{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-23-54","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-23-54","heading":"School buses — Fire extinguishers.","body":"Every school bus shall be equipped with at least one pressurized, dry chemical-type fire extinguisher, mounted in the manufacturer’s extinguisher bracket and located in the driver’s compartment in full view of and readily accessible to the driver. A pressure gauge shall be so mounted on the extinguisher so that it may be easily read without removing the extinguisher from its mounted position. The fire extinguisher shall have a minimum capacity of two and one-half pounds (21/2 lbs.) and be of a type approved by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., with a rating of not less than ten (10) B:C. The operating mechanism shall be sealed with a type of seal that will not interfere with use of the fire extinguisher.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 23 Equipment and Accessories Generally"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-23/31-23-54.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:23Z","sha256":"52b4503940fa544a0f0b0465b9e7b93811e413996cb09922eda8b0d38a427287","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-23-53","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-23-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}