Idaho fire drill log
Residential Assisted Living Facility: Not fewer than six fire drills a year on a bimonthly basis, of which at least two are conducted at night while residents are sleeping.
What Idaho requires
Not fewer than six fire drills a year on a bimonthly basis, of which at least two are conducted at night while residents are sleeping.
IDAPA 16.03.22 (residential care or assisted living facilities); emergency actions and fire drills at 16.03.22.410 · Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare — Residential Assisted Living Program · IDAPA 16.03.22.410 · checked July 2026Filling it in so it survives a survey
Vary the time and the scenario between drills — many states require it in terms, and a log showing every drill at 10am on a Tuesday is the first thing an experienced surveyor picks out. Record what went wrong and the date it was fixed: a run of flawless drills reads as a log nobody actually ran, and the corrective action is the part that shows the drill was worth holding.
The plan behind the drills
A drill tests a plan. Everything Idaho requires of that plan — filing, prescribed forms, retention — sits alongside this, and the emergency plan builder writes it from the same research, so the two cannot disagree.
General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. CompliMaint issues nothing — Idaho’s licensing agency and your authority having jurisdiction do. The rule above is cited and dated to when we last checked it; verify it before you rely on it.
Questions people ask
- How often are fire drills required in Idaho?
- Residential Assisted Living Facility: Not fewer than six fire drills a year on a bimonthly basis, of which at least two are conducted at night while residents are sleeping. Source: Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare — Residential Assisted Living Program. Last checked July 2026.
- Who do I notify about fire drills in Idaho?
- How long must Idaho fire drill records be kept?