To everyone who operates a restaurant

In response to a large-scale fire that occurred in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture on December 22, 2016, the establishment of fire extinguisher is mandatory from October 1, 2019 for restaurants with a total area of less than 150 square meters, which had not been required to set up fire extinguisher under the Fire Service Law.

fire extinguisher must be established in accordance with Article 10 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Fire Services Act.

1. The total area of the building is less than 150 square meters
2. In order to provide food and drink as a business, equipment or appliances that use fire such as stoves are provided.

• If the total area of the building is 150 square meters or more, installation is required before.
• There is no need to install fire extinguisher if effective fire prevention measures (such as cooking oil heating prevention equipment) are taken on equipment or appliances that use fire such as stoves.

As a result of the revision of the Fire Services Act, the newly established fire extinguisher is required to inspect every six months in accordance with Article 17-3-3 of the Fire Services Act and report it to the fire department once a year.

• Equipment inspection: Once every six months
• Inspection report: Once a year (addressed to the nearest fire chief)

• A brochure summarizing inspection methods and procedures for filling out the inspection result reportfire extinguisher's inspection report (Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) (PDF: 2,023KB)
• The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications also provides an app (trial version) that can provide inspection reports on fire extinguisher.fire extinguisher Inspection App (outside site)
• About inspection and report of firefighting equipment(Links to the firefighting equipment inspection page.)

• Revision of laws and regulations by fire extinguisher (PDF: 754KB)
• For more information, please refer to the following.Fire DepartmentPlease contact us.