DHS 83.48(1)(b) (b) Smoke and heat detectors shall be installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code and the manufacturer’s recommendation. Smoke detectors powered by the CBRF’s electrical system shall be tested by CBRF personnel according to manufacturer’s recommendation, but not less than once every other month. CBRFs shall maintain documentation of tests and maintenance of the detection system.

DHS 83.48(1)(c) (c) A CBRF shall receive approval from the department as required under s. 50.035 (2) (b), Stats., and s. DHS 83.63 (2) before installing a smoke and heat detection system.

DHS 83.48(2) (2) Radio-transmitting smoke and heat detection system. A small CBRF may use an Underwriters Laboratories listed radio-transmitting detection system that triggers an alarm audible throughout the building and that is properly safeguarded against deactivation.

DHS 83.48(3) (3) Testing.

DHS 83.48(3)(a) (a) After the first year following installation, fire detection systems shall be inspected, cleaned and tested annually by certified or trained and qualified personnel in accordance with the specifications in NFPA 72 and the manufacturer’s specifications and procedures.

DHS 83.48(3)(b) (b) Sensitivity testing shall be performed at intervals in accordance with NFPA 72.

DHS 83.48(3)(c) (c) All smoke and heat detectors suspected of exposure to a fire condition shall be inspected, cleaned and tested by a certified or trained and qualified person within 5 days after each exposure in accordance with the specifications in NFPA 72 and the manufacturer’s specifications and procedures. Each detector shall operate within the manufacturer’s intended response or it shall be replaced within 10 days after exposure to a fire condition.

DHS 83.48(4) (4) Location. Pursuant to s. 50.035 (2) (b), Stats., all facilities shall have at least one smoke detector located at each of the following locations:

DHS 83.48(4)(a) (a) At the top of every open stairway.

DHS 83.48(4)(b) (b) On the hallway side of every enclosed stairway on each floor level.

DHS 83.48(4)(c) (c) Spaced not more than 30 feet apart in every corridor, and not further than 15 feet from any wall or in accordance with the manufacturer’s separation specifications.

DHS 83.48(4)(d) (d) In each common use room, including a living room, dining room, family room, lounge and recreation room, but excluding a kitchen, bathroom or laundry room.

DHS 83.48(4)(e) (e) In each bedroom.

DHS 83.48(4)(f) (f) In all non-resident living areas, except the furnace, bathroom, kitchen and laundry room.

DHS 83.48(4)(g) (g) Additional smoke detectors shall be located where wall projections from the ceiling or lintels exceed 8 inches.

DHS 83.48(4)(h) (h) In the basement, or in each room of the basement except a furnace or laundry room.

DHS 83.48(5) (5) Connection and activation. Smoke detectors in or near the living room of an apartment and smoke detectors in the bedrooms of an apartment shall be either connected to the main alarm system or to a separate annunciator on a panel. If a separate annunciator on a panel is used, there shall be an effective electronic means of notifying employees anywhere in the CBRF that a detector has been activated. Smoke detectors under this subsection shall activate an alarm in all of the resident bedrooms and the apartment.

DHS 83.48(6) (6) Specific locations for heat detectors. CBRFs shall have at least one heat detector integrated with the smoke detection system at all of the following locations or in accordance with the heat detector manufacturer’s specifications:

DHS 83.48(6)(a) (a) Kitchen.

DHS 83.48(6)(b) (b) Attached garage.

DHS 83.48(6)(c) (c) All enclosed compartments of the attic.

DHS 83.48(6)(d) (d) Furnace room.

DHS 83.48(6)(e) (e) Laundry room.

DHS 83.48(7) (7) Special equipment for persons with impaired hearing or vision.

DHS 83.48(7)(a) (a) Notification. If any resident with impaired hearing or vision is unable to detect or respond to a fire emergency, the licensee shall ensure the appropriate audio, visual or vibrating notification alarms are installed in the resident’s bedroom, in or near a living room in an apartment, and in each common area used by the resident.

DHS 83.48(7)(b) (b) Documentation. The sensory impairment of the resident shall be noted in the resident’s record and communicated to all employees within 3 days after admission or after determination of the impairment is made.

DHS 83.48(8) (8) Sprinkler systems.

DHS 83.48(8)(a) (a) Types. A CBRF shall have a sprinkler system if required under s. DHS 83.47 (1) (b) or 83.50. The types of sprinkler systems to be used are as follows:

DHS 83.48(8)(a)1. 1. A complete NFPA 13D residential sprinkler system shall be used in a CBRF licensed for 16 or fewer residents only when each room or compartment in the CBRF requires no more than 2 sprinkler heads. When an NFPA 13D sprinkler system is used it shall have a 30-minute water supply for at least 2 sprinkler heads. Entrance foyers shall have sprinklers. The department may determine an NFPA 13R residential sprinkler system shall be installed in a CBRF with one or more rooms or compartments having an unusually high ceiling, a vaulted ceiling, a ceiling with exposed beams or other design or construction features that inhibit proper water discharge when the square footage of each room or compartment in the CBRF would ordinarily allow an NFPA 13D sprinkler system.