Fire Extinguisher Exchange 2023

Mandatory Exchange Event: All households must bring their fire extinguisher to the CTC garages on Oct. 11 or Oct. 12 between 7:30 am - 5:00 pm to receive a new one. Nonparticipants will incur a $30 fee, with maintenance replacing the extinguisher for you.

Annual Fire Extinguisher Exchange

Required Event for All CTC Households

CTC has the responsibility to keep all of our residents safe, which includes keeping fire extinguishers up to date and fully functioning. CTC does not operate with much disposable funding, thus to keep rent dues as low as possible and redirect as many resources back into the community, we need your help to exchange the fire extinguishers in our community.

We hire an outside company to make the switch, in which each exchange day costs us a significant amount of money for the service. Therefore, to use our resources most efficiently, we need someone for each household to bring their fire extinguisher to the event, trading in for a new one to bring home.

Update: Annual Event Now in October

The fire extinguisher exchange occurs annually at CTC. However, we've moved the event to October (formerly in February), to help ease the task for our community, as it won't be (hopefully!) as cold or snowy - plus, October is National Fire Prevention Month!

Thus, this will be the second exchange in the calendar year of 2023 (January 2023-December 2024), yet the first and only for CTC’s fiscal year (July 2023-June 2024), with annual exchanges now occurring in October for the foreseeable future.

Time + Place

Wednesday, October 11 and Thursday, October 12
7:30 am-5:00 pm
Community Center Garages behind the CTC Office (facing north/Commonwealth Ave/UMN St. Paul campus)

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Exchange Process:

Enter the service door near garage on the northside of the Community Center building.

Drop Off: Place old fire extinguisher on table
Check in: Tell staff origin of old extinguisher (e.g. your CTC home address)
Pick up: Take new extinguisher for replacement

Then exit by following signs posted. The exit door is different than the door you initially entered through.

Update: Annual Event Now in October

The fire extinguisher exchange occurs annually at CTC. However, we've moved the event to October (formerly in February), to help ease the task for our community, as it won't be (hopefully!) as cold or snowy - plus, October is National Fire Prevention Month!

What if I Can't Make the Exchange?

Ask a friend, neighbor, or Ward Rep if they can make the switch for you if no one in your household is able to. The fire extinguisher just needs to be exchanged; it doesn’t matter by who! Ensure you plan ahead if you ask someone else, as you may need to either leave a key to your apartment or give your fire extinguisher to the person completing the exchange for you. If it isn't possible for a neighbor or friend to bring your fire extinguisher over, our maintenance staff can take care of it for a small fee of $30.

Where is My Fire Extinguisher?

One Bedroom: Entry closet
Two Bedroom Split: First floor closet under stairwell
Two Bedroom Phase IV: First floor closet
Three Bedroom Phase IV: First floor closet

Assist your Ward Rep

Our Ward Representatives must exchange the extinguisher in every laundry room throughout the co-op. It can be a lot to carry an extra 2-6 extinguishers each year, in which maybe you could offer to exchange one in your area to lighten their load! Contact your Ward Rep to see how you can help/which extinguishers still need replacing.

Where Do I Exchange My Fire Extinguisher?

Come to the garages of the Community Center behind the CTC Office (on Fifield Ave facing north/Commonwealth Ave) between 7:30 am - 5:00 pm to receive a new fire extinguisher. View map.