Any defective or missing fire safety equipment or discharged fire extinguishers should be reported immediately to the Operations Center at 5-1141. Any student with a permanent or temporary disability should call 9-911 in an emergency situation and identify himself and his disability to emergency personnel for rescue assistance. All residents and guests are required by state law to evacuate a building during emergencies and fire drills. Failure to comply is grounds for judicial action or sanction. Smoke detectors are affected by excessive cigarette smoke, hair spray and other aerosol products.
Smoke detectors alarm locally in individual rooms.
Heat detection will activate the entire building fire alarm system. All detectors are monitored electronically by Public Safety. Do not tamper with or remove them. If you think a detector is malfunctioning, call the Operations Center at 5-1141 immediately. Some residence halls and apartments are furnished with fire sprinkler systems.