| 6400.104 | The most recent notification letter sent to the fire department on 8/2/21, did not include current information pertaining to the individual's evacuation needs during fire drills. The letter indicated Individual #1 needs partial physical assistance and Individual #2 evacuates independently. According to the fire drill records held recently at the home, the Individual #1 required total and partial assistance during the 4/27/22 fire drill and Individual #2 required verbal assistance to evacuate on 3/17/22 and 4/27/22. | The home shall notify the local fire department in writing of the address of the home and the exact location of the bedrooms of individuals who need assistance evacuating in the event of an actual fire. The notification shall be kept current.
| A corrected notification letter and updated floor plans containing locations of each individuals bedroom was sent to the appropriate fire department on 5/11/22. This notification letter contained the corrected current level of assistance needed for each individual residing in the home to evacuate, as well as an updated layout of the home with corresponding locations of bedrooms for each individual
All other records of letters of notification to the fire departments were reviewed by the RPS on 5/12/22 for the correct current level of assistance needed for each individual residing in the home. . See Attachments Letter to Fire Chief Richland Fire department and Updated Layout of the home. |
08/01/2022
| Implemented |
| 6400.112(c) | The fire drill records do not indicate if the smoke detector(s) were operable during the 11/20/21 fire drill. The agency fire system check log, does not indicate if the smoke detectors were operable on 11/20/21. The field was blank. | A written fire drill record shall be kept of the date, time, the amount of time it took for evacuation, the exit route used, problems encountered and whether the fire alarm or smoke detector was operative. | On 5/12/22, RPD interviewed the staff who documented the fire drill on 11/20/21 that was found to be missing indication of the smoke detectors being operable at the time of the drill. Staff indicated that the alarm was operable during the 11/20/21 fire drill and signed the omission. See Attachment: Fire System Check
Other homes fire drills were reviewed for the indication of smoke detectors being operable at the time of all of the drills by RPS on 5/13/22. All records were complete in entirety. |
08/01/2022
| Implemented |