# StandbyBrief

> StandbyBrief lists the nursing homes near a generator dealer's or fire protection contractor's shop that CMS's public inspection file shows as cited under K918 (emergency generator), K353 (sprinklers) or K345 (fire alarm). Every row links to the government record. Price: $249/month per 60-mile territory, per trade. Founding price $149/month, locked for 12 months, for the first 20 firms. 14 days free, no card. StandbyBrief is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.

Wording: we say "cited" and show the status exactly as CMS lists it. A citation is a fact about an inspection, not a finding about whether the equipment runs. What does a K918 citation tell you? That an inspector cited the home under the generator rule, not which part was found. K918 covers the generator's start and its tests and written records, so the generator itself, a missed or unrecorded monthly load test, or no record of the 4-hour test can each lead to a citation. CMS's public file shows the tag only. 94% of K918 citations in inspections from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 (2,050 of 2,178) say "Deficient, Provider has date of correction", which means the home has reported a correction date. We show the status exactly as CMS lists it.

## Facts (CMS Oct 2026 file, released Oct 28, 2026)

- CMS file: Nursing Home Fire Safety Deficiencies, Oct 2026 release. Processed Oct 1, 2026 (2026-10-01), released Oct 28, 2026 (2026-10-28), next file due Dec 2, 2026 (2026-12-02). CMS publishes it monthly. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- Counting window: inspections from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, survey dates 2025-10-01 through 2026-09-30 (waiver / Fire Safety Evaluation Survey / "No revisit needed" rows left out). Latest cited inspection in the counts: Sep 17, 2026 (2026-09-17). Source: https://standbybrief.com/data-sources
- Newest inspection of any kind in CMS's file: Sep 23, 2026 (2026-09-23). Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- How the counts are made: homes are distinct CMS certification numbers (CCN) with a K0918 row (or a K0353 or K0345 row) in the window; a repeat is an earlier citation of the same tag at the same home in the file that was not under dispute (IDR or IIDR); the date-of-correction shares count citation rows. Anyone can recount from the CSV. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/resources/908176fdfb9dcb11451601593513c639_1792181728/NH_FireSafetyCitations_Oct2026.csv
- This file was generated 2026-11-08 from https://amiable-panther-818.convex.site/api/public/facts (engine contract 1.1, contract hash f18be98dcdf1).
- 2,165 nursing homes were cited under the generator rule (K918, "Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.") in inspections from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- 58% of homes cited under K918 had been cited for it at an earlier inspection (1,264 of 2,165). Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- 94% of K918 citations in inspections from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 (2,050 of 2,178) say "Deficient, Provider has date of correction", which means the home has reported a correction date. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- Top states by nursing homes cited under K918, inspections from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: CA 356, TX 156, OH 127, IN 108, MN 104. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- 4,057 nursing homes were cited under K353 ("Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.") or K345 ("Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.") in inspections from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- 67% of homes cited under K353 or K345 had been cited for the same tag at an earlier inspection (2,711 of 4,057). Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- 95% of K353 and K345 citations in inspections from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 (4,980 of 5,227) say "Deficient, Provider has date of correction", which means the home has reported a correction date. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- K353: 3,323 homes (69% cited before). K345: 1,868 homes (49% cited before). Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- At least 170 nursing homes within 60 miles of downtown Los Angeles were cited under the generator rule (K918) in the last 12 months. 90 of them had been cited for it before. 4 more homes with a K918 citation near the 60-mile edge are not counted because their map point is uncertain. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
- CMS's file has 200,387 citation rows covering 53 state codes. 13,909 of the 14,686 active nursing homes in CMS's Provider Information file have at least one fire-safety citation on file. Source: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/4pq5-n9py
- Price: $249/month per 60-mile territory, per trade. Founding price $149/month, locked for 12 months, for the first 20 firms. 14 days free, no card. Source: https://standbybrief.com/pricing

## Pages

- [Home](https://standbybrief.com/): The tool: type a ZIP, see the cited nursing homes near your shop, each linked to its CMS record.
- [Generator sales leads](https://standbybrief.com/generator-sales-leads): Nursing homes cited under the generator rule (K918), for generator dealers.
- [Fire protection leads](https://standbybrief.com/fire-protection-leads): Nursing homes cited under K353 (sprinklers) and K345 (fire alarm), for fire protection contractors.
- [CMS K-tags for nursing homes](https://standbybrief.com/k-tags): What K918, K353 and K345 mean and what CMS-2786R asks for under each, homes cited per tag and per state, severity letters in plain words.
- [Nursing home generator requirements](https://standbybrief.com/nursing-home-generator-requirements): What CMS checks under K918 and how often homes are inspected.
- [ConstructConnect alternative](https://standbybrief.com/constructconnect-alternative): Comparison with bid-lead and permit-data tools, with sourced prices.
- [Pricing](https://standbybrief.com/pricing): $249/month per 60-mile territory, per trade. 14 days free, no card.
- [Where the data comes from](https://standbybrief.com/data-sources): Each CMS and Census source, refresh cadence, what it proves and what it does not.
- [Using citations responsibly](https://standbybrief.com/compliance): Is it legal, will it look like chasing a bad inspection, is the data right.
- [FAQ](https://standbybrief.com/faq): Data source, freshness, accuracy, coverage, contacts, pricing, privacy.
- [About](https://standbybrief.com/about): Who builds StandbyBrief.
- [Security and privacy](https://standbybrief.com/security): What we store and record, where it runs.
- [Book a call](https://standbybrief.com/book): Talk to our co-founder.

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- [Full text of every page](https://standbybrief.com/llms-full.txt): this file plus each page above as markdown, built from the pages themselves.
- [Privacy policy](https://standbybrief.com/privacy): How we collect and use personal data.
- [Terms of service](https://standbybrief.com/terms): The terms for using the site and the app.
- [Generator (K918) citations near Sacramento](https://standbybrief.com/c/k918-sacramento): The list for this area, each row linked to its CMS record.
- [Sprinkler and fire alarm citations near Philadelphia](https://standbybrief.com/c/fire-philadelphia): The list for this area, each row linked to its CMS record.
- [CMS Nursing Home Fire Safety Deficiencies](https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w): the public CMS dataset every citation comes from.