Apartment owners are required to install and maintain a Wall Mountable Single Use DRY POWDER (A,B,C) Fire Extinguisher with minimum Capaciy of 500G and a Large 1M X 1M Wall Mountable Emergency Fire Blanket in all apartments used for any rental activity of any kind, long term or short term. All other owners of apartments used for their own private use are also encouraged to install the same fire extinguishers and fire blankets.

 

Fire Extinguisher Policy & Maintenance shall be added to the AGM 2026 Agenda.

 

From AGM 2025 Onwards, all apartment owners of rental units are required by SJPA Condominium Committee to install and maintain these fire extinguishers and fire blankets as part of SJPA Condominium Fire Protection & Safety Policy.

 

Apartment and Condominium Fire Protection & Safety

 

When you’re managing an apartment or condo building, you not only have to worry about your tenants paying rent on time and keeping noise volumes down, but you also have a much more dangerous concern: fires. When dealing with the risk of fires in apartment complexes, it’s important to understand the hazards and best practices for prevention and protection.

 

Understanding that wood is an integral and fundamentally significant part of our SJPA Condominium and that the elemement wood is considered highly flammable/conbustible, meaning it can easily catch fire and burn rapidly when exposed to a heat source due to its natural composition of cellulose, which readily ignites when exposed to oxygen; however, different types of wood can vary in flammability with softer woods generally burning quicker than hardwoods. SJPA Condominium Commitee consider the presence of Dry Power A,B,C 500g fire extinguishers and 1m x1m fire blankets in all rental apartments as essential to the safety of our condominium.

 

Fire Hazards in Apartments and Condos

 

Heating units – portable and space heaters can be a fire hazard. It’s important to ensure that all heating units are at least three feet away from anything that may burn.

Cigarettes – most high-rises are smoke-free today, but careless smoking is still a big factor in apartment fires. Remind residents to take safety precautions when smoking in their units.

Clutter and storage – while it might seem temporarily convenient to put extra storage materials in stairwells or line up boxes and trash in the hallway, these can be great hazards if a fire were to ignite in the building. Not only are they flammable and more fuel for a spreading fire, but these can also impair the ability to escape efficiently and safely from the building.

Cooking areas – the kitchen has a high potential for a fire emergency in any home or building, but on your property, you could have as many as 100 kitchens in all of the units combined. Ensure that fire alarms, sprinklers, and extinguishers are located near the kitchen areas within your floor plans to stop a cooking related fire from spreading to multiple units.

Appliances – some apartments provide standard appliances—such as dishwashers, microwaves, washers and dryers, etc.—but others require tenants to install their own. This creates a greater risk of fire if the equipment is not installed correctly or if electrical outlets are over used.

 

Apartment Fire Safety Tips

 

Fire extinguishers – renters should know how to use them, and most importantly, where they are located. While it may seems obvious that the fire extinguisher is located under the kitchen sink when the tenants are moving in, once all their stuff is settled it can become something you see every day, yet don’t notice. You’ll have to follow  local fire standards, but an ABC fire extinguisher is the most versatile and common type because it can put out fire caused by ordinary materials (paper, plastic, trash), flammable liquids (oil, grease, gasoline), and electrical equipment (appliances, computers, wiring).