Section 12-H-K08. FIRE SAFETY AND EVACUATION PLANS

An approved fire safety and evacuation plan shall be prepared and maintained by the home day care provider, and available on the premises for reference and review by employees and by the parents and guardians of the persons in care. The plan must be posted in a conspicuous place in the home day care or filed in a place in the home day care which is available to the parents or guardians of the persons in care. The fire safety and evacuation plan shall be furnished to the fire code official for review upon request.  Fire safety and evacuation plans shall be reviewed and updated annually or as necessitated by changes in staff assignments, occupancy or the physical arrangement of the building.

K108.2  Contents.  The fire safety and evacuation plan shall include the following:

1. How children and adults will be made aware of an emergency;

2. Primary and secondary evacuation routes;

3. Floor plans identifying the location of the evacuation routes and other means of egress, and the location of portable fire extinguishers;

4. Methods of evacuation, including the meeting place where children and adults will meet after evacuating the home, and how attendance will be taken to determine if all occupants have been successfully evacuated or have been accounted for;

5. The procedure for notification of authorities and the parents/guardians of the persons in care;

6.Procedures and record for emergency evacuation drills and employee training that complies with K108.3; and

7. Such other information as the code official shall require.

K108.3 Emergency evacuation drills; employee training and response procedures. Emergency evacuation drills shall be conducted at least monthly. Drills should be conducted in exactly the same manner as an actual emergency (except for notifying emergency personnel).  The home day care provider shall keep a written record of monthly evacuation drills. The record must include total egress time from the time the alarm sounds until everyone reaches the meeting place. The record must also list the number of children in care and adults present, and the exit that was used. The record shall be available for review by the code official upon request. Employees shall be trained in the fire emergency procedures described in the fire safety and emergency evacuation plan as part of new employee orientation.

K108.4  Matters not provided for. Home day care providers shall comply with any requirements that are deemed essential for the safety of the occupants of the day care home by the fire code official.

 

 

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 15739 (December 23, 2016).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Fire Code (2013), referred to as the “Fire Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Fire Code as amended by the District of Columbia Fire Code Supplement (2013) (12 DCMR H). The International Fire Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at:http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ifc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000003&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.