23-09 · Fire Drills

At the time of inspection, the FSC was unable review the fire drill log for the center due to lack of records of the fire drill dates and additional information. The FSC advised the director onsite to use the DCF log to document all information for the center when fire drills are conducted. Technical Assistance: CCF Handbook, Section 3.8.4, C 3.8.4 Fire Drills C. A current attendance record and parent contact information must accompany child care personnel out of the building during a drill or actual evacuation and be used to account for all children. The operator must maintain a written record of the fire drills showing the date, number of children and child care personnel in attendance, evacuation route used, and time taken for all individuals to evacuate the premises. Each fire drill record must be maintained for a minimum of 12 months from the date of the fire drill. The fire drills conducted must include, at a minimum: 1. One fire drill using an alternate evacuation route, 2. One fire drill during napping/sleeping times, and 3. One fire drill in the presence and at the request of the licensing authority. This drill will be coordinated with the operator or designee

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