Section 16.06.03.362 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTSEach daycare facility must comply with the following fire extinguisher and safety requirements as applicable for size and type of facility.
01.Portable Fire Extinguisher. There must be an approved portable fire extinguisher (minimum 2A-10BC) mounted securely in a visible location not to exceed five (5) feet from the floor to the top of the extinguisher and not more than seventy five (75) feet travel distance to an extinguisher and maintained properly.02.Kitchen Area. An approved fire extinguisher must be present, or a hood-type fire suppression system be installed in the kitchen area.03.Fire Extinguishers. Approved fire extinguishers must be maintained properly.04.Facilities Over Three Thousand Square Feet. Each daycare facility over three thousand (3,000) square feet is required to have additional fire extinguishers as approved by the local fire official or designee.05.Fire Alarm System. Each daycare facility with over fifty (50) children, must have an approved fire alarm system installed.06.Smoke Detectors. Must be installed and maintained in the following locations: a. On the ceiling, wall outside, or each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms;b. In each room used for sleeping purposes; andc. In each story within a facility including basements.d. If there is a basement, there must be a smoke detector installed in the basement having a stairway which opens from the basement into the facility. Such detector must be connected to a sounding device or other detector to provide an alarm that is audible in the sleeping area.07.Automatic Sprinkler Systems. Must be provided in all daycare facilities greater than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in area or when the number of children under the age of eighteen (18) months exceeds one hundred (100).Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.06.03.362