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To: lastchance
No sprinklers. Many states are requiring older assisted living facilities to be retrofitted usually based on criteria such as over a certain occupancy limit and building height and type of construction.

Constructed in 1990's it had them and article mentions them going off. These type of facilities especially wood frame should be one story constructed. Evening staff is often reduced at care facilities. Which would have slowed evacuation process especially using stairs as the only route. I am a retired healthcare facility {assisted living/nursing home} maintenance mechanic. Assisted living were in one story apartments. Nursing home patients were in a concrete 5 story building. Some assisted living did have kitchens and we cut the power off to any oven and stove in rooms we considered high risk residents.

These facilities often labeled NPO's are anything but that. The profits end ip in paid B.O.D. s and administrators pockets even at the expense of needed upkeep cost.

8 posted on 07/14/2025 10:01:05 AM PDT by cva66snipe
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Window A/C Units? Not good. Should all be central A/C or one single unit cooling the building. Among other things window A/C’s slow down fire rescue efforts especially multi story. Fan motors can also start fires.


12 posted on 07/14/2025 1:15:15 PM PDT by cva66snipe
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