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American Fire Control is a portable fire extinguisher service company licensed by the City of New York Fire Department. We sell, service, recharge and inspect fire extinguishers throughout the Tri-State area. Our commitment is to give you the best products and services in the fire extinguisher industry. We are proud of our reputation for quality and of our unique friendly approach to providing you with excellent service. Our strategy is to maintain this reputation by keeping our focus on your satisfaction. We offer the latest fire protection equipment with very competitive and economical pricing.
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We offer the following services:
Violation Removal
Inspections
Recharging
Maintenance
Hydrostatic Test
Installation
Sales of Fire Extinguishers
Sales of Fire Safety Accessories |
888-930-FIRE (3473)
2388 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd
New York, NY 10030 |
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American Fire Control is helping save the environment by offering services
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American Fire Control offers several options for our customers that have empty, broken and old fire extinguishers. These options will reduce waste and save our environment.
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Option 1: Reduce Have your fire extinguisher inspected annually by our company. Proper maintenance reduces waste! If kept in good working order, your fire extinguisher should last a long time and not end up as waste before its time.
Option 2: Reuse Have your fire extinguisher recharged/ refilled by our company if it is used or empty. Remember that fire extinguishers must be recharged after every use. Fire extinguishers can be recharged many times and reused.
Option 3: Recycle Have your broken or old fire extinguisher picked up by our company. Fire extinguishers are usually made of steel. Recycling steel is very important because of the economic and environmental affects. The energy saved each year by steel recycling is equal to the electrical power used annually by 18 million homes, or enough energy to last LA 8 years
Although extinguishing agents are non-toxic when used properly, contact with them may cause irritation to eyes, nose, throat, and other allergic symptoms. Call us before attempting to depose.
About Us
American Fire Control is a portable fire extinguisher service company. The company is owned and established by Londel Davis Jr and Keith Pearson. The company is licensed by the City of New York Fire Department - Certificate 257B and the State of New Jersey Division of Fire Safety - Permit ID PO1317. We sell, service, recharge and inspect fire extinguishers throughout the Tri-State area. We have many years of fire protection experience and we are known for our reliable service. We are determined to give our customers the highest quality service and equipment.
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Certifications & Licenses
City of New York Fire Department
Portable Fire Extinguisher Service Company
Certificate: 257B
New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control
Fire Extinguisher Maintenance
State of New Jersey Division of Fire Safety
Portable Fire Extinguisher Contractor
Permit ID: PO1317
New York City Small Business Solutions
Minority Owned Business Enterprise
New York State Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Development
Minority Owned Business Enterprise
New Jersey Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Development
Minority Owned Business Enterprise
Metropolitian Transportation Authority
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Minority Owned Business Enterprise
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Veteran Owned Small Business
NY & NJ Minority Supplier Development Council
Minority Owned Business Enterprise
New York City School Construction
Minority Owned Business Enterprise
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Construction Safety and Health Course
National Fire Protection Association
Association Member
Products
Multipurpose ABC Fire Extinguisher
Stored pressure multipurpose fire extinguishers are extremely versatile. They will tackle the majority of fire risks found in most commercial, industrial and domestic environments. They are suitable for use on class A, B, and C fires and mount on any surface with the wall hook supplied, or if preferred, can be supplied with optional vehicle bracket.
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide gives fast, safe and effective protection for fires involving electrical equipment and flammable liquids. They are generally suited for use indoors, making them ideal for today's office environments. The cylinders are manufactured from lightweight high grade aluminum, they are highly effective, easy to use and leave no messy residue to clear up.
Water Pressure
High-pressure water extinguisher are ideal for common combustible materials such as trash, wood, and paper. This non-toxic, ozone-friendly stored pressure extinguisher makes it the perfect choice for apartments, storerooms, schools, offices, dry-goods stores, and theaters. Badger’s pressurized water fire extinguisher performs better, lasts longer, and offers the best value in the extinguisher industry and is the number one choice for virtually all hazardswhere class A-type materials may be present.
Class K = Kitchen
The fire fighting power and user friendly design of the Wet Chemical portable extinguishers make them the ideal choice for commercial restaurant applications. These stored pressure extinguishers have been designed to offer the very best portable fire protection available to supplement preengineered restaurant suppression systems
Halotron
Environmentally acceptable Halon alternative portable extinguishers are designed to meet any special hazard need where Halon-1211 was specified and used. Halotron-1 is ideal for protecting office computer areas, data storage, telecommunications and high tech clean rooms. Halotron-1 meets EPA approval and is the government approved and specified clean agent alternative.
