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Fire Safety Report

East Tennessee State University
Facilities Management
Department of Environment Health & Safety

2007-10 Fire Safety Report

The East Tennessee State University Department of Environmental Health & Safety has developed and implemented a Life Safety Policy, primarily established to protect ETSU students, faculty and staff, and to reduce potential large fire losses of ETSU properties. The policy recognizes the fact that life safety is more than just a matter of safe egress. The policy includes inspection and testing requirements necessary to achieve an acceptable degree of life safety and outlines the safeguards to provide egress time and protection from fire exposure.

Life safety from fire is accomplished through fire prevention and response training, installation and maintenance of fire protection systems and periodic building inspections.

Training

All resident directors and resident assistants are trained annually in the proper use of fire extinguishers, fire evacuation procedures, and fire prevention practices. This encompasses hands-on training using a state-of-the-art fire simulator. The resident directors and resident assistants are also trained in the following policies:

No smoking on-campus, except for personal vehicles
No open flames allowed in housing facilities
- No candles allowed
- No incense allowed
No misuse of fire alarms, fire detection devices, or fire extinguishers
No flammable materials allowed in housing facilities, such as gasoline, paint thinner, oil lamps, fireworks or live Christmas tree
Fire doors are to remain closed
Never leave food cooking on a stove unattended
Never use an elevator to exit a building
“Stop, drop, and roll"

To reinforce evacuation training, three fire drills are conducted each semester at every on-campus housing facility. Fire drills are documented and annually assessed for effectiveness by Environmental Health & Safety personnel.

Evacuation Procedures & Preparedness

Every housing facility features evacuation diagrams that show the location of exits, fire extinguishers, and manual pull stations. All residents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the diagrams, paying close attention to evacuation routes to exits. An example has been provided below:

Floor Plan

Every housing facility posts evacuation plaques, which provide evacuation procedures in case of fire, as well as emergency procedures in case of severe weather, hazardous material releases, and power outages. The evacuation plaques also provides a map showing the location of the designated assembly area, where building occupants are to report after evacuation. An example has been provided below:

Emergency