Environmental IA Controls - Fire Inspections/ Discrepancies

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-30991	EC-07.03.01	SV-41036r2_rule	PEFI-1	Low

Description
Failure to conduct fire inspections and correct any discrepancies could result in hazardous situations leading to a possible fire and loss of service.

STIG	Date
Traditional Security	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-39656r3_chk )
Check fire marshall inspection reports and documentation that verifies discrepancies are addressed and corrected. Inspections must be conducted on at least an annual basis. NOTES: 1. In general this should be applied to major IT equipment areas (generally computer rooms with raised floor space containing servers and communications equipment). The requirement should not be applied to administrative/office space. 2. Also, this requirement should not be applied to a tactical environment, unless it is a fixed computer facility supporting missions in a Theater of Operations. The standards to be applied for applicability in a tactical environment are: 1) The facility containing the computer room has been in operation over 1-year. 2) The facility is "fixed facility" - a hard building made from normal construction materials - wood, steel, brick, stone, mortar, etc. 3. Even if there is no finding the reviewer should note in the report the date the last fire marshal or similar inspection was conducted with a summary of results. This information could be useful during subsequent inspections.

Check Text ( C-39656r3_chk )

Check fire marshall inspection reports and documentation that verifies discrepancies are addressed and corrected.

Inspections must be conducted on at least an annual basis.

NOTES:

1. In general this should be applied to major IT equipment areas (generally computer rooms with raised floor space containing servers and communications equipment). The requirement should not be applied to administrative/office space.

2. Also, this requirement should not be applied to a tactical environment, unless it is a fixed computer facility supporting missions in a Theater of Operations. The standards to be applied for applicability in a tactical environment are: 1) The facility containing the computer room has been in operation over 1-year. 2) The facility is "fixed facility" - a hard building made from normal construction materials - wood, steel, brick, stone, mortar, etc.

3. Even if there is no finding the reviewer should note in the report the date the last fire marshal or similar inspection was conducted with a summary of results. This information could be useful during subsequent inspections.

Fix Text (F-34802r3_fix)
Periodic fire marshall inspections of (IT) computing facilities must be conducted (minimum annually) and discrepancies noted during the inspections must be promptly addressed.