Operation And Maintenance Of A Fire Extinguisher As a Sergeant in my squadron, I was tasked with the additional duty of Section Safety Officer. This duty consisted of design and implementation of several different operational and technical safety programs. When I attended the training academy for this position, I became aware of just how important a task I was assigned to take on. In one of these training sessions, which covered the proper storage, inspection and use of a fire extinguisher. It was evident, that a state of unknowing in reguards to the proper operation of this piece of safety equipment could make the difference between l