DCF 52.55(4) (4) Smoke detection system.

DCF 52.55(4)(a) (a) Smoke detectors shall be installed and in accordance with ch. SPS 316 and chs. SPS 361 to 366, the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code, applicable local ordinances, and this section. Individual smoke detectors shall be tested according to the manufacturer’s instructions but not less than once a month. Interconnected smoke detectors shall be inspected and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s or installer’s instructions and shall be tested not less than every 3 months. The center shall keep a log of the tests with dates and times.

DCF 52.55(4)(b) (b) A center built or initially licensed before 1982 shall have, at minimum, a battery operated smoke detection system meeting the requirements under pars. (a) and (c) 3. and 5.

DCF 52.55(4)(c) (c) A center built in 1982 or later or a licensee moving a center to a different building after September 1, 2000 shall have an interconnected smoke detection system meeting all of the following requirements:

DCF 52.55(4)(c)1. 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., a building housing residents shall have, at a minimum, a smoke detection system to protect the entire building. That system shall either trigger alarms throughout the building or trigger an alarm located centrally. The alarm shall be audible throughout the building when the detector activates.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)2. 2. A building that has no more than 8 beds may have a radio-transmitting smoke detection system located in a central area of the building. That system shall trigger an audible alarm heard throughout the building.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)3. 3. A smoke detection system shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)4. 4. An interconnected smoke detection system installed on or after September 1, 2000 shall have a secondary power source.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)5. 5. A center shall have a smoke detector located in at least the following locations in each building housing residents:

DCF 52.55(4)(c)5.a. a. In the basement.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)5.b. b. At the head of every open stairway.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)5.c. c. At the door on each floor level leading to every enclosed stairway.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)5.d. d. In every corridor, spaced in accordance with the manufacturer’s separation specifications.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)5.e. e. In each common use room, including every living room, dining room, family room, lounge and recreation area.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)5.f. f. In each sleeping area of each living unit or within 6 feet from the doorway of each sleeping area.

DCF 52.55(4)(c)6. 6. Smoke detectors shall not be installed in a kitchen.

DCF 52.55(5) (5) Stairway smoke containment. A center shall provide floor-to-floor smoke cut-off through a one hour labeled fire-resistant self-closing door for open interior stairways and for all enclosed interior stairways at each floor level to provide floor to floor smoke separation.

DCF 52.55(6) (6) Heat sensing devices. A center shall have heat-sensing devices in the kitchen and attic.

DCF 52.55 Note Note: It is recommended that a rate-of-rise heat detector be used in an attic rather than a fixed temperature heat detector. Rate-of-rise heat detectors respond to a fire sooner, particularly when it is cold outside. It is recommended that a fixed temperature heat detector be used in the kitchen.

DCF 52.55(7) (7) Sprinkler system inspection. Where a sprinkler system has been installed under s. DCF 52.51 (2), the system shall be inspected and tested in accordance with NFPA Code 25. The center shall keep a copy of the certification of inspection on file.

DCF 52.55(8) (8) Fire safety training. All center staff shall take a technical college course or receive training from someone who has taken a technical college “train the trainer” course on fire safety and evacuation developed for community-based residential facilities regulated under ch. DHS 83. New center staff shall take the training within 6 months after beginning work at the center. All center staff shall be familiar with all of the following:

DCF 52.55(8)(a) (a) Facility fire emergency plans and evacuation procedures.

DCF 52.55(8)(b) (b) Fire extinguisher use.

DCF 52.55(8)(c) (c) Fire prevention techniques.

DCF 52.55(9) (9) Flammables.

DCF 52.55(9)(a) (a) A center shall keep all flammable liquid fuels in separate buildings not attached to buildings housing residents. Flammable liquid fuels shall be inaccessible to residents. Storage and labeling of flammable liquid fuel containers shall meet requirements for portable tank storage in ch. SPS 314. A center shall limit total storage to 10 gallons in each of the separate buildings, except for the contents of the gasoline tanks of motor vehicles.

DCF 52.55(9)(b) (b) Other flammables such as paints, varnishes and turpentine shall be stored in fire-proof cabinets meeting the requirements of chs. SPS 361 to 366. The center shall keep these flammables locked and inaccessible to residents, unless a flammable is used in an activity supervised by staff with experience in using these kinds of flammable liquids.

DCF 52.55(10) (10) Fire extinguishers. A center shall meet all of the following requirements for fire extinguishers:

DCF 52.55(10)(a) (a) Buildings or areas in which flammable liquids are stored, and kitchen areas, shall have a fire extinguisher with a 2A, 40 BC rating.