Texas Administrative Code
Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
Part 9 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS
Chapter 263 - LIFE SAFETY RULES
Subchapter D - PLANS AND DRILLS FOR EMERGENCIES
Section 263.40 - Plans
Universal Citation: 37 TX Admin Code § 263.40
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
Each facility shall have and implement a written plan, approved by the commission, for escapes, riots, assaults, fires, evacuations, rebellions, civil disasters, and any other emergencies. Each plan shall provide for:
(1) use and response to alarms;
(2) notification of and access for:
(A) fire department;
(B) emergency medical service;
(C) other law enforcement
officials;
(3) isolation of emergency areas;
(4) prompt release and evacuation of emergency areas (including nonambulatory inmates);
(5) prevention of escapes during evacuations;
(6) fire suppression and extinguishment, rendering of prompt medical aid and quelling disturbances; and
(7) protection of staff during emergencies.
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