INITIAL COMMENTS
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This report is a result of an on-site licensure renewal inspection conducted on February 20-21, 2013 by staff from the Division of Drug and Alcohol Program Licensure. Based on the findings of the on-site inspection, George Junior Republic was found not to be in compliance with the applicable chapters of 28 PA Code which pertain to the facility. The following deficiencies were identified during this inspection:
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Plan of Correction
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705.10 (c) (1) LICENSURE Fire safety.
705.10. Fire safety.
(c) Fire extinguisher. The residential facility shall:
(1) Maintain a portable fire extinguisher with a minimum of an ABC rating, which shall be located on each floor. If there is more than 2,000 square feet of floor space on a floor, the residential facility shall maintain an additional fire extinguisher for each 2,000 square feet or fraction thereof.
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Observations
Based on a physical plant inspection and an interview with the facility director and counselor, the facility failed to maintain a portable fire extinguisher with a minimum of an ABC rating, as required.
The findings include:
A physical plant inspection was conducted with the facility director and counselor on February 21, 2013. The facility failed to maintain three portable fire extinguishers with a minimum of an ABC rating. The single story facility measures 5,927 square feet and is required by regulation to have three portable fire extinguishers. The facility had two extinguishers that met the requirement and one with an expired inspection tag dated from 2009 at the time of the physical plant inspection.
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Plan of Correction
The Facility Director had the maintenance department replace and mount a valid fire extinguisher on 2/21/2013. The Facility Director inspected the home to see that this was completed. |