Cabinets
Plastic Cabinet is fire-retardant and corrosion-resistant, high-impact, red ABS. In an emergency, simply pull top of cover firmly, hinges will snap off and cover falls out of the way providing easy access to extinguisher. Covers are transparent for easy visual examination and unlock for routine inspections.
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Facts
Many fires are small at origin and can be extinguished by the use of proper portable fire extinguishers. Fire extinguishers represent an important segment of any overall fire protection program. However, their successful functioning depends upon the following conditions having been met:
(1) The fire extinguisher is in working order and properly located.
(2) The fire extinguisher is of the proper type for a fire that can occur.
(3) The fire is discovered while still small enough for the fire extinguisher to be effective.
(4) The fire is discovered by a person ready, willing, and able to use the fire extinguisher.
How to Use an Extinguisher
P.A.S.S.
Pull the Pin at the top of the extinguisher. The pin releases a locking mechanism and will allow you to discharge the extinguisher.
Aim at the base of the fire, not the flames. This is important - in order to put out the fire, you must extinguish the fuel.
Squeeze the lever slowly. This will release the extinguishing agent in the extinguisher. If the handle is released, the discharge will stop.
Sweep from side to side. Using a sweeping motion, move the fire extinguisher back and forth until the fire is completely out. Operate the extinguisher from a safe distance, several feet away, and then move towards the fire once it starts to diminish. Be sure to read the instructions on your fire extinguisher - different fire extinguishers recommend operating them from different distances. Remember: Aim at the base of the fire, not at the flames!!!!
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Frequently ask questions
Q.What does “maintenance” of portable fire extinguishers involve?
A. Maintenance is a thorough examination of the fire extinguisher. It is intended to give maximum assurance that a portable fire extinguisher will operate effectively and safely. It includes a detailed examination, including any necessary repair or replacement. Maintenance will normally reveal if hydrostatic testing or internal maintenance is required. Maintenance and recharging are considered "servicing". Recharging is the replacement of the extinguishing agent. It may also include the replacement of the pressurizing gas (expellent gas) for certain types of fire extinguishers. A FDNY Certificate of Fitness is required to service (maintain and/or recharge) a portable fire extinguisher.
Q. I have a number of portable fire extinguishers. Can I inspect them myself?
A. Yes and no. You can perform the monthly “quick-check” inspections yourself, but a portable fire extinguisher servicing company (certified by the FDNY) must come in and perform any maintenance, recharging, and/or testing that is required by 3RCNY §15-02 and NFPA 10.
Q. Is a portable fire extinguisher required to be installed in an area that contains stationary oil-burning equipment?
A. Yes. Building owners seeking to replace sand pails with a portable fire extinguisher may wish to consider installing a dry chemical extinguisher or a carbon dioxide extinguisher.
The new Fire Code no longer accepts sand pails as an approved portable fire extinguishing medium, and effective July 1, 2008, sand pails must be replaced with a portable fire extinguisher of an appropriate size and type. The requirements for portable fire extinguishers in areas containing fuel oil-fired equipment will be the subject of a forthcoming rulemaking proceeding.
Q. How high off the floor does a potable fire extinguisher have to be mounted?
A. Extinguishers are required to be mounted so that the top of the extinguisher is not more than 5 feet off the floor for extinguishers weighing 40 pounds or less, and not more than 3½ feet off the floor for extinguishers weighing more than 40 pounds, but in no case less than 4 inches off the floor.
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Regulations
US Labor Department - Occupational Safety and Health Standards
1910.157(c)(1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.
1910.157(c)(4) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are maintained in a fully charged and operable condition and kept in their designated places at all times except during use.
Rules of the City of New York - Title 3 Fire Department §15-02
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to service a portable fire extinguisher without a certificate of fitness for portable fire extinguisher servicing, except that a person training for such certificate of fitness may service portable fire extinguishers in the presence of and under the personal supervision of a certificate of fitness holder.
City of New York Fire Codes - Annual Service
906.2.1.2 Annual servicing and recharging shall be performed by a person or
company meeting the requirements of Section 901.6.3.1. Records of servicing and
recharging of portable fire extinguishers shall be provided and maintained in accordance
with NFPA 10. The required tag or label for servicing shall also include the following
information:
1. The name and certificate of fitness number of the person who serviced the portable
fire extinguisher.
2. The month and year the portable fire extinguisher was serviced.
3. The name, street address and telephone number of the portable fire extinguisher
servicing company, if any, servicing the portable fire extinguisher.
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Contact Us
American Fire Control
(888) 930-FIRE (3473)
Office: (212) 234-1025
Fax: (212) 234-1041
2388 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
New York, NY 10030
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