Emergency plan rules in Oregon
One license type researched, regulated by Oregon Department of Human Services — Aging and People with Disabilities. Every requirement below carries the rule that imposes it.
Assisted living / residential care
Licensed in Oregon as Assisted Living Facility (ALF) / Residential Care Facility (RCF), by Oregon Department of Human Services — Aging and People with Disabilities.
OAR 411-054-0090 (Fire and Life Safety); OAR 411-054-0093 (Emergency and Disaster Planning)
Fire drill frequency is not verified. The fire drill rule (OAR 411-054-0090) and the emergency preparedness plan drill rule (OAR 411-054-0093) have not been read in their official text.
Open OAR 411-054-0090(1) and 411-054-0093(4) on the Secretary of State OARD site (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=411-054-0093 and the matching 0090 rule page), or the full ODHS-posted Division 54 PDF (https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/rules-policy/apdrules/411-054.pdf) beyond rule 0027. Confirm the fire drill frequency, whether drills must be unannounced and spread across day, evening and night shifts, and the number of emergency preparedness plan drills per year. The current wording was read only on a secondary copy (oregon.public.law).
- Oregon wildfire evacuation notices use three levels: Level 1 Be Ready, Level 2 Be Set, Level 3 Go Now. Using the same terms in the plan helps staff act on county alerts; it is guidance, not a cited licensing requirement.
- Oregon's fire code is the 2025 Oregon Fire Code, which is the 2024 International Fire Code with Oregon amendments, in effect since October 1, 2025 (OAR 837-040).
- drills — Open OAR 411-054-0090(1) and 411-054-0093(4) on the Secretary of State OARD site (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=411-054-0093 and the matching 0090 rule page), or the full ODHS-posted Division 54 PDF (https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/rules-policy/apdrules/411-054.pdf) beyond rule 0027. Confirm the fire drill frequency, whether drills must be unannounced and spread across day, evening and night shifts, and the number of emergency preparedness plan drills per year. The current wording was read only on a secondary copy (oregon.public.law).
Reviewed 2026-09-28
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What this page is
The requirements Oregon places on a facility emergency preparedness plan, taken from the state’s own rules rather than a national template. Where we have confirmed something against primary text it is stated plainly; where we have not, it says so and names what to check. Nothing here is inferred from what other states do.
The part that is the same everywhere
The federal layer does not vary by state, and it is narrower than it is usually described. OSHA 29 CFR §1910.38 does not bind every employer on its own — by its applicability paragraph it governs an emergency action plan whenever another OSHA standard requires the employer to have one, and it then settles what that plan must contain. The CMS emergency preparedness rule applies by certified provider type rather than by building. That layer, plus the exit-route, alarm and first-aid rules and the fire code’s plan structure, is covered in the main crash course rather than repeated on all fifty state pages.
Write the plan
The Emergency Plan Builder produces the document itself. It reads the same research as this page, but it does not yet carry every requirement here into the plan it writes, so check the plan against this page before you rely on it for Oregon. The Compliance Calendar puts the drills and inspections on dates.