Foster Home Inspection Instructions (Page 4 of 5) in pdf

NOTE

The above requirements set a minimum standard for fire safety in the home.

Special situations and circumstances may call for increased fire safety

requirements above those detailed above. You may request assistance from

the Arlington Fire Department if you have any questions. Phone: 817-459-5539

Will there be less than seven children be living in the Foster Home?

Are all the children ambulatory and capable of self preservation?

Is a working smoke detector installed in each sleeping room?

Is a working smoke detector installed in the hallway near the sleeping rooms?

If the house is more than one story is a working smoke detector installed at the top of the stairs?

Does each sleeping room and living area have at least one of the following secondary means of

escape other than the “front” or “back” door of the home? A) A door, stairway, passage or hall

providing unobstructed travel leading directly to the outside of the dwelling; or B) An outside

window with a minimum opening of not less than 5.7 sq. ft. in area, minimum of 20 inches wide,

and at least 24 inches high, and no higher than 44 inches above the floor, located within 20 ft. of

grade accessible to fire department apparatus; or C) A non-locking door into an adjoining room

that has a means of escape described in A or B above.

Can a person travel from any room of the house to an exit that leads directly outside without

having to pass through an interior door than can be locked?

Can all primary exterior exit doors, windows used as a secondary means of escape, and any

security bars incorporated with these primary and secondary means of escape, be opened from

the inside without the use of a key, tool or special knowledge (security code, combination)?

Are the closet doors equipped so that a child can open the door from the inside?

10.

If the bathroom door is equipped with a lock, can the door be unlocked from the outside during an

emergency?

11.

Can all bedrooms and/or living areas above the first floor be accessed by a standard set of stairs?

12.

Are all gas, wood, or fuel-fired heaters used in the home vented to the outside? (unless listed and

approved)

13.

Are heaters, including wood burning or gas log fireplaces, equipped with immovable screens or

barriers to prevent contact with open flames or hot surfaces?

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