The “Do’s” For Fire Safety While Staying In Campus Accommodations

• Do learn your primary (most direct) evacuation route and a secondary evacuation route of the residence hall you will be residing in.

• Do plan an outside meeting location where accountability can be checked.

• Do stay with your food as you are preparing it. If you leave the kitchen area, even for a brief period of time, turn off the appliance. Cook with caution - it is one of the leading causes of fire alarm events at universities.

• Do use a multiple outlet power cord when plugging in more than two electrical devices.

• Do immediately evacuate the building upon activation of the building’s fire alarm system. Get out and stay out. Never attempt to go back into a building that you have just evacuated for any reason.

• Do keep all objects away from any fire sprinkler head(s).

• Do keep fire doors closed. They are intended to keep fire and smoke from spreading throughout a building. Keeping a fire door open with a wedge or object defeats the purpose of the fire door.

• Do practice caution when using the laundry facilities. Keep the area around the dryers clear of combustibles. Clothing that comes in contact with flammable substances (paint thinner, gasoline, etc.) should be laid outside to air dry. Once dry they can be washed and dried as usual.

• Do turn any fans you are using OFF before you leave your room.