Hotels and motels
We inspect Minnesota hotels, motels and buildings used for lodging — with six or more guest rooms for short-term rentals — for fire safety once
every three years with follow-up inspections occurring until fire-safety violations are corrected and the facility complies with the Minnesota State Fire Code.
Some municipal fire departments conduct fire inspections within their jurisdictions under agreements with our office.
Fire code safety requirements depend on:
- The use of the building
- Age of construction
- Size of the building
- Other occupancies within the building (such as places of assembly, retail, garages and hazardous areas.)
Fire safety may include:
- Fire sprinkler systems
- Fire alarm systems
- Fire protected exit corridors and stairways
- Employee safety training
- Identifying exit routes
- Emergency lighting
- Fire resistive construction and other requirements, depending on the size and use of the building.
We also provide training and consultation on fire safety requirements and fire prevention to municipalities that conduct fire safety inspections of hotels and residential care homes, and to building owners, licensors and managers.
Important information for hotel management and employees
We have useful information on a variety of hotel and motel issues available:
- Hotel fire drills
- Hotel fire extinguishers
- Emergency generator testing and inspections
- Hotel emergency lights
- Hotel employee training
- Hotel kitchen hoods
- Out of service alarm systems
Logging and recording forms
Use these fillable logging and recording forms to keep track of emergency light testing, portable fire extinguisher testing, emergency generator monthly tests and staff training.
- Click here to download the hotel emergency light testing log
- Click here to download the portable fire extinguisher testing log
- Click here to download the emergency generator monthly testing log
- Click here to download the staff training log
Did you know?
People are most vulnerable when they are sleeping in unfamiliar buildings with no one awake to notice a developing fire. As the number of people and the size of a building increase, the potential for loss of life increases, too.