FAQs

Extinguishers

Use your favorite internet search engine or local directory to search under “Fire Extinguishers” to locate a company that can service/replace your unit.

Extinguisher disposal – please call the Waste Management Household Hazardous Waste Facility to schedule a drop-off appointment.  It is located at 2880 Industry Street in Oceanside, and the phone number is 760-439-2824.  They accept them twice a month on Saturday by appointment only.

A 2A 10BC type fire extinguisher can usually satisfy the requirements for a light hazard occupancy or household.

Types of fires:

• Class A: ordinary combustible materials such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics
• Class B: flammable liquids, oils, greases, tars, oil based paints, solvents, lacquers, alcohols, and flammable gases
• Class C: energized electrical equipment (when equipment is de-energized the fire becomes Class A or B)
• Class D: combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium, potassium, and lithium.