South Carolina staff emergency training
Staff must be trained in fire response and in emergency procedures/disaster preparedness within 24 hours of their first day on the job.
What South Carolina requires
Community Residential Care Facility (CRCF) — Fire response and disaster training within 24 hours of starting
Staff must be trained in fire response and in emergency procedures/disaster preparedness within 24 hours of their first day on the job.
S.C. Code Regs. 60-84 §504 · South Carolina Department of Public Health — Healthcare Quality · checked September 2026Deadline: one day from the date the person starts work.Proving it, not just doing it
Record the start date alongside the training date. The training date alone shows the session happened; the pair shows it happened inside South Carolina’s window, which is the thing actually being asked. The fire drill log is the other half of the same request, and both feed the South Carolina readiness sheet.
General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. The rule above is cited and dated to when we last checked it.