(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to Class B multiple dwellings with twenty (20) or more sleeping rooms or used or occupied at any time by forty (40) or more persons for sleeping purposes, and to Class A multiple dwellings, used in whole or in part for single room occupancy as defined in Section 3125.25(f).
(b) Each such building shall have provisions for fire detection consisting of either:
(1) A fire patrol, which shall consist of the necessary number of persons to inspect all parts of the building at least once every hour, in approved tours, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 am. Approved time recording apparatus shall be installed and maintained in such buildings and shall be used to record the time of the inspection trips of the fire patrol. Such records shall be dated and filed in order and shall be available for inspection by the Division of Fire at any time within one (1) year after the date of such record;
(c) The fire patrol shall inspect all stairways, exit passageways, public hallways, exit lighting, fire extinguishing equipment and fire protection equipment on each tour of duty and correct every hazardous condition and every condition which might be hazardous in the event of fire or that is in violation of this Fire Prevention Code. The Fire Patrol shall also transmit, or cause to be transmitted, an alarm of fire to the Division in case, of fire or suspicion of fire.
(d) The personnel employed in such buildings shall be organized for, and shall have, regular monthly fire drills conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations therefor issued by the Division and held under the direction of the owner or an employee duly qualified therefor and holding a certificate of qualification issued by the Division.
(e) In each sleeping room of such buildings there shall be posted a floor plan of the floor upon which such sleeping room is located, clearly showing the arrangement and the location of exits and the direction of travel required to reach them. There shall be appended to each such floor plan the fire safety rules for the building promulgated by the Division. Such floor plan shall be posted or attached to the wall surface in a prominent position immediately adjacent to the entrance door to such sleeping room.
(Ord. No. 991-49. Passed 6-27-49, eff. 6-27-49)