Log a Fire Drill
Record a WA-compliant fire drill — participation, timing, equipment, and water-temperature checks.
WA expects fire drills to be documented with real detail: who conducted it, which staff participated, that every resident participated and whether they evacuated independently or needed assistance, the total time, the condition of life-safety equipment, and the hot-water temperature. VentoFlo captures all of it in one record — you enter each resident’s evacuation time and it totals the drill length and end time for you, keeping the 3-minute expectation in view.
Step by step
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Start a new drill
From Compliance → Emergency Drills, click “Log Fire Drill.”
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Record who ran it and the start time
Select the staff member who conducted the drill and set the start time. You don’t enter an end time — it’s calculated from the evacuation times you record next.
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Capture participation and evacuation times
Mark every resident as participating, note whether each was independent or needed assistance, and record each resident’s evacuation time. VentoFlo totals them into the drill length and fills in the end time automatically.
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Record staff and equipment checks
List the staff who participated, and complete the smoke-detector and fire-extinguisher checks — locations, hardwired/audible status, and service-due dates.
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Check the water temperature
Enter the hot-water temperature. Anything over 120°F is flagged as a scald risk (WAC 388-76-10720), prompting you to note the corrective action.
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Add findings and save
Note any observations or corrective actions, then save the timestamped drill record.
Why it matters
- WA expects drills to stay within about 3 minutes; the record must show that all residents participated and whether each needed evacuation assistance — not just that a drill occurred.
- The hot-water scald check (WAC 388-76-10720) belongs with the drill record; flagging anything over 120°F puts a safety issue in front of you before it becomes a citation.
- Logging equipment checks alongside the drill keeps life-safety documentation in one defensible place.
