Environment of Care (EC) (Critical Access Hospitals / Critical Access Hospitals)
Fire Drill - Transmission of Fire Alarm "After Hours"
Publish | January 01, 0001
What is the requirement for fire signal transmissions during fire drills?
NFPA 101 (2000 edition) 18/19.7.1.2 requires transmission of a fire signal during a fire drill; this requires the fire alarm to be activated. Later in 18/19.7.1.2, there is an allowance for a coded announcement to replace audible alarms for fire drills conducted between the hours of 9 pm and 6 am. This would allow audible annunciators to be silenced prior to the fire drill, but there is no stated relaxation of the requirement to transmit the fire alarm signal. Activation of the fire alarm between 9 pm and 6 am would allow for evaluation (critique) of fire safety equipment other than the audible alarms, to include signal transmission to the fire department, visual annunciators, door releases, elevator recall, etc. [EC.02.03.03]
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