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(3) The home must satisfy the following living space standards: (a) Be free from objects, materials, and conditions that constitute a danger. (b) Prevent or eliminate rodent and insect infestation. (c) Regularly dispose of trash and recycling. (d) Foster and adoptive parent and foster child must have access to a working phone at all times. (e) Have at least one toilet, sink, and tub or shower in safe operating condition. (f) Have kitchen facilities with a sink, refrigerator, stove, and oven in safe operating condition. (g) Have safe operating heating and cooling system in the home as outlined by state fire regulations. (h) Have ventilation where household members and children eat, sleep, study, and play. (i) Have artificial lighting where household members and children study and read. M. Fire Safety/Evacuation Plan Standards. (1) The applicants’ home must meet the following fire safety and evacuation plan standards: (a) Have an approved carbon monoxide alarm installed and maintained outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms if the home has fuel fired appliances installed, attached garages (3 sides enclosed), or a Fireplace. Carbon monoxide alarms expire based on the manufacturer’s guidelines. Bedrooms with fuel fired appliances or fireplaces shall have carbon monoxide alarms. (b) Have at least one operable fire extinguisher that is readily accessible. (c) Be free of obvious fire hazards, such as defective heating equipment or improperly stored flammable materials. Household heating equipment must be equipped with appropriate safe- guards, maintained as recommended by the manufacturer. (d) Have a written emergency evacuation plan to be reviewed with the child within 24 hours of placement in the home and posted in a prominent place in the home. The plan must identify multiple exits from the home and designate a central meeting place close to the home that is known to the child yet at a safe distance from potential danger. The plan must include evacuation from the home to an area outside the emergency evacuation zone in the event an emergency evacuation is ordered. (2) Applicants must maintain a comprehensive list of emergency telephone numbers, including poison control, and post those numbers in a prominent place in the home. If there is a landline phone located in the home, the numbers must be posted next to the phone. N. Additional Health and Safety Standards. (1) The applicants’ home must meet the following standards concerning weapons: (a) The following weapons must be stored in an inoperative condition in a locked area inaccessible to children: (i) Firearms; (ii) Air guns; (iii) BB guns; (iv) Hunting slingshots; and (v) Any other projectile weapon. (b) All ammunition, arrows or projectiles for such weapons must be stored in a locked space separate from the weapons. (c) Applicants who are also law enforcement officials and can document that their jurisdiction requires them to have ready and immediate access to their weapons may be exempt from these weapon requirements provided the applicants adopt and follow a safety plan approved by the agency. (2) The applicants’ home must meet the following standards concerning water: