a)
Fire Safety
1) All licensed Transitional
Housing facilities shall establish a written fire prevention plan, including at
a minimum:
A) Provision for an adequate fire
protection service;
B) A system of
fire extinguisher inspection and testing of equipment at least quarterly or at
intervals approved by the State Fire Marshal;
C) An annual inspection by the State Fire
Marshal;
D) Availability of fire
protection equipment at appropriate locations throughout the facility;
and
E) Monthly
inspection.
2) A
comprehensive and thorough inspection of the facility shall be conducted
annually or on a schedule approved by the State Fire Marshal to determine
compliance with safety and fire prevention standards.
3) The fire plan shall be reviewed annually
and updated as needed.
b) Flammable, Toxic, and Caustic Materials
The use and storage of all flammable, toxic, and caustic
materials shall be controlled. These materials must be under direct staff
control and be properly stored and secured.
c) Emergency Communications
1) All licensed Transitional Housing
facilities shall provide for a communications system within the facility and
between the facility and the community in the event of urgent, special, or
unusual incidents or emergency situations.
2) All licensed Transitional Housing
facilities shall establish a written evacuation plan prepared in the event of a
fire or a major emergency that shall be approved by the State Fire Marshal. The
plan shall be reviewed annually and updated as needed. Revised plans shall be
reissued and provided to the State Fire Marshal and to the local fire safety
authority. The plan shall include the following:
A) Location of buildings and room floor
plans;
B) Use of exit signs and
directional arrows for traffic flow;
C) Location of publicly posted evacuation
plans; and
D) Monthly drills in all
occupied locations of the facility.
d) Emergency Plans
All facility personnel shall be trained in the implementation
of written emergency plans.
e) Failure to Return
The facility shall establish a written plan regarding sex
offenders who fail to return to the facility. The plan shall insure a timely
coordinated response to the situation consistent with public safety. The plan
shall be reviewed at least annually and updated as needed.
