Daytona Beach Campus Safety & Security

Campus Fire Safety Report

At Embry-Riddle, fire safety is of paramount importance. The Life Safety Systems section of the Safety & Security Department manages the campus fire safety program. Fire alarm systems report to the Safety & Security Communications Center and are monitored on a twenty-four hour basis. Any fire, smoke or suspicious odor condition should be immediately reported to Safety & Security by calling 386-226-6480 or 226-SAFE (7233) for emergencies. Never hesitate to report these conditions, even if you are not sure there is a fire. If a fire condition exists but was extinguished, Safety & Security must still be called. If 911 is called directly, make a follow-up call to Campus Safety & Security so they may meet and facilitate the fire department response.

A fire log for residence hall facilities is maintained in the Safety & Security Administrative Office located in the Student Center, room 256. The log may be viewed anytime during business hours, Monday through Friday. The log records information concerning fires occurring inside a campus residence hall.

Residence halls are all equipped with fire safety systems. Please refer to the chart below for information on each residence hall facility.

Fire Drills, Evacuation and Fire Safety Education

Fire drills are scheduled in residence hall facilities once per semester. All residents and guests are required to evacuate the building when an alarm is activated. During a fire alarm, evacuate the building by using stairs and moving away from the building a distance equal to the approximate height of the building. Do not block parking or service road and entrance areas as these may be needed by emergency responders. Drills will be evaluated for their effectiveness by Campus Safety & Security and Residence Hall staff. Housing & Residence Life Resident Advisors receive fire safety training from the Life Safety Systems officers, and annual fire extinguisher training is requested from the local fire department.

Each resident receives a copy of the Department of Housing & Residence Life Information and Policy Guide. The guide contains information concerning evacuation procedures, fire safety & prohibited items and fire equipment.

Smoking and any type of open flame is not permitted within Residence Hall facilities. This includes candles, incense or any type of flame cooking devices. The addition of cooking appliances (hotplates, toaster ovens), space heaters or halogen lamps are prohibited.

The University provides a microwave and small refrigerator in each room in all of the first-year Residence Halls. Students should not bring additional large appliances. Coffee makers and hot water pots are the only small cooking appliances allowed in all first-year halls. Upper-class halls have kitchen areas which allow certain other items. You should consult with Housing & Residence Life staff if you have a question about any appliance

Embry-Riddle Residential Facilities	Fire Detection System (Smoke, Heat, Ion)	Fire Suppression System	Fire Extinguishers present	Redundant Monitoring System	Fire Drills Each Year
FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS 2008
Adams Hall	YES	YES-SPRINKLERS	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

O'Connor Hall	YES	YES-SPRINKLERS	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

Wood Hall	YES	YES-SPRINKLERS	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

Stimpson Hall	YES	YES-SPRINKLERS	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

Apollo Hall	YES	YES-SPRINKLERS	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

McKay Hall	YES	NO	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

Doolittle Hall	YES	YES-SPRINKLERS	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

Chanute Complex	YES	NO	YES	YES-NOTIFIER NETWORK	2

Please refer to the chart below for campus residence hall fire statistics. A table is provided for each of the last three years.

Embry-Riddle Residential Facilities	Total Fires in Each Building	Date	Time	Cause of Fire	Number of Injuries that Required Treatment at a Medical Facility	Number of Deaths Related to Fire	Value of Property Damage Caused by Fire
FIRE STATISTICS LOG 2008
Adams Hall	1	2/23/08	0126	Wall hanging ignited	0	0	$0.00
O'Connor Hall	0
Wood Hall	0
Stimpson Hall	1	1/13/08	1652	Stove cooking	0	0	$0.00
McKay Hall	1	1/19/08	0721	Trash can fire	0	0	$0.00
Apollo Hall	0
Doolittle Hall	1	3/22/08	1008	Trash can fire	0	0	$0.00
Chanute Complex	0

