1. A. A licensee shall install and maintain a portable, pressurized fire extinguisher that meets, at a minimum, a 2A-10-BC rating of the Underwriters Laboratories in a facility’s kitchen and any other location required by Standard 10-1 of the International Fire Code, incorporated by reference in A.A.C. R9-10-104.01.

2. B. A licensee shall ensure that:

   1. 1. All designated exits, corridors, and passageways that provide an escape from the building are unobstructed and unlocked during hours of operation;
   2. 2. Combustible material, such as paper, boxes, or rags, is not permitted to accumulate inside or outside the facility premises;
   3. 3. An unvented or open-flame space heater or portable heater is not used on the facility premises;
   4. 4. A gas valve on an unused gas outlet is removed and capped where it emerges from the wall or floor;
   5. 5. Electrical extension cords are not used;
   6. 6. Slow cookers and hot plates are used only in a kitchen and are inaccessible to an enrolled child;
   7. 7. Heating and cooling equipment is inaccessible to an enrolled child;
   8. 8. Fans are mounted and inaccessible to an enrolled child;
   9. 9. Toilet rooms are ventilated to the outside of the building, either by a screened window open to the outside air or by an exhaust fan and duct system that is operated when the toilet room is in use;
   10. 10. A toilet room with a door that opens to the exterior of a building is equipped with a self-closing device that keeps the door closed except when an individual is entering or exiting;
   11. 11. A toilet room door does not open into a kitchen;
   12. 12. A smoke detector is installed in each indoor activity area and kitchen;

   13. 13. Each smoke detector required in subsection (B)(13) is:

       1. a. Maintained in an operable condition;
       2. b. Either battery operated or, if hard wired into the electrical system of the child care facility, has a back-up battery; and
       3. c. Tested monthly;

   14. 14. If the local fire jurisdiction requires a sprinkler system, the sprinkler system is:

       1. a. Installed,
       2. b. Operable,
       3. c. Tested quarterly, and
       4. d. Serviced at least once every 12 months;

   15. 15. The fire extinguisher required in subsection (A):

       1. a. Is serviced at least once every 12 months; and
       2. b. Has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing, and

   16. 16. The testing required in subsections (B)(14) and (15) and servicing required in subsection (B)(16) is documented and the documentation is:

       1. a. Maintained by the licensee, and
       2. b. Available for at least 12 months after the date of the testing or servicing.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 2015 (June 27, 2025), effective August 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).