The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on December 6, 2011 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Newbrook, Vice Chairperson Filippi and Commissioners Richard, Burlingame, Sylvester, Jackson, Jasparro, Walker, Pearson and Dias were present.  The fire service was represented by Deputy State Fire Marshal Cynthia Dehler of the State Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Burlingame and seconded by Commissioner Walker to grant the Applicant relief as outlined herein.  The motion was unanimous.

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The numbers of the Decision below correspond in sequence with those of a December 5, 2011 inspection report compiled by the State Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the State Fire Marshals Office during the December 6, 2011 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the December 5, 2011 inspection report as its initial findings of fact.  Any modification of the Boards findings, such as correction of a deficiency by the Applicant, shall be noted herein. 

Any deficiency understood by the Board to have been corrected, which is not so corrected, shall be immediately corrected by the Applicant.  The term approved, as used herein, is understood to mean in accordance with the specific provisions related to the particular subject as are contained in this Code, or as approved in particular by the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee.

CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS 
	1-9.  During the December 6, 2011 hearing on this matter, the Board was advised that the subject facility was currently a four-bed program, but that the Department of Children, Youth and Families was considering reorganizing and that there may be a reduction of the number of beds in this facility, thereby removing it from this occupancy of the fire code.  The Board was further advised that the Applicant may move the program to a more fully compliant facility.  The Board was further advised that the cited storage had been removed and that the emergency light had been corrected.  Finally, the Applicant was requesting a time variance in which to either fully comply or to vacate this facility.  
	In light of the above, the Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the date of this decision in which to develop and submit a plan of action for approval by the State Fire Marshals Office for correction of deficiencies 1-9 as outlined in sequence on the State Fire Marshals report number 11-406-IS.  The Board further grants the Applicant an additional 150 days in which to implement the above plan of action for the correction of all deficiencies or to vacate this facility, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshals Office.  Finally, the Board notes that as a condition of the cited relief, that the Applicant must provide this facility with approved smoke and carbon monoxide detection installed at the direction and to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshals Office during the interim period.

STATUS OF DECISION AND APPEAL RIGHTS
	This Decision represents a comprehensive, integrated plan of fire safety for the above-captioned facility under the above-cited use or occupancy.  Accordingly, every variance granted is conditioned upon the Applicants timely and continued compliance with all of the directives of the Board. Every variance granted is further conditioned upon the continued use or occupancy of this facility under the above-cited classification reviewed by the Board.  (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-17).
	Failure of the Applicant to initially comply with the full Decision of the Board, within the stated time frame, shall void all variances granted herein.  (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-18.)  In the event of complete, timely and continued compliance with the full Decision of the Board, the above cited variances shall be deemed to have vested in the above-captioned facility.  As long as this facility is in continued compliance with the full Decision of the Board, the above-cited variances shall remain with this facility in the absence of any change in use or occupancy mandating review under a separate classification of the Fire Code or a revision of the above-cited classification.  (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-19).  
Such changes in use or occupancy of this facility, or failure to continually comply with the Boards Decision shall void all variances granted under the above-cited use or occupancy.  If such change creates a new use or occupancy as outlined in R.I.G.L. 23-28.1-6, all variances granted under the original use or occupancy are void and this facility shall be reviewed under the newly created use or occupancy.  (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-20).
	The Applicant may appeal the Boards Decision, within thirty (30) days of the mailing date of this Decision, by commencing an action against the State Fire Marshal in the Sixth division of the District Court.  Commencement of such an action does not operate as an automatic stay of this Decision [R.I.G.L. 42-35-15(c)].