Fire Drill Schedules

Should the clinician be present during a fire drill for an off-site business occupancy in order to be credited for the drill?

The organization should conduct their annual fire drill just before or after normal business hours (if they care to) and have their clinician and all other staff participate. The whole thing should take 5-10 minutes.  Standard EC.02.03.03 EP.2 The hospital conducts fire drills every 12 months from the date of the last drill in all freestanding buildings classified as business occupancies and in which patients are seen or treated.  Note: In leased or rented facilities, drills need be conducted only in areas of the building that the hospital occupies.  EP.4 Staff who work in buildings where patients are housed or treated participate in drills according to the hospital's fire response plan.