Before any residence is sold in the Borough of Bernardsville, the owner must obtain a Certificate of
Smoke Detector/Carbon Monoxide/Fire Extinguisher Compliance from the Fire Prevention Bureau.
At the time of the inspection, the Fire Official or Fire Inspector will check the following:
1) That a fully-charged ABC-type fire extinguisher is mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen
3) There is one working smoke detector on each level of the home.
1) What size and type of fire extinguisher is required?
Answer: An ABC-type extinguisher, no larger than 10 pounds.
2) Does the fire extinguisher need to be mounted on the wall?
3) How old can the fire extinguisher be?
Answer: The fire extinguisher must be less than 7 years old.
4) Can the Carbon Monoxide detector be the plug-in type?