Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 2b0752f4-9104-408c-b400-d0ec931a3dbf
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350030.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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anning and authorizing an unannounced drill should ensure that the responding shift fire brigade members are not aware that a drill is being planned until it is begun. Unannounced drills should not be scheduled closer than 4 weeks. At least one drill per year should be performed on a "back shift" for each shift fire brigade. 9.5.1-25 Rev. 2 - July 1981 (c) The drills should be preplanned to establish the training objectives of the drill and should be critiqued to determine how well the training objectives have been met. Unannounced drills should be planned and critiqued by members of the management staff responsible for plant safety and fire protection. Performance deficiencies of a fire brigade or of individual fire brigade members should be remedied by scheduling additional training for the brigade or members. Unsatisfactory drill performance should be followed by a repeat drill within 30 days. (d) These drills should provide for local fire department participation periodically (at least annually). (e) At 3-year intervals, a randomly selected unannounced drill should be critiqued by qualified individuals independent of the licensee's staff. A copy of the written report from such individuals should be available for NRC review. (f) Drills should as a minimum include the following: i. Assessment of fire alarm effectiveness, time required to notify and assemble fire brigade, and selection, placement, and use of equipment and fire fighting strategies. ii. Assessment of each brigade member's knowledge of his or her role in the fire fighting strategy for the area assumed to contain the fire. Assessment of the brigade members' conformance with established plant fire fighting procedures and use of fire fighting equipment, including self-contained emergency breathing apparatus, communication equipment, and ventilation equipment, to the extent practicable. Mii. The simulated use of fire fighting equipment required to cope with the situation and type of fire selected for the