RESIDENCE LIFE

FIRE SAFETY

Presented By:

Environment, Health,

and Safety Office

Who Are We?

Sandra Prior, Director of EH&S and Interim Fire Safety Officer

E-mail: slprio@wm.edu

Phone : (757) 221-2146 (office) | (757) 876-5386 (cell)

- Primary Point of Contact for All Fire Safety Matters

Teresa Belback, EH&S Officer

E-mail: tbelback@wm.edu

(757) 221-2288 (office)

- Secondary Point of Contact

We are located at 208 S. Boundary Street, near the Campus Center.

Annual Fire Safety Report

• Annual report• Covers previous calendar year• Available October 1 • Report Contents

▫ Fire Safety Systems▫ Fire safety Policies▫ RH Prohibited Items▫ Electrical Safety▫ Fire Prevention Inspections▫ Smoking Policy▫ Emergency Evacuation/Drills▫ Fire & Life Safety Education▫ Fire Reporting (non-

emergency)Fire Alarm Log▫ Unintended Alarm Activation▫ Future Improvements

http://www.wm.edu/offices/facilities/services/safety/firesafety/Cleary%20/index.php

Fire Alarm History

CY 2016 Alarm Code

Alarm Description

FAM Fire Alarm Malicious

FED Fire Extinguisher Discharge

FIRE Open Flame Fire

HEAT Radiant Heat

HK Housekeeping

NAT Natural Causes

AA Accidental Activation

CK Communal Kitchen

PK Private Kitchen

FAW False Alarm Water Activation

FAU False Alarm Unknown Cause

FAS False Alarm System Error

FACC False Alarm Contractor/Construction

FACF False Alarm

contractor/Facilities

ELEC Electrically Caused Activation

List of Topics

Presented By:

Patrick Choi

EH&S Assistant

• Fire Statistics and Dynamics

• Kitchen/Cooking Fire Safety

• Electrical Fire Safety

• Fire Alarm Procedure and Report

• Fire Code

• Fireplaces

• Fire Extinguisher & A.E.D.s

• Resources

FIRE

118 lives

claimed by campus

fires since 2000

76% of fatal

campus fires

involved alcohol

70% of fatal

campus fires occur

on the weekend

29% of fatal

campus fires are

caused by Smoking

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 2016.

Unattended Cooking

#1 Cause (37%) of All Residence HallFire Alarms Most RH activations

are accidental

Caused by smoke or grease vapors from cooking

Occur at any time of day or night

Preston Hall

What is fire?

A Rapid, Self-Sustaining Oxidation

Process with the Evolution of Heat

and Light in Varying Intensities

All 3

combine

through a

chemical

reaction

Fire is a monster!

Unattended Cooking

Preston Hall

Pot placed on

the stove

Stove burner

turned on High

Forget to put

anything in the

pot

Left kitchen with

pot unattended

Turn all pot and pan handles inward to prevent accidental burns and spills – use back burners first.

Keep flammable objects from the stove top: towels, cookbooks, oven mitts

Do not put plastic in or on the stove.

Use your microwave oven correctly – wattage vs cooking time. Your Microwave is not a dryer.

Jamestown South – plastic colander with cooked macaroni

noodles set on ceramic-top stove while burner was still ON

Cooking Safety

Clean cooking surfaces often to reduce grease buildup which can ignite

While cooking:√Wear appropriate

clothing√Tie back any loose

hair

Grease Fires

Attempt to remove all oxygen from the flame.

You can cover with another pot, or baking pan.

If you can't cover it, dump baking soda and/or

salt (lots of it) on it.

Turn OFF source of heat (burner/element).

Do not pour water on a grease

fire as it will spread the fire by

splashing burning grease onto

nearby combustible surfaces.

Electrical Fire Safety

YES (w/ resettable internal

circuit breaker).NO.

But Do Not

“Daisy Chain”

Electrical Fire Safety

No to extension

cord of any type

Electrical Fire Safety

Electrical Fire Safety

• Use light bulbs with correct wattages for lamps, and

keep flammable materials away.

• Housing contract specifies which appliances are

allowed inside dorms. Only plug in one heat-

producing device into the outlet at a time.

• Never remove the ground pin to make a three-prong

plug fit into a two-prong outlet.

Fire Alarm Procedure

Fire Alarm Step: 1

Stop everything and drop everything!