Embry-Riddle Residential Facilities	Total Fires in Each Building	Date	Time	Cause of Fire	Number of Injuries that Required Treatment at a Medical Facility	Number of Deaths Related to Fire	Value of Property Damage Caused by Fire
FIRE STATISTICS LOG 2007
Adams Hall	1	4/30/07	1957	Student burning paper	0	0	$0.00
O'Connor Hall
Wood Hall
Stimpson Hall
McKay Hall
Apollo Hall
Doolittle Hall	1	1/27/07	0328	Trash can fire	0	0	$0.00
Chanute Complex

FIRE STATISTICS LOG 2006
Embry-Riddle Residential Facilities	Total Fires in Each Building	Date	Time	Cause of Fire	Number of Injuries that Required Treatment at a Medical Facility	Number of Deaths Related to Fire	Value of Property Damage Caused by Fire
Adams Hall	0
O'Connor Hall	0
Wood Hall	0
Stimpson Hall	2	9/9/06	0916	Stove-Cooking	0	0	$0.00
		11/15/06	2028	Stove-Cooking	0	0	$0.00
McKay Hall	0
Apollo Hall	0
Doolittle Hall	0
Chanute Complex	0

Fire Safety Inspections and Improvements

Fire protection systems are tested annually under the supervision of the Life Safety Systems section. Improvements, upgrades or repairs to fire safety systems are made when tests or evaluations indicate a problem exists. Notify Campus Safety & Security whenever you notice damage or a possible problem with fire protection equipment. During the fall and spring semesters, Life Safety Systems staff performs monthly general building fire safety inspections. In addition, Residence Life staff performs resident room inspections twice per semester and once over the summer. Any fire safety violations will be cited and referred for immediate correction. Violators may be judicially referred.

Specific Fire Safety Procedures

*    Be aware of the exit locations in your building.
*     If a fire alarm is activated, immediately leave the building.
       Get others to do the same as you leave.
*     Use the stairs, not the elevators, when evacuating the building.
*     Move a safe distance away from the building, and do not congregate
       in roadways or service drives.
*     If a person is disabled or in need of assistance, tell responding emergency
       services personnel. Use stairwells as a place of refuge until
       emergency personnel arrive to safely move the person from the building.
*     Close all doors and windows. This will help contain any possible fire, smoke
       or poisonous gases.
*     Use fire extinguishers only on small fires or only if it appears safe to do so.
       Do not put your own safety in danger.
*     Never hesitate to activate a fire alarm system if you suspect fire,
       smoke or unusual heat.
*     Provide emergency responders with any information you may have about the
       fire alarm condition or persons injured or needing assistance.
*     Don’t re-enter the building until the alarm stops and emergency personnel provide
       an “all-clear” message.

Definitions

Fire – Any instance of open flame or other burning in a place not intended to contain the burning or in an uncontrolled manner.

Fire drill – A supervised practice of a mandatory evacuation of a building for a fire.

Fire-related injury – Any instance in which a person is injured as a result of a fire, including an injury sustained from a natural or accidental cause while involved in fire control, attempting rescue, or escaping from the dangers of the fire. The term person may include students, faculty, staff, visitors, firefighters, or any other individuals.

Fire-related death – Any instance in which a person is killed as a result of a fire, including death resulting from a natural or accidental cause while involved in fire control, attempting rescue, or escaping from the dangers of a fire, or deaths that occur within 1 year of injuries sustained as a result of the fire.

Fire safety system – Any mechanism or system related to the detection of a fire, the warning resulting from a fire, or the control of a fire including: Sprinkler or other fire extinguishing systems, Fire detection devices, standalone smoke alarms, devices that alert one to the presence of a fire, such as horns, bells, or strobe lights, smoke-control and reduction mechanisms, and Fire doors and walls that reduce the spread of a fire.

Value of Property Damage – The estimated value of the loss of the structure and contents, in terms of the cost of replacement in like kind and quantity, including: contents damaged by fire, related damages caused by smoke, water, and overhaul, however it does not include indirect loss, such as business interruption

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