL Industries, Larsen's, and Potter Roemer in steel and aluminum, with clear acrylic, glass, or solid steel doors.
Fire Extinguisher Cabinets: spec quick reference
- ADA projection limit
- ≤ 4" between 27"–80" AFF
- Standard extinguisher capacity
- 5 lb, 10 lb, 20 lb
- Door material
- Clear acrylic, tempered glass, solid steel
- Cabinet finish
- White, red, satin aluminum, fire-engine red
- Mounting
- Recessed, semi-recessed, surface
Common applications
- Office building corridors
- Schools and universities
- Healthcare facilities
- Hotels and hospitality
- Government buildings
- Manufacturing and warehouse
- Retail and shopping centers
Manufacturers we carry
Fire Extinguisher Cabinets: common questions
Recessed gives a flush installation and no projection into the path of travel, but it needs a deep enough wall cavity, so it is a decision made during construction. Semi-recessed is the retrofit-friendly compromise. Surface-mount works on any wall, but it has to project no more than 4" where people walk. Mounting it higher is not a way around that: NFPA 10 puts the top of an extinguisher no more than 5 ft above the floor, well below the 80" where the ADA protrusion limit stops applying. Put a surface cabinet outside the circulation path, or recess it.
Fire Extinguisher Cabinets on a whole job
- Division 10 Specialties ListCompartments, accessories, lockers, fire specialties, and visual displays, taken off as one package.
- Gym Locker Room PackageLockers, benches, wet area accessories, and the restroom that opens off them, in one takeoff.
- Office Restroom PackageA line by line package for an office restroom, written for a tenant improvement schedule and for a building standard that has to repeat on every floor.
- School Restroom PackageOne takeoff for a school restroom, from the compartment material down to the mop holder in the janitor closet.
How to choose fire extinguisher cabinets
- Fire Extinguisher Mounting Height: NFPA 10, OSHA, and ADA Rules for Brackets and CabinetsThe height band a bracket-hung or cabinet-mounted fire extinguisher has to land in under NFPA 10, OSHA 1910.157, and ADA 307.2, and how to set the bracket or cabinet to hit it.
- Division 10 CSI Codes: MasterFormat Section Numbers for SpecialtiesThe MasterFormat section numbers architects and estimators use for Division 10 specialties, one section per code, with the products each one covers.
- Fire Extinguisher Cabinets: Recessed vs Semi-Recessed vs Surface MountedA comparison of recessed, semi-recessed, and surface mounted fire extinguisher cabinets, with the wall conditions and code limits behind each one.
- Commercial Fire Suppression Systems: A Buyer's GuideAn overview of the major commercial fire suppression system types, NFPA codes that govern them, and how to spec the right combination.
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