K-0321
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
A Life Safety Code tag, recorded on the CMS fire safety survey report. These findings concern the building and the systems that protect the people in it.
6,068
Facilities cited
CMS's current file
8,378
Individual citations
1,925
Cited more than once
At separate surveys
32%
Repeat rate
32% of the facilities cited on K-0321 have been cited on it again at a later survey. A finding that recurs at the next survey is usually a gap in the routine that produces the record, not a new fault — the same inspection is missed, or completed and not documented in a form the surveyor accepts.
Where it is cited
| State | Facilities cited |
|---|---|
| CA | 543 |
| TX | 472 |
| OH | 382 |
| IL | 308 |
| NY | 303 |
| PA | 273 |
| NC | 269 |
| MO | 257 |
| IN | 249 |
| MI | 230 |
Description as published by CMS. Recorded on CMS Form 2786R.