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RENEWAL |EVERY |THREE |YEARS |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-FIRE |SAFETY |COORDINATOR
Fire |Protection |System |- |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Approved |devices, |equipment |and |systems |or |
combinations
of |systems |used |to |deter |a |fire, |activate |an |alarm, |extinguish |or |control |a |fire, |control
or |manage |smoke |and |products |of |a |fire |or |any |combination |thereof, |including |fire
extinguishing |systems, |fire |alarm |systems, |sprinkler |systems |and |standpipe |systems.
A |42 |bed |shelter |housing |28 |men |caught |fire |due |to |ignition |of |a |table |inside |the
shelter |that |was |piled |high |with |donated |clothing. |More |than |20 |residents |evacuated
the |shelter |as |a |result |of |smoke |and |flames |after |several |men |attempted |to |extinguish
the |flames |with |pans |of |water. |There |was |a |heavy |smoke |condition |in |the |shelter,
making |it |difficult |to |see |and |even |more |difficult |to |evacuate. |Five |men |who |lived |on
the |second |floor |were |killed |in |the |blaze. |An |investigation |of |the |fire |determined |that
the |building |had |no |sprinkler |system, |fire |alarms |or |smoke |detectors. |Records
indicated |that |the |shelter |hadn't |been |inspected |for |at |least |five |years, |even |though
inspections |were |required |on |an |annual |basis. |The |shelter |was |used |as |a |drop-off
point |for |paper |products, |rags, |clothing, |furniture |and |other |material. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Location: |Homeless |shelter |in |Paris, |Texas
Date: |2009
Periodic |Fire |Department |inspections
should |be |conducted |as |required
| Excess |debris |and |improper |storage |is
a |fire |hazard
| Lack |of |fire |prevention |devices |in |the
,shelter |increases |the |probability |of
fatal |fires |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lessons |Learned:
At |this |Bronx, |NY |shelter, |improperly |stored |mattresses |were |ignited |in |two |separate
incidents |only |two |days |apart. |The |first |incident |occurred |when |a |child |was |playing
with |a |match, |and |set |a |mattress |on |fire |on |the |second |floor |of |the |building. |This |was
a |small |fire |that |resulted |in |no |injuries |and |was |quickly |extinguished. |The |second |fire
started |when |another |child |was |playing |with |matches |who |also |ignited |a |mattress |that
had |been |stored |in |the |building's |lobby. |Smoke |and |flames |from |the |resulting |fire
spread |into |the |stairwell |and |the |upper |floor |hallways. |There |were |no |building |wide
alarms |or |hallway |smoke |detectors |in |the |building |to |notify |occupants |of |the |fire. |Two
building |occupants |tried |to |use |portable |fire |extinguishers |to |extinguish |the |fire |but
found |them |empty |and |inoperable. |With |the |smoke |and |flames |having |filled |the
hallways, |many |occupants |tried |to |escape |by |using |the |fire |escapes. |However,
occupan |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Location: |Homeless |shelter |in |Bronx, |NY
Date: |December |7, |2012 |and |December |9, |2012
Excess |debris |and |improper |storage |presents |a |fire |hazard
| Lack |of |a |building |wide |fire |alarm |system |will |cause |significant |delays |in
implementing |a |building |evacuation
| Fire |escapes |must |be |inspected |to |ensure |that |they |are |in |working |order
| Fire |extinguishers |must |be |visually |inspected |monthly |to |ensure |that |they |are
in |working |order |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lessons |Learned:
A |homeless |shelter |in |New |York |City |caught |fire |and |required |complete |evacuation.
The |fire |started |when |a |lit |cigarette |left |unattended |by |a |tenant |ignited |a |mattress |on
the |fourth |floor. |The |fire |was |quickly |extinguished |by |the |building's |sprinkler |system.
