(a) Fire drills shall be held at least eight times a year in public, private and parochial schools, and other educational institutions, and at least once every month in public and private institutions, sanitoriums, asylums and hospitals; provided, that during severe weather, drills may be postponed to avoid endangering the health of pupils and inmates. A record of all fire drills shall be kept and persons in charge of such institutions shall file written reports at least annually with the Bureau of Fire Prevention giving the time and date of each drill held. At least one drill shall be conducted by the Fire Department.
(b) In schools and educational institutions, fire drills shall include complete evacuation of all persons from the building. This is also required in institutions where the type of occupancy makes it practicable. In sanitoriums and hospitals, drills shall be conducted to familiarize all hospital personnel with their assigned post of emergency duty. See Chapter 31, "Operating Features", Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association Standard 101, for additional information.
See West Virginia State Fire Code and N.F.P.A. "Life Safety Code" Pamphlet 101 for additional requirements.
(Ord. 7425. Passed 11-24-81.)