925417-VA Central California Health Care System - Building 31 Facility Notes Report v1 September 2025.xlsx

This is a Facility Notes Report documenting fire door inspection deficiencies at VA Central California Health Care System, Building 31 (Community Living Center) in Fresno, California, as of September 26, 2025. The report provides a comprehensive inventory of 33 swinging doors across the first floor, detailing inspection results, wall ratings, door ratings, frame ratings, and facility notes for each door.

The inspection identifies multiple deficiencies requiring remediation. Of the 33 doors inspected, 18 passed inspection, while 15 doors are marked as "Not Repaired," indicating compliance failures. Key deficiencies include doors with illegible or missing labels, dogging devices that were improperly removed from fire-rated doors, and mismatched door and frame ratings relative to wall ratings. Specific problem areas include multiple cross-corridor doors near the nourishment area and medication room with removed dogging devices, doors in the therapy room and dining room with incorrect smoke labels, storage and clean linen areas with missing or non-compliant labeling, and a restroom door with inadequate fire ratings. Wall ratings range from Smoke Barrier to 1-Hour Fire/Smoke designations, with corresponding door and frame ratings of 20 minutes to 90 minutes. The facility notes also flag two doors with signage exceeding the 5 percent allowance. This report serves as the basis for the solicitation 36C26126Q0854 for fire door repairs and inspection deficiency corrections.