New Mexico fire drill log
Assisted Living Facility for Adults: At least one fire drill each month: the facility must keep a record of monthly fire drills conducted at the facility, together with its fire safety evaluation system (FSES) rating.
What New Mexico requires
At least one fire drill each month: the facility must keep a record of monthly fire drills conducted at the facility, together with its fire safety evaluation system (FSES) rating.
8.370.14 NMAC (Assisted Living Facilities for Adults), effective December 23, 2025: 8.370.14.17 (staff training); 8.370.14.21 (resident records); 8.370.14.22 (facility records and emergency plans, including monthly fire drills); 8.370.14.31 (emergency preparedness program); 8.370.14.33 (incident reporting) · New Mexico Health Care Authority · 8.370.14.22 NMAC (record of monthly fire drills) · checked September 2026Keep the record: Resident records that are no longer current are kept at least five years from the date of discharge and made available within 24 hours of a request.Filling it in so it survives a survey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 New Mexico 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 — New Mexico’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 New Mexico?
- Assisted Living Facility for Adults: At least one fire drill each month: the facility must keep a record of monthly fire drills conducted at the facility, together with its fire safety evaluation system (FSES) rating. Source: New Mexico Health Care Authority. Last checked September 2026.
- Who do I notify about fire drills in New Mexico?
- How long must New Mexico fire drill records be kept?
- Assisted Living Facility for Adults: Resident records that are no longer current are kept at least five years from the date of discharge and made available within 24 hours of a request.