Correctional facility fire safety and evacuation plans
Fire safety plans must include the following:
- The procedure for reporting a fire or other emergency.
- The life safety strategy and procedures for notifying, relocating or evacuating occupants.
- Site plans indicating the following:
- The occupancy assembly point.
- The locations of fire hydrants.
- The normal routes of fire department vehicle access.
- Floor plans identifying the locations of the following:
- Exit
- Primary evacuation routes
- Secondary evacuation routes
- Accessible egress routes
- Areas of refuge
- Manual fire alarm boxes
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Occupant-use hose stations
- Fire alarm annunciators and controls
- A list of major fire hazards associated with the normal use and occupancy of the premises, including maintenance and housekeeping procedures.
- Identification and assignment of personnel responsible for maintenance of systems and equipment installed to prevent or control fires.
- Identification and assignment of personnel responsible for maintenance, housekeeping and controlling fuel hazard sources.