Fire Safety Code Regulations (Required)

(1) Each county correctional facility shall obtain and maintain documentation by an authority having jurisdiction that the interior finishing material in inmate living areas, exit areas, and places of public assembly are in accordance with recognized national fire safety codes. This requirement shall apply only to renovated and new facilities. (2) Each county correctional facility shall provide exits that are properly positioned, clear, and distinctly and permanently marked in order to ensure the timely evacuation of inmates and staff in the event of fire or other emergency. All housing areas and places of assembly for 50 or more persons shall have two exits.