Georgetown amends fire code following deadly Ponderosa Pet Resort fire. | allysonortegon
Flowers and photos of dogs hang on a fence outside the Ponderosa Pet Resort in Georgetown on Tuesday. A fire at the kennel killed 75 dogs.
Seventy-five dogs were killed in the fire at the facility, which did not have a sprinkler system or 24-hour staffing. The fire department arrived within 5 minutes of 911 calls, but no pets survived. The code changes approved Tuesday will impact both new and existing animal care facilities. Existing facilities will be required to install a fire alarm system within 18 months of the updated code going into effect. Seventeen of the city's 23 existing sites do not have fire alarms.
If a facility has 50 or fewer animals, sprinklers will not be required if instead it has a supervised fire alarm system and a specific fire-preventative finish on walls.
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