Section SPS 379.18 - Fire alarm(1) Every building which accommodates more than 20 persons, except hospitals and places of detention, shall be provided with a fire alarm system complying with s. SPS 375.29.(2) Every hospital which accommodates 20 or more persons shall be provided with a fire alarm system complying with s. SPS 375.29 except that chimes or other approved sounding devices shall be used when within hearing distance of the patients. Visual attention compelling devices may be used in hospitals where approved by the department.(3) A presignal fire alarm system may be installed in hospitals or hotels where not less than 4 employees are on duty at all times to respond to fire alarms.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 379.18
1-2-56; renum., and am., Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74; corrections made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, June, 1995, No. 474; correction in (1), (2) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.Where presignal systems are installed, it is recommended that the fire department be called immediately after the pre-alarm signal is received.