2014 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 16 - Education
Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils
Section 16-21-5 - Uniform fire code or drill tactics – Reports.
§ 16-21-5 Uniform fire code or drill tactics – Reports. – (a) It shall be the duty of the department of elementary and secondary education or the office of higher education, as appropriate, to formulate a uniform fire code or drill tactics to be used in all schools in accordance with § 16-21-4 and to furnish a sufficient number of copies for use in all schools together with forms for reporting to the fire department of the city or town in which the schools are located and to the department or office. These forms shall be furnished by the department or office to all schools and shall be substantially as follows:
Name of school
Principal or person in charge
day of time alarm a.m.
Date drill is held . . . . . . . . . . . . week . . . . . . . . . . . . sounded . . . . . . . . . . . . p.m.
Time taken to empty building . . . . . . . . . . minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . seconds
Total time elapsed before school
work is resumed . . . . . . . . . . . . minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . seconds
check
type of drill . . . . . . . . . one . . . . . . . . . . obstructed . . . . . . . . . unobstructed
Signal used
Number of fire alarm button or station used
Name of person sounding alarm
Weather conditions
Temperature
Remarks
(b) In the case of colleges, universities, and postsecondary institutions, these reports shall remain on the premises available for review by fire officials.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 11; P.L. 1912, ch. 797, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 16-21-5; P.L. 1959, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 215, § 1.)
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