What a log can show
If you are asking what does a fire marshal look for during an inspection, a simple log can help you show the basics fast: that portable extinguishers are in their designated places, that they are kept fully charged and operable, and that the monthly visual check was done when your workplace rules call for it. A note field can also help you explain anything unusual, like a missing unit that was moved for service. See OSHA extinguisher inspection notes for the workplace side of that record keeping.
A log can also show the last annual maintenance date, which is one of the items OSHA says the employer records and keeps. If your site uses the Fire Inspection Log app, the planned features are built around that kind of simple record: a list of extinguishers, a monthly reminder, a dated entry with a note, and a field for the last annual maintenance date. Learn more on features or see the use cases page.
What this page will not promise
This page is not a fire marshal inspection checklist that claims to tell you how to pass a fire marshal inspection. A marshal can ask for local items that are outside OSHA wording, and that office decides what it wants to review. The safest move is to bring your log, keep the equipment where it belongs, and ask the inspector what else they need from your site.
For portable extinguishers, OSHA says they should be in place, fully charged, and operable, with a monthly visual inspection and an annual maintenance check where the rule applies. This page does not promise a result, a score, or a pass outcome. It only helps you organize what you already track. For the workplace rule itself, see the extinguisher guide.
Extinguishers versus other systems
This guide is about portable fire extinguishers, not a full building system review. The NFPA 25 checklist was left unverified for this page, so this page does not describe it. If your building has other equipment, treat this as a reminder to confirm the right records with the right source rather than assuming one log covers everything.
The Fire Inspection Log product is focused on portable extinguishers and emergency lights. That means the record is meant to stay simple: item list, monthly reminder, log entry date, note, annual maintenance date, and the emergency light test dates field. If you want the product overview, start at features.
Emergency lights on the same visit
Exit lighting often comes up during the same walkthrough because OSHA says each exit route is lighted so an employee with normal vision can see along it, exit signs are illuminated, and safeguards such as exit lighting stay in working order. If your site checks emergency lights too, keep those dates with the rest of the visit notes so you can show the history in one place.
The planned emergency light record in Fire Inspection Log is simple on purpose. It is not a barcode system, not a photo requirement, and not an account-based workflow in version 1. If you want the reminder side of that workflow, see monthly emergency light testing and then bring the same notes to your next visit.
This is a reminder log, not an inspection and not code compliance. Not a substitute for a licensed fire protection inspection. Rules differ by workplace and by the fire code your local authority uses. Fire Inspection Log is not part of OSHA, NFPA, or any fire marshal office.