Do not question the alarm – Plan to Evacuate the building within 2 minutes!

ALERT EVERYONE.

Fire Alarm Step: 2

Use the quickest,

shortest, safest way

to exit building

Always have an alternative route of escape Refer to emergency evacuation map

Fire Alarm Step: 3 Grab a door and pull it shut

as you exit.

If time allows, bring your ID, keys, phone, jacket, and/or shoes that you might need.

It might take a while before you are given the “ALL CLEAR” to go back into your residence hall.

Do not open a door if it feels HOT. Use an alternate exit route.

In case of an actual fire, stay low to avoid heat and toxic smoke!

Fire Alarm Step: 4

• Move 100 feet away

from the building!

• HINT: They should

be at the

Muster Point!

• Be safe, Emergency

Vehicles are arriving.Photo: Williamsburg Fire Department

List of All Residence Hall Muster Points Available at wm.edu > EH&S >

Fire Safety > Fire Alarms

Fire Alarm Step: 5

Is everyone at the

Muster Point?

Tell a Police Officer

or Firefighter about

someone you don’t

see who might still

be in the building.

• NEW: NOW ONLINE WITH QUALTRICS▫ Mobile Friendly

• All of the information is required. Fill them out using the correct format, if specified on the question.

• Upon Submission, your A.D. and other designated staff members will be notified.

• Contact EH&S for any questions or corrections

Fire Alarm Report:

Virginia State

Fire Marshal

Inspection

during

School Year

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Ceiling Tiles…

You should never tamper with, alter, or hang anything from Ceiling Tiles.

Ceiling Tiles are your first line of defense and act as both a fire and smoke barrier.

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Sprinklers & Smoke Detectors…

• You should never tamper with any Smoke or Heat Detector, Sprinkler, or other Fire Suppression Device.

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Egress and Exits…

• You should never block or lock, impede or prevent, any Exit or Egress area.

• Nothing should extend beyond the width of the door jamb (the door frame).

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Doors…

• Using a door wedge to hold a door open is against Fire Code and prohibited on Campus.

• When in doubt, close it out. Keep the doors shut.

• Campus Policy and VA State Law:

▫ Smoking Indoors and in

Stadiums and Other Open-Air

Facilities is prohibited

▫ Smoking Outdoors is

prohibited within 25 feet of all

entries and exits from university

facilities.

Includes: windows, covered

walkways, bus-stop shelters,

and exterior stairways,

balconies, landings.

▫ Use Smoking Outposts

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Smoking…

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Open flames…

outside

Need to obtain

PERMIT from

EH&S Fire Safety.

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Open flames…

INSIDE:

NO.No permit will be issued.

HARD CORE FIRE CODE:

Room Capacities• Single Rooms: 9

• Double Rooms: 10

• Triple Rooms: 11

• Quad Rooms: 12

• Cabell Apartments: 20

• Grad Double Apartments: 15

• Grad Triple Apartments: 20*

• Grad Quad Apartments: 15

• Ludwell Apartments: 20

• Nicholas Apartments: 30

• Tribe Square: 20

• NEVER BLOCK PATH OF EGRESS (stairway,

hallway, etc.)

• *Grad triple apartments have a different capacity level due to

apartment square footage.

• Available on 2017-2018 Residence Life Housing Contract

Fireplaces

• Residents must pass

Fireplace Training to

use a fireplace.

When using a fire extinguisher,

remember the acronym…..

PASS

PASS

Pull the pin,

break the tamper seal.

PASS

Aim the Nozzle at the base

or bottom of the fire.

PASS

Squeeze the two

handles together,

releasing the agent.

PASS

Sweep the nozzle side

to side.

Pull

Aim

Squeeze

Sweep

William & Mary provides AEDs to make early defibrillation accessible to anyone who experiences Sudden Cardiac Arrest on campus

AED locations are noted on evacuation maps & EH&S web page

Automated External Defibrillator (AED):

http://www.wm.edu/offices/facilities/services/safety/documents/AED%20Map.docx

RESOURCES

Center for Campus Fire Safety:

http://www.campusfiresafety.org/Training-Activities/Campus-Fire-

Safety-for-Students/Share

National Fire Protection Association:

http://www.nfpa.org/public-education/by-topic/property-type-

and-vehicles/campus-and-dorm-fires

U.S. Fire Administration:

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/college.html

Williamsburg Fire Department

Photo: Williamsburg Fire Department