What is the recommended maximum distance from any point to a fire extinguisher from normal travel paths?

• A. 50 feet
• B. 60 feet
• C. 75 feet
• D. 90 feet

Answer: (C)

A fire extinguisher should be reachable quickly from where people normally move through a building. The standard guideline sets this maximum travel distance at seventy-five feet. That distance helps ensure you can get to an extinguisher in a short amount of time—roughly under twenty seconds for a normal walking pace—so you can start using it before a small fire grows larger. It also strikes a practical balance: shorter distances would require more extinguishers and higher cost, while longer distances could delay access and increase risk. In practice, extinguishers are placed along corridors and near main routes so that no point on those paths is farther than seventy-five feet from an extinguisher.