Sec. 12-142. - Fire drills in educational and institutional occupancies.
Secs. 12-143—12-160. - Reserved.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Fire drill and evacuation means the method and practice of the systematic, safe and orderly evacuation of an area or building by any of its occupants in case of fire in the least possible time as well as the use of such available fire appliances (including sounding of alarms) as may have been provided for the controlling or extinguishing of fire and the safeguarding of human life.
(Ord. No. 92-074(sub 1), § 2(31-4(b)(4)a.), 12-7-92)
Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 12-142. - Fire drills in educational and institutional occupancies.
(a)
Fire drills shall be held at least once a month in educational occupancies where such occupancies constitute the major occupancy of a building and at least once every two months in institutional occupancies where such occupancies constitute the major occupancy of a building. During severe weather, fire drills may be postponed. A record of all fire drills held shall be kept and persons in charge of such occupancies shall file written reports at least quarterly with the division of fire prevention giving the time and date of each drill held.
(b)
In educational occupancies, fire drills shall include complete evacuation of all persons from the building. In institutional occupancies, fire drills shall be conducted to familiarize operating personnel with their assigned positions of emergency duty; complete evacuation of occupants from the building at the time of the fire drill shall be required only where it is practicable and does not involve moving or disturbing persons under medical care.
(Ord. No. 92-074(sub 1), § 2(31-3(k)), 12-7-92)