§ 1207-3. General Requirements.

(a)

Fire exit drills shall be regularly conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

Fire exit drills shall be held with sufficient frequency to familiarize all occupants with the drill procedures and to have the conduct of the drill a matter of established routine.

(c)

Fire exit drills shall be held at unexpected times and under varying conditions to simulate the unusual conditions obtained in case of fire.

(d)

Responsibility for the planning and conduct of fire exit drills shall be assigned only to competent persons qualified to exercise leadership.

(e)

In the conduct of fire exit drills, emphasis shall be placed upon orderly evacuation under proper discipline rather than upon speed as such; no running or horseplay shall be permitted.

(f)

Fire exit drills shall include suitable procedures to make sure that all persons in the building, or all persons subject to the drill, actually participate.

(g)

Fire alarm facilities, where available, shall be regularly used in the conduct of fire exit drills.

(C.M.C. 1207-3; ordained by Ord. No. 364-1979, eff. Sept. 6, 1979; repealed and reordained by Ord. No. 385-1984, eff. Sept. 6, 1984)

Analogous to CFPC 17-02; ordained by Ord. No. 464-1971, eff. Jan. 21, 1972; r. Ord. No. 364-1979, eff. Sept. 6, 1979.