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Fire Safety Guide
Your Role in Fire Safety
- Prevent Fire Hazards: Our service desk is always open. Whether you've locked yourself out, need to borrow a vacuum, or check out a key to the community-style kitchens, we're here to help.
- Safe Cooking: Exercise caution when cooking or using community kitchens.
Fire Extinguishers and Equipment
- Location: Fire extinguishers are available in all halls.
- Reporting Issues: Notify Residential Life Staff if an extinguisher is missing or tampered with.
- Penalties: Tampering with fire safety equipment can result in a $50 fine and potential dismissal from residence halls.
- Alarm Response: Smoke detector alarms sound only in the room they are activated.
Fire Alarms/ Drills/ Evacuation
- Drills: Conducted periodically. All rooms are checked, and university policies are enforced.
- Evacuation: Mandatory when an alarm sounds. Disabled residents are evacuated first. Failure to evacuate may result in fines or disciplinary action.
- Meeting Point: During an alarm/drill, all residents must go to parking lot P27 for safety checks by Residential Life Staff and emergency personnel.
Smoke Detectors
- Maintenance: Report issues immediately by filling out a Facility Service Request at the 24-Hour Service Desk.
- Low Battery: If a smoke detector beeps due to a low battery, submit a Facility Service Request.
Ceilings Clearance
- You may not:display any type of wall hangings, flags or posters on the ceiling.
- Storage: shall be maintained 2 feet or more below the ceiling.
- Health & Safety Inspections: you will be required to remove storage.
- Stipulation: if not removed by resident in the time stipulated, we reserve the right to remove them.
Apartment Sprinklers
- If a sprinkler is set off: accidentally or intentionally, the individual(s) involved will be responsible for all costs associated with cleanup and damage.
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