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.

DCF 52.55(10)(b) (b) Other buildings shall have fire extinguishers with a minimum 2A, 10 BC, rating.

DCF 52.55(10)(c) (c) The number, location, mounting, placement and maintenance of fire extinguishers shall comply with chs. SPS 314 and 361 to 366.

DCF 52.55(10)(d) (d) Each floor used for resident activities shall have at least one fire extinguisher.

DCF 52.55(11) (11) Prohibited heating and cooking devices.

DCF 52.55(11)(a) (a) Center buildings housing residents may not use portable space heaters or any device which has an open flame.

DCF 52.55(11)(b) (b) Bedrooms may not contain cooking devices.

DCF 52.55(12) (12) Isolation of hazards. Centers shall comply with chs. SPS 361 to 366, the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code and applicable local ordinances on isolation of hazards within buildings.

DCF 52.55(13) (13) Use of listed equipment. Smoke and heat detectors and sprinkler equipment installed under this section shall be listed by a nationally recognized laboratory that maintains periodic inspection of production of tested equipment. The list shall state that the equipment meets nationally recognized standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner.

DCF 52.55 History History: Cr. Register, February, 2000, No. 530, eff. 9-1-00; correction in (12) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, June, 2001, No. 546; CR 04-040: am. (4) (a) and (12) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; correction in (10) (c) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2004 No. 588; corrections in (7), (8) (intro.) and (9) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; correction in (4) (a), (9) (a), (b), (10) (c), (12) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672, eff. 1-1-12.

DCF 52.555 DCF 52.555 Carbon monoxide detector.

DCF 52.555(1) (1) A residential care center in a one-unit or two-unit building shall have a functional carbon monoxide detector installed in the basement and on each floor level, except the attic, garage, or storage area of each unit, in accordance with the requirements of s. 101.647, Stats.

DCF 52.555 Note Note: A one-unit building is a single family residence. A two-unit building is a duplex or two-flat.

DCF 52.555(2) (2) A residential care center in a building with at least 3 units shall have one or more functional carbon monoxide detectors installed in accordance with the requirements of s. 101.149, Stats.

DCF 52.555 History History: EmR1106: emerg. cr., eff. 9-16-11; CR 11-026: cr. Register December 2011 No. 672, eff. 1-1-12.