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Fire extinguisher service license requirements by state (2026)

There is no national registry and no uniform approach. Of the 51 jurisdictions here, the research found 28 that license portable-extinguisher service companies at the state level; the rest license the trade locally, credential individual technicians, or do not license it at all. Find your state, then verify the current rules with the agency before you take a paid job.

  1. AlabamaNo state company license
  2. AlaskaVerify with the agency
  3. ArizonaState license required
  4. ArkansasState license required
  5. CaliforniaState license required
  6. ColoradoVerify with the agency
  7. ConnecticutIndividual license
  8. DelawareState license required
  9. District of ColumbiaNo state company license
  10. FloridaState license required
  11. GeorgiaState license required
  12. HawaiiIndividual license
  13. IdahoNo state company license
  14. IllinoisState license required
  15. IndianaLicensed locally
  16. IowaNo state company license
  17. KansasState license required
  18. KentuckyNo state company license
  19. LouisianaState license required
  20. MaineNo state company license
  21. MarylandState license required
  22. MassachusettsState license required
  23. MichiganState license required
  24. MinnesotaLicensed locally
  25. MississippiState license required
  26. MissouriState license required
  27. MontanaState license required
  28. NebraskaVerify with the agency
  29. NevadaState license required
  30. New HampshireVerify with the agency
  31. New JerseyState license required
  32. New MexicoState license required
  33. New YorkLicensed locally
  34. North CarolinaNo state company license
  35. North DakotaVerify with the agency
  36. OhioState license required
  37. OklahomaState license required
  38. OregonLicensed locally
  39. PennsylvaniaLicensed locally
  40. Rhode IslandState license required
  41. South CarolinaState license required
  42. South DakotaVerify with the agency
  43. TennesseeState license required
  44. TexasState license required
  45. UtahState license required
  46. VermontState license required
  47. VirginiaState license required
  48. WashingtonNo state company license
  49. West VirginiaIndividual license
  50. WisconsinIndividual license
  51. WyomingState license required

A research-derived starting point, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm the current rules with the agency and your AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) before taking paid work.

How licensing actually works in the trade

Firm license versus technician certification, the exam path, and where hydrostatic testing adds federal requirements — the licensing chapter walks the whole picture.

Read the licensing chapter

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