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Risk Management
Fire Procedures
Fire Exit Drills - Fire Exit Drill Procedures, Fire Exit Drill Schedule Form and School Population Accountability Procedure.
Classroom Fire Safety [doc] - A simplified guide to complying with classroom fire safety regulations.
Evacuation Route Maps - Procedure for requesting copies of or changes to school emergency evacuation route (egress) maps.
Extension Cord Guidelines [doc]
Fire Directives - Most of the following directives are from the Fire Directives Manual on the Facility Management web site.
- Artwork and Teaching Materials on School Walls [pdf] - DPS Directive and Denver Fire Department's policy involving artwork and teaching materials on school walls.
- City Fire Code and Law Violations [pdf] - Requires posting of a Notice adjacent to Fire Alarm panels.
- Cooking in the Classroom [doc] - A DPS fire safety directive that prohibits the use of cooking appliances in classrooms not designed for that specific purpose.
- Corridor (Classroom) Doors Fire Directive [pdf] - A DPS safety directive regarding doors that exit into school hallways/corridors.
- Fire Alarm Manual [pdf] - Must be posted next to the Fire Alarm System panels in all DPS facilities.
- Open Burning on School Grounds (Bonfires) [pdf] - Guidelines and approval/permit process for all "open burning" events on school grounds.
- Reportable Fires [pdf] - Provides definitions and examples of reportable fires.
- Securing of Exit Doors [pdf] - Prohibits use of chains and locks to secure exit doors.
- Storage Shed Construction on DPS Property [pdf] - A DPS directive regarding the construction of storage sheds on school sites.
ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN DENVER