One |resident |suffered |from |and |was |treated |for |smoke |inhalation. |Fortunately, |the
fire |was |confined |to |a |single |apartment. |The |shelter |had |recently |been |fined |more
, than |$45,000 |by |the |Department |of |Buildings |for |safety |violations, |including |a
violation |for |failure |to |provide |sprinkler |protection. |Records |show |that |the |building
had |seven |active |building |violations |at |the |time |of |the |fire. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Homeless |shelter |
in |New |York, |NY
Date: |August |28, |2012
Periodic |Fire |Department |inspections |should |be |conducted
| Ignition |sources, |such |as |lit |cigarettes, |should |not |be |left |unattended
|Fire |safety |education |may |be |beneficial |to |homeless |shelter |residents |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Lessons |Learned:
Buildings |or |portions |of |buildings |occupied |or |operated |to |be |occupied |by |homeless
persons |shall |be |continuously |patrolled |by |a |person |holding |a |certificate |of |fitness |as
fire |guard. |Every |area |of |the |building |shall |be |patrolled |at |least |once |every |hour.
Fire |guards |are |responsible |for |the |safety |of |all |building |occupants |and |employees |by
eliminating |fire |hazards |and |assisting |in |the |evacuation |of |clients |in |case |of |a |fire
emergency. |Generally, |fire |guards |are |responsible |for |making |sure |that |fire |safety
regulations |are |being |complied |with |in |the |shelter. |They |should |be |knowledgeable |of
the |location |and |operation |of |all |fire |alarm |systems |in |the |shelter |and |should |check
their |condition |during |their |patrols. |Fire |guards |must |maintain |records |of |their
patrols.
Fire |guards |must |patrol |the |entire |homeless |shelter |at |least |once |an |hour. |Some
shelters |assign |a |fire |guard |to |patrol |each |floor. |For |example, |if |there |are |four |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Fire |Guards
The |Fire |Code |requires |that |homeless |shelters |have |an |updated |emergency
preparedness |plan |(also |known |as |a |Fire |Safety |and |Evacuation |Plan). |Emergency
preparedness |plans |serve |to |assure |that, |in |the |event |of |a |fire |or |emergency |there |are
procedures |in |place |that |can |be |implemented |to |provide |the |information, |guidance,
direction |and |assistance |needed |to |protect |the |safety |of |building |occupants, |including
solutions
RENEWAL |EVERY |THREE |YEARS |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-FIRE |SAFETY |COORDINATOR
Fire |Protection |System |- |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Approved |devices, |equipment |and |systems |or |
combinations
of |systems |used |to |deter |a |fire, |activate |an |alarm, |extinguish |or |control |a |fire, |control
or |manage |smoke |and |products |of |a |fire |or |any |combination |thereof, |including |fire
extinguishing |systems, |fire |alarm |systems, |sprinkler |systems |and |standpipe |systems.
A |42 |bed |shelter |housing |28 |men |caught |fire |due |to |ignition |of |a |table |inside |the
shelter |that |was |piled |high |with |donated |clothing. |More |than |20 |residents |evacuated
the |shelter |as |a |result |of |smoke |and |flames |after |several |men |attempted |to |extinguish
the |flames |with |pans |of |water. |There |was |a |heavy |smoke |condition |in |the |shelter,
making |it |difficult |to |see |and |even |more |difficult |to |evacuate. |Five |men |who |lived |on
the |second |floor |were |killed |in |the |blaze. |An |investigation |of |the |fire |determined |that
the |building |had |no |sprinkler |system, |fire |alarms |or |smoke |detectors. |Records
indicated |that |the |shelter |hadn't |been |inspected |for |at |least |five |years, |even |though
inspections |were |required |on |an |annual |basis. |The |shelter |was |used |as |a |drop-off
point |for |paper |products, |rags, |clothing, |furniture |and |other |material. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Location: |Homeless |shelter |in |Paris, |Texas
Date: |2009
Periodic |Fire |Department |inspections
should |be |conducted |as |required
| Excess |debris |and |improper |storage |is
a |fire |hazard
| Lack |of |fire |prevention |devices |in |the
,shelter |increases |the |probability |of
fatal |fires |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lessons |Learned:
