Current through August 26, 2024
(1) EVACUATION PLAN. A center in consultation
with the local fire department shall develop a detailed flow chart type
evacuation plan for each building with arrows pointing to exits. The center
shall do all of the following:
(a) Post the
evacuation plan for a building in a conspicuous place in the
building.
(b) Be able to provide
through plan procedures for both of the following:
1. Safe conveyance of all residents promptly
from the center by staff in one trip.
2. Designated places away from the center to
which all residents are evacuated or at which all are to meet so that it can be
determined if all residents are out of danger.
(c) Make the evacuation plan familiar to all
staff and residents upon their initial arrival at the center.
(2) EVACUATION DRILLS.
(a) Each center shall conduct evacuation
drills as follows:
1. An announced drill at
least once every 2 months.
2. An
unannounced drill at least every 6 months.
(b) A center shall maintain a log of all
evacuation drills that records the date and time of each drill, the time
required to evacuate the building and any problems associated with the
evacuation.
(3) FIRE
DEPARTMENT INSPECTION. A center shall arrange for the local fire department to
conduct a fire inspection of the center each year. The center shall maintain on
file a copy of inspection report.
(4) SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM.
(a) Smoke detectors shall be installed and in
accordance with ch. SPS 316 and chs.
SPS
361 to 366, the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code,
applicable local ordinances, and this section. Individual smoke detectors shall
be tested according to the manufacturer's instructions but not less than once a
month. Interconnected smoke detectors shall be inspected and maintained in
accordance with the manufacturer's or installer's instructions and shall be
tested not less than every 3 months. The center shall keep a log of the tests
with dates and times.
(b) A center
built or initially licensed before 1982 shall have, at minimum, a battery
operated smoke detection system meeting the requirements under pars. (a) and
(c) 3. and 5.
(c) A center built
in 1982 or later or a licensee moving a center to a different building after
September 1, 2000 shall have an interconnected smoke detection system meeting
all of the following requirements:
1. Except
as provided under subd. 2., a building housing residents shall have, at a
minimum, a smoke detection system to protect the entire building. That system
shall either trigger alarms throughout the building or trigger an alarm located
centrally. The alarm shall be audible throughout the building when the detector
activates.
2. A building that has
no more than 8 beds may have a radio-transmitting smoke detection system
located in a central area of the building. That system shall trigger an audible
alarm heard throughout the building.
3. A smoke detection system shall be
installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
4. An interconnected smoke detection system
installed on or after September 1, 2000 shall have a secondary power
source.
5. A center shall have a
smoke detector located in at least the following locations in each building
housing residents:
a. In the
basement.
b. At the head of every
open stairway.
c. At the door on
each floor level leading to every enclosed stairway.
d. In every corridor, spaced in accordance
with the manufacturer's separation specifications.
e. In each common use room, including every
living room, dining room, family room, lounge and recreation area.
f. In each sleeping area of each living unit
or within 6 feet from the doorway of each sleeping area.
6. Smoke detectors shall not be installed in
a kitchen.
(5)
STAIRWAY SMOKE CONTAINMENT. A center shall provide floor-to-floor smoke cut-off
through a one hour labeled fire-resistant self-closing door for open interior
stairways and for all enclosed interior stairways at each floor level to
provide floor to floor smoke separation.
(6) HEAT SENSING DEVICES. A center shall have
heat-sensing devices in the kitchen and attic.
Note: It is recommended that a rate-of-rise heat detector
be used in an attic rather than a fixed temperature heat detector. Rate-of-rise
heat detectors respond to a fire sooner, particularly when it is cold outside.
It is recommended that a fixed temperature heat detector be used in the
kitchen.
(7) SPRINKLER
SYSTEM INSPECTION. Where a sprinkler system has been installed under s.
DCF 52.51(2), the system shall be
inspected and tested in accordance with NFPA Code 25. The center shall keep a
copy of the certification of inspection on file.
(8) FIRE SAFETY TRAINING. All center staff
shall take a technical college course or receive training from someone who has
taken a technical college "train the trainer" course on fire safety and
evacuation developed for community-based residential facilities regulated under
ch. DHS 83. New center staff shall take the training within 6 months after
beginning work at the center. All center staff shall be familiar with all of
the following:
(a) Facility fire emergency
plans and evacuation procedures.
(b) Fire extinguisher use.
(c) Fire prevention techniques.
(9) FLAMMABLES.
(a) A center shall keep all flammable liquid
fuels in separate buildings not attached to buildings housing residents.
Flammable liquid fuels shall be inaccessible to residents. Storage and labeling
of flammable liquid fuel containers shall meet requirements for portable tank
storage in ch. SPS 314. A center shall limit total storage to 10 gallons in
each of the separate buildings, except for the contents of the gasoline tanks
of motor vehicles.
(b) Other
flammables such as paints, varnishes and turpentine shall be stored in
fire-proof cabinets meeting the requirements of chs.
SPS
361 to 366. The center shall keep these flammables
locked and inaccessible to residents, unless a flammable is used in an activity
supervised by staff with experience in using these kinds of flammable
liquids.
(10) FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS. A center shall meet all of the following requirements for fire
extinguishers:
(a) Buildings or areas in
which flammable liquids are stored, and kitchen areas, shall have a fire
extinguisher with a 2A, 40 BC rating.
(b) Other buildings shall have fire
extinguishers with a minimum 2A, 10 BC, rating.
(c) The number, location, mounting, placement
and maintenance of fire extinguishers shall comply with chs.
SPS
314 and 361 to 366.
(d) Each floor used for resident activities
shall have at least one fire extinguisher.
(11) PROHIBITED HEATING AND COOKING DEVICES.
(a) Center buildings housing residents may
not use portable space heaters or any device which has an open flame.
(b) Bedrooms may not contain cooking
devices.
(12) ISOLATION
OF HAZARDS. Centers shall comply with chs.
SPS
361 to 366, the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code and
applicable local ordinances on isolation of hazards within buildings.
(13) USE OF LISTED EQUIPMENT. Smoke and heat
detectors and sprinkler equipment installed under this section shall be listed
by a nationally recognized laboratory that maintains periodic inspection of
production of tested equipment. The list shall state that the equipment meets
nationally recognized standards or has been tested and found suitable for use
in a specified manner.
