Fire safety

Bed and breakfast facilities shall be in compliance with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code and Uniform Fire Code as adopted and enforced by the state fire marshal. The department shall report to the state fire marshal violations of any provision of the code which might constitute a fire hazard in the premises so inspected. The requirements for fire/life/safety shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Smoke detectors. a. A smoke detection device in good operating condition shall be mounted on the ceiling or wall at a point centrally located in the corridor or area giving access to rooms used for sleeping purposes. All smoke detectors shall be inspected and listed by underwriters' laboratories or an equivalent. Smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. b. A smoke detector shall be installed in the basement of dwelling units having a stairway which opens from the basement into the dwelling. Such detector shall be connected to a sounding device or other detector to provide an alarm which will be audible in the sleeping area. c. The owner of the facility shall test the battery-operated smoke detectors at least weekly and hard-wired detectors at least monthly and shall maintain written records which detail the date and results of the test. 2. Every sleeping unit shall provide a minimum of fifty square feet [4.65 square meters] of floor area per guest. 3. Every sleeping unit shall have at least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency escape or rescue. The units shall be operable from the inside to provide a full clear opening without the use of separate tools. All escapes or rescue windows from sleeping rooms must have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet [.52 square meters]. The minimum net clear opening height dimension must be twenty-four inches [60.96 centimeters]. The minimum net clear opening width dimensions must be twenty inches [50.8 centimeters]. Where windows are provided as a means of escape or rescue, they must have a finished sill height not more than forty-four inches [111.76 centimeters] above the floor. No sleeping unit in bed and breakfast facilities may be in attic lofts or in basement rooms with a single major means of escape. 4. A fire extinguisher rated 2A and having a BC rating must be conveniently located and accessible in the bed and breakfast facility. The maximum travel distance to the extinguisher must be no more than seventy-five feet [22.86 meters]. 5. Emergency numbers shall be posted on the telephones in the bed and breakfast facility.