Rhode Island fire drill log

Simulated drills testing the EFFECTIVENESS of the emergency preparedness plan at least semi-annually, with written reports and an evaluation of every drill kept by the residence.

The building

Rhode Island requirements loaded — the rules below are Rhode Island’s own.

Rhode Island — Assisted Living Residence: Simulated drills testing the EFFECTIVENESS of the emergency preparedness plan at least semi-annually, with written reports and an evaluation of every drill kept by the residence.216-RICR-40-10-2 (Licensing Assisted Living Residences); administrator certification at 216-RICR-40-05-18 · Rhode Island Department of Health · checked Jul 2026
Your target for the year

2 drills this year. 2 a year under the state rule.

Worked out from Rhode Island Department of Health's rule as we have it recorded. Confirm it against your licence before you rely on it — then leave the box below empty and we will keep using this number.

0 of 2 logged, 2 to go.
The drills

One row per drill. Vary the time of day and the scenario — most states require it explicitly, and a log showing four drills all at 10am on a Tuesday is the first thing a surveyor notices.

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What Rhode Island requires

Assisted Living Residence — Assisted living / residential care

Simulated drills testing the EFFECTIVENESS of the emergency preparedness plan at least semi-annually, with written reports and an evaluation of every drill kept by the residence.

216-RICR-40-10-2 (Licensing Assisted Living Residences); administrator certification at 216-RICR-40-05-18 · Rhode Island Department of Health · 216-RICR-40-10-2 · checked July 2026

Filling it in so it survives a survey

Vary the time and the scenario between drills — most 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 Rhode Island 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 — Rhode Island’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.