This edition of NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, was prepared by the Tech-
nical Committee on Portable Fire Extinguishers. It was issued by the Standards Council on
October 27, 2009, with an effective date of December 5, 2009, and supersedes all previous
editions.
This edition of NFPA 10 was approved as an American National Standard on December 5,
2009.
Origin and Development of NFPA 10
In 1918 and 1919, the NFPA Committee on Field Practice (predecessor of the present
committee) was active in developing a standard on first aid protection. The earliest official
NFPA standard on this subject was adopted in 1921. Revised editions were adopted by the
Association in 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1945, 1950, 1953, 1955,
1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973,
1974, 1975, 1978, and 1981. In 1965, the previous editions were divided into two separate
texts, one covering installation and the second covering maintenance and use. The 1974
edition recombined all the information previously contained in NFPA 10 and NFPA 10A. A
new appendix was added to the 1974 edition to include information about the selection of
fire extinguishers for home hazards. Information on selection and distribution of fire extin-
guishers was added to the appendix of the 1978 edition. Major revisions to provide simplifi-
cation and uniformity were made in the 1984 edition. The standard was revised in 1988, 1990,
and 1994.
In 1998,NFPA 10R, Recommended Practice for Portable Fire Extinguishing Equipment in Family
Dwelling Units and Living Units, was withdrawn. Information on this topic was incorporated as
an annex of NFPA 10.
This standard was revised in 2002.
The 2006 edition of this standard was a complete revision.
The 2010 edition of this standard includes changes to comply with the Manual of Style for
NFPA Technical Committee Documents by removing unenforceable terms. Annex material was
also added to clarify the need for removing obsolete extinguishers.
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