At |this |Bronx, |NY |shelter, |improperly |stored |mattresses |were |ignited |in |two |separate
incidents |only |two |days |apart. |The |first |incident |occurred |when |a |child |was |playing
with |a |match, |and |set |a |mattress |on |fire |on |the |second |floor |of |the |building. |This |was
a |small |fire |that |resulted |in |no |injuries |and |was |quickly |extinguished. |The |second |fire
started |when |another |child |was |playing |with |matches |who |also |ignited |a |mattress |that
had |been |stored |in |the |building's |lobby. |Smoke |and |flames |from |the |resulting |fire
spread |into |the |stairwell |and |the |upper |floor |hallways. |There |were |no |building |wide
alarms |or |hallway |smoke |detectors |in |the |building |to |notify |occupants |of |the |fire. |Two
building |occupants |tried |to |use |portable |fire |extinguishers |to |extinguish |the |fire |but
found |them |empty |and |inoperable. |With |the |smoke |and |flames |having |filled |the
hallways, |many |occupants |tried |to |escape |by |using |the |fire |escapes. |However,
occupan |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Location: |Homeless |shelter |in |Bronx, |NY
Date: |December |7, |2012 |and |December |9, |2012
Excess |debris |and |improper |storage |presents |a |fire |hazard
| Lack |of |a |building |wide |fire |alarm |system |will |cause |significant |delays |in
implementing |a |building |evacuation
| Fire |escapes |must |be |inspected |to |ensure |that |they |are |in |working |order
| Fire |extinguishers |must |be |visually |inspected |monthly |to |ensure |that |they |are
in |working |order |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lessons |Learned:
A |homeless |shelter |in |New |York |City |caught |fire |and |required |complete |evacuation.
The |fire |started |when |a |lit |cigarette |left |unattended |by |a |tenant |ignited |a |mattress |on
the |fourth |floor. |The |fire |was |quickly |extinguished |by |the |building's |sprinkler |system.
One |resident |suffered |from |and |was |treated |for |smoke |inhalation. |Fortunately, |the
fire |was |confined |to |a |single |apartment. |The |shelter |had |recently |been |fined |more
, than |$45,000 |by |the |Department |of |Buildings |for |safety |violations, |including |a
violation |for |failure |to |provide |sprinkler |protection. |Records |show |that |the |building
had |seven |active |building |violations |at |the |time |of |the |fire. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Homeless |shelter |
in |New |York, |NY
Date: |August |28, |2012
Periodic |Fire |Department |inspections |should |be |conducted
| Ignition |sources, |such |as |lit |cigarettes, |should |not |be |left |unattended
|Fire |safety |education |may |be |beneficial |to |homeless |shelter |residents |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Lessons |Learned:
Buildings |or |portions |of |buildings |occupied |or |operated |to |be |occupied |by |homeless
persons |shall |be |continuously |patrolled |by |a |person |holding |a |certificate |of |fitness |as
fire |guard. |Every |area |of |the |building |shall |be |patrolled |at |least |once |every |hour.
Fire |guards |are |responsible |for |the |safety |of |all |building |occupants |and |employees |by
eliminating |fire |hazards |and |assisting |in |the |evacuation |of |clients |in |case |of |a |fire
emergency. |Generally, |fire |guards |are |responsible |for |making |sure |that |fire |safety
regulations |are |being |complied |with |in |the |shelter. |They |should |be |knowledgeable |of
the |location |and |operation |of |all |fire |alarm |systems |in |the |shelter |and |should |check
their |condition |during |their |patrols. |Fire |guards |must |maintain |records |of |their
patrols.
Fire |guards |must |patrol |the |entire |homeless |shelter |at |least |once |an |hour. |Some
shelters |assign |a |fire |guard |to |patrol |each |floor. |For |example, |if |there |are |four |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Fire |Guards
The |Fire |Code |requires |that |homeless |shelters |have |an |updated |emergency
preparedness |plan |(also |known |as |a |Fire |Safety |and |Evacuation |Plan). |Emergency
preparedness |plans |serve |to |assure |that, |in |the |event |of |a |fire |or |emergency |there |are
procedures |in |place |that |can |be |implemented |to |provide |the |information, |guidance,
direction |and |assistance |needed |to |protect |the |safety |of |building |occupants, |including
