2425 Reedie Drive, 7th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
240-777-0311
montgomerycountymd.gov/dps
Updated 10/30/18
Fire Safety Inspection Guide
One- and Two-family dwellings, adoption and foster care.
Address:
Contact Name: _________________________ Phone: _______________________________
Inspector: Date:
**No FCC or Operational Permits**
Home is sprinkled? □ Yes □ No
Year of construction? _________d
□ House numbers should be a minimum of 5” in height and visible from the street.
□ Lights should be provided by exit doors.
□ Each bathroom and bedroom doorknob should be unlockable from outside the room.
□ The house should be free from obvious electrical hazards.
□ Extension cords should not be used on a permanent basis.
□ Heating equipment should be in good working condition.
□ The house has an escape plan that shows two ways out from each sleeping, living, or dining room. d
□ Exit doors and windows should open without a key or tool.
□ Smoke and CO alarms must comply with State Law.
□ Carbon monoxide alarms must comply with State and County regulations.
□ Escape windows: (if sprinkled, secondary escape is not required)
Measure the window when it is open. The window must meet all of the following:
- Must be a minimum of 20 inches in width.
- Must be a minimum of 24 inches in height. Minimum opening area is 5 sq. ft.
- The maximum height from the floor to the opening is 44 inches.
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