With businesses allowed to open back up, the Indianola Fire Department wants to remind business owners and employees to not overlook the original safety guidelines in-place prior to the disaster declaration such as the International Fire Code and International Building Code. Indianola Fire Department Chief Greg Chia tells KNIA News while businesses are trying to provide the necessary social distancing, they still need to comply with International Fire Code on “Means of Egress”. The Indianola Fire Department has received information that some businesses have adopted procedures to lock egress doors in an attempt to limit occupants in their businesses during daily operations. This action is a violation of the adopted International Fire Code and International Building Code. Doors that are dead-bolt or key turn-locked, they must remain unlocked during normal business operations.