Section R9-33-202. Fire Safety Requirements

A.      The Department shall issue to an applicant or licensee:

1.        A usable fireplace is covered by a protective screen or covering at all times; and

2.        Combustible or flammable materials are not stored within three feet of a furnace, heater, water heater, or usable fire- place.

H.      A licensee of a fire risk prevention level 2 group home shall ensure that:

1.        The facility contains an emergency lighting system that:

a.        Works without in-house electrical power,

b.        Illuminates the path of evacuation, and

c.        Is inspected at least once every 12 months by the manufacturer or an entity that installs and repairs emergency lighting systems;

2.        The facility has an early-warning fire detection system that:

a.        Is safety-approved;

b.        Is hard-wired or connected wirelessly, with battery back-up;

c.        Sounds every alarm in the facility when smoke is detected;

d.        Is installed in each bedroom, each room or each hall- way adjacent to a bedroom, and each room or each hallway adjacent to a kitchen; and

e.        Is inspected at least once every 12 months by the manufacturer or by an entity that installs and repairs early-warning fire detection systems;

3.        The facility has one of the following:

a.        Sufficient staff on duty to evacuate all residents present at the facility within three minutes or, if applicable under R9-33-201(D), within five min- utes; or

b.        An automatic sprinkler system installed according to the applicable standard incorporated by reference in

A.A.C. R9-1-412 and installed according to NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, or NFPA 13D, as applicable, that:

i.         Covers every room in the facility; and

ii.        Is inspected at least once every 12 months by the manufacturer or by an entity that installs and repairs automatic sprinkler systems; and

4.        Documentation is available at the facility for two years after the date of an inspection:

a.        For:

i.         The emergency lighting system inspection required in subsection (H)(1)(c);

ii.        The early-warning fire detection system inspec- tion required in subsection (H)(2)(e); and

iii.      If applicable, the automatic sprinkler system required in subsection (H)(3)(b)(ii); and

b.        That includes:

i.         The date of the inspection,

ii.        The name of the entity performing the inspec- tion,

iii.      A tag on the system or a written report of the results of the inspection, and

iv.      A description of any repairs made to the system as a result of the inspection.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 910, effective February 11, 2002 (Supp. 02-1). Amended by

final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 3295, effective February 3,

2013 (Supp. 12-4).