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41.200(a)(5) shall notify the department by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail no later than the following business day and shall, no later than five of the provider’s working days after the date of the emergency, submit to the department a detailed written report that includes

(1) the date and time of the emergency;

(2) a description of the nature of the emergency;

(3) a description of how the evacuation was achieved, including the amount of time used to achieve evacuation; and

(4) a critique of the evacuation that includes the information required under (f) of this section. (h) A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall have at least two means of emergency escape that are remote from each other and that provide unobstructed access to the outside of the building. At least one means of emergency escape must be an exterior door. If one of the means of emergency escape is a window, the window must comply with the requirements of (2) of this subsection. In addition,

(1) the building occupied by children in care must have at least one means of escape from any basement directly to the outside at or near ground level, if children in care occupy the basement for any part of the day;

(2) unless prohibited by the state fire marshal for a window 20 feet or more above ground level, each bedroom must have at least one fully-opening window that provides escape directly to the outside and that meets the following requirements:

(A) the finished sill height may not exceed 44 inches above the floor; the department will allow a child care provider to meet the requirement of this subparagraph through the provision of a permanently installed step, the top of which is no more than 44 inches from the sill, if the step does not create a tripping hazard, block wheelchair access in the bedroom, or block a heating element; any request for a variance of the sill height requirement must be accompanied by written approval from the state fire marshal;

(B) the net clear openable area must be a minimum of 5.7 square feet; for purposes of this subparagraph,