Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-18-708 - Fire Safety

The care provider shall ensure:

1. Flammables and combustibles are stored more than 3 feet from water heaters, furnaces, portable heaters, and fireplaces, and wood-burning stoves.

2. If the setting has a working fireplace or wood-burning stove, it is protected by a fire screen.

3. A functioning fire extinguisher with a rating of "2A 10BC" or greater is available near the kitchen area. If the setting has multiple levels at least one functioning fire extinguisher with a rating of "2A 10BC" or greater is available on each level.

4. A working smoke detector is installed:

a. In the main living or program area of the setting;

b. In each bedroom, if overnight care is provided; and

c. On each level of a multiple-level setting.

5. A written emergency evacuation plan is developed to provide guidance on the safe and rapid evacuation of the setting. An emergency evacuation plan shall:

a. Identify two routes of evacuation from each bedroom used by individuals residing in or receiving care in the setting. At least one of the exit routes for these bedrooms leads directly to the outside of the setting.

b. Identify the location of fire extinguishers and fire evacuation equipment, including rope or chain ladders and emergency lighting, as applicable;

c. Designate a safe meeting place outside the setting; and

d. Be maintained in the setting to review with individuals residing in or receiving care in the setting.

6. Settings authorized to provide care or services to six or more individuals shall practice and document the completion of an evacuation drill at least once every three months.

7. The exit routes for the setting are clear of obstruction that could prevent safe and rapid evacuation.

8. The locks on exterior doors and windows, including the front door, screen doors, and bars on windows, are equipped with a quick release mechanism. A quick release mechanism is a lock that can be opened from inside the setting without special knowledge (such as a combination) or equipment (such as a key). The Department may grant an exception to this requirement for a double-key deadbolt on a door if:

a. There is breakable glass within 40 inches of the interior locking mechanism;

b. There is another exit with a quick release mechanism on the same level of the setting; and

c. The key for the deadbolt is permanently maintained in a location that is:

i. Within 6 feet of the locking mechanism,

ii. Accessible to all household members,

iii. Reviewed with persons residing in or receiving care in the setting, and

iv. Identified on the emergency evacuation plan, specified in subsection (5).

9. The address for the setting is posted and visible from the street, or the local emergency response team, such as the local fire department, is notified of the location of the setting in writing, with a copy of this notification maintained in the setting.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-18-708

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 3501, effective October 24, 2005 (05-3).