Fire Extinguisher Training Online
Portable fire extinguisher safety training covering fight-or-evacuate decisions, extinguisher classes, PASS method basics, limits, and post-use reporting.
Quick answer
- What is Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety?
- Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety is online compliance training. It costs $39, is self-paced across 3 modules, and issues a dated certificate the moment the trainee finishes.
- Who needs it?
- employers and safety managers documenting required workplace-safety and HR training for their staff.
- Is the certificate verifiable?
- Yes. Every certificate carries a unique number that anyone can check publicly at certifiedtrainingusa.com/verify without an account.
Where this standard is enforced
Citations issued under this standard, by the state the inspection took place in. Darker means more.
Most citations
Source: OSHA inspection and violation data, pulled 2026-10-01. Figures are initial penalties, which are frequently reduced on settlement.
See how often Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety was cited where you operate.
Citations by state (full data)
Who actually gets cited for this
Based on the 7,094 citations under Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety that we could match to an inspection record, which is 94.4% of the 7,517 we hold.
By industry
Manufacturing alone accounts for 22.8% of them.
By employer size
Citations by year
* Year still in progress, so it is not comparable with the full years beside it. Across the complete years shown, citations fell 8%.
What this course covers
Who needs this training
This course is for employers and safety managers documenting required workplace-safety and HR training for their staff. You can take it as an individual, or buy seats for your whole team from one account.
Instant, verifiable certificate
Your certificate issues the moment you finish, with a unique ID. Any employer or inspector can confirm it at certifiedtrainingusa.com/verify. No waiting for a card in the mail.
Get 10% off your first course
One code, one use, any course. We will also send you the occasional note when a standard changes in a way that affects training you have already bought. Nothing else.
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Common questions
Is fire extinguisher training required by OSHA?
Where an employer provides portable fire extinguishers for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) requires an educational program covering the general principles of extinguisher use and the hazards of incipient stage fire fighting. An employer whose emergency action plan requires total evacuation, and who does not intend employees to use extinguishers, can fall outside that paragraph.
How often is fire extinguisher training required?
Upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter, under 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2). Employees designated to use fire-fighting equipment under the emergency action plan are covered separately by 1910.157(g)(4), also at least annually.
Does OSHA require hands-on fire extinguisher training?
It depends which paragraph applies to the employee. 1910.157(g)(1) asks for an educational program, which this course delivers. 1910.157(g)(3) covers employees specifically designated to use fire-fighting equipment as part of the emergency action plan and requires training in the use of the appropriate equipment, including any hands-on element, which the employer must provide.
What are the five classes of fire?
Class A for ordinary combustibles, Class B for flammable liquids and gases, Class C for energised electrical equipment, Class D for combustible metals and Class K for cooking oils and fats. Matching the extinguishing agent to the class is the point, because the wrong agent can spread the fire rather than stop it.
What does PASS stand for?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep. It is a widely used industry memory aid rather than a term from the regulation, and it only applies after the more important decision has been made: whether the fire is still in the incipient stage and whether attempting to fight it is safe at all.
Does this cover employees designated to fight fires?
It delivers the knowledge component for them, but not the whole obligation. Employees designated under an emergency action plan are covered by 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(3) and (g)(4), which require training in the use of the appropriate equipment. The employer remains responsible for that equipment-specific and hands-on element.
Before you buy, read the background
We publish a sourced guide to this requirement, with the current enforcement figures pulled from our own dataset.
Others usually trained alongside this
Same category, same audience. Most sites that need one of these need more than one.
Train your team
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One redemption code per seat, plus a roster showing who has finished.
5 more seats and the rate drops to $29.25.
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