NFPA 10
Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
Published by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The CFR incorporates NFPA 10 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The 4 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
NFPA 10, 2018 Edition, effective August 21, 2017
As the CFR lists it: “NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2018 Edition, effective August 21, 2017”
NFPA 10, 2010 Edition, effective December 5, 2009
As the CFR lists it: “NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2010 Edition, effective December 5, 2009”
- Listed in 33 CFR 140.7(d)(1); required by33 CFR 145.01 ↗
- Listed in 33 CFR 149.3(b)(1); required by33 CFR 149.408 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 25.01-3(c)(1); required by46 CFR 25.30-10 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 31.01-2(b)(1); required by46 CFR 31.10-18 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 71.25-3(b)(1); required by46 CFR 71.25-20 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 91.25-7(b)(1); required by46 CFR 91.25-20
- Listed in 46 CFR 114.600(h)(1); required by46 CFR 115.810 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 136.112(h)(1); required by46 CFR 142.240
- Listed in 46 CFR 162.028-1(b)(1); required by46 CFR 162.028-2 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 162.039-1(b)(1); required by46 CFR 162.039-2 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 169.115(d)(1); required by46 CFR 169.247 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 175.600(k)(1); required by46 CFR 176.810 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 188.01-5(b)(1); required by46 CFR 189.25-20 ↗
NFPA 10, 1998 Edition
As the CFR lists it: “NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 1998 Edition”
- Listed in 33 CFR 126.5; required by33 CFR 126.15 ↗
NFPA 10, 1994 Edition
As the CFR lists it: “NFPA 10—Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 1994 Edition”
- Listed in 46 CFR 125.180(i)(1); required by46 CFR 132.350 ↗
How to read it
- The publisher’s page for this standardNFPA 10 on nfpa.org ↗
- Read it freeNFPA free access ↗
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NFPA 10 is copyrighted by its publisher; RegKnot shows its title and the editions the CFR names, not its text. Read from the eCFR's incorporation-by-reference sections, current as of October 26, 2026. The regulation text governs. All standards the CFR requires.