The fire marshall found several unplugged smoke detectors and door springs that had been tampered with. Everyone is so busy in college that it's easy to let things pile up in the dorm rooms. Keeping the rooms in good condition is essential to fire prevention. The R.A.s and R.D.s should also be trained to use the extinguishers in the dorms. Another concern is the misuse of the fire alarms in the dorms.
Students get in the habit of assuming that everything is a false alarm.
They don't believe they will ever be in a fire. The safety of the buildings has been questioned as well with rumors that Glide-Crawford would go up within three minutes. However, students should know that there is no extreme fire hazard and that the key is awareness. The Johnson fire is not the first fire Asbury has had this year. During the summer, both Johnson and the Administration Building had minor fires.