OAR 411-348-0260: Fire Safety Evacuation Plans

(1) A program provider must assure a Host Home has a written fire safety evacuation plan for all children: (a) Residing in the Host Home who are unable to evacuate the Host Home in three minutes or less; (b) Whose ISP team has determined may not participate in fire drills; or (c) Assigned to a bedroom located on a floor other than ground level. (2) The written fire safety evacuation plan must include documentation of: (a) The risk to the child's medical and physical condition and behavioral status; (b) Alternative practices used to evacuate the Host Home, including level of support needed; (c) The routes to be used to evacuate the Host Home to a point of safety; (d) Assistive devices required for evacuation; (e) The frequency the fire safety evacuation plan shall be practiced and reviewed by the child, program provider, in-residence caregiver, and any staff working in the Host Home; and (f) A plan to encourage the child's future participation when the child's ISP team has determined the child may not participate. (3) The child's parent or guardian, services coordinator, and the program provider's Executive Director or designee must approve the fire safety evacuation plan. (4) The program provider must maintain documentation of the practice and review of the fire safety evacuation plan by the child and the in-residence caregiver or staff.