Crystal Schick/Calgary Herald

Dozens of Alberta health facilities lack fire sprinklers

More than 80 facilities are not equipped with sprinklers and another 50 only have sprinklers in some areas


More than 80 healthcare facilities in Alberta, including three rural hospitals and 10 health centers, are not equipped with sprinklers and another 50 only have sprinklers in some areas, according to an article on the Calgery Herald website.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) spokeswoman Colleen Turner said the findings are the result of a review completed in the wake of the fire in a Quebec seniors facility earlier this year that killed 32 residents.

“We have identified facilities that need new sprinkler systems or system upgrades and we are working with the government of Alberta on this issue,” Turner said in the article.

She said that when sites undergo major renovations, they are brought up to current standards and that AHS continuing-care buildings have emergency plans in place, including plans for the event of a fire.

Read the article.

 



August 6, 2014


Topic Area: Safety


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