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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 6. Criminal Justice and Corrections |
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Agency 15. Department of Corrections |
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Chapter 40. Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups |
Section 1080. Emergency plans and fire drills
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There shall be fire prevention practices and written emergency plans that outline duties of staff, procedures and evacuation routes. Emergency plans shall include responses in the event of fire, hazardous material release, loss of utilities, natural disaster, hostage situations, riots, disturbances, escapes, bomb threats, and mass arrest. Emergency plans shall be reviewed every 12 months by all staff. These reviews shall be documented. Each facility shall conduct and document quarterly fire drills.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR230-30-001 § 5.38, eff. April 1, 1987; amended, Volume 04, Issue 09, eff. April 1, 1988; Volume 07, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1991; Volume 09, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 10, 1995; Volume 18, Issue 20, eff. July 17, 2002; Volume 29, Issue 04, eff. November 22, 2012.