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You should contact your local fire department for advice on the best way to meet specific code requirements. A fire inspection will concentrate on the following criteria:

(a) Containment is the ability of the structure to resist the spread of a fire so that the occupants can escape. The building materials used in the floors, walls, and ceilings need to have a specific rating of fire resistance. Typically, the local fire code would require these materials to have a fire resistance rating of three-quarters of an hour.

(b) Egress refers to the number and type of escape routes available to occupants during a fire. The fire codes in your area will specify the number of stairways and exit doors required for your home. A typical code would require one fire exit from each of the first and second floors, and two fire exits from the third floor. In a B&B, the interior stairway is usually considered to be a fire exit.

(c) Detection specifies the number, locations, and types of fire and smoke detectors needed in your B&B to adequately warn your customers. Typical codes call for smoke detectors on all levels of the house and heat detectors at special locations.

(d) Suppression refers to the number, locations, and types of fire extinguishers needed to meet your local fire code. Typical codes call for five-pound multi-purpose dry chemical extinguishers on all levels and at all exits.