Pennsylvania fire drill log
Fire drill frequency in Pennsylvania depends on the license you hold — 2 classes are researched below, each with its own rule and citation.
What Pennsylvania requires
An UNANNOUNCED fire drill at least once a month — twelve a year — plus a fire drill during sleeping hours once every six months. Separately, a fire safety inspection and fire drill conducted by a fire safety expert must be completed annually and documented.
55 Pa. Code §2600.107 (emergency preparedness); §2600.123 (emergency evacuation); §2600.132 (fire drills) · Pennsylvania Department of Human Services · 55 Pa. Code §2600.132 · checked July 2026Who to notify: Pennsylvania personal care homes must review, update and SUBMIT their written emergency procedures annually to the local emergency management agency. (Local emergency management agency)An UNANNOUNCED fire drill at least once a month. A fire safety inspection and fire drill conducted by a fire safety expert must also be completed annually and documented.
55 Pa. Code §2800.107 (emergency preparedness); §2800.132 (fire drills) · Pennsylvania Department of Human Services · 55 Pa. Code §2800.132 · 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 Pennsylvania 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.
Everything else we’ve researched about Pennsylvania
Same state, the problems either side of this one. Each carries its own statute and the date we last checked it.
- Pennsylvania deposit return law & letterThe landlord's deadline to return a deposit, and the itemized letter.
- Pennsylvania deposit demand letterFor the tenant: whether the landlord is late, and by how many days.
- Pennsylvania deposit deduction rulesWhat may fairly come out of a deposit, prorated by useful life.
General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. CompliMaint issues nothing — Pennsylvania’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 Pennsylvania?
- Personal Care Home (PCH): An UNANNOUNCED fire drill at least once a month — twelve a year — plus a fire drill during sleeping hours once every six months. Separately, a fire safety inspection and fire drill conducted by a fire safety expert must be completed annually and documented. Assisted Living Residence (ALR): An UNANNOUNCED fire drill at least once a month. A fire safety inspection and fire drill conducted by a fire safety expert must also be completed annually and documented. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Last checked July 2026.
- Who do I notify about fire drills in Pennsylvania?
- Personal Care Home (PCH): Pennsylvania personal care homes must review, update and SUBMIT their written emergency procedures annually to the local emergency management agency. (Local emergency management agency)
- How long must Pennsylvania fire drill records be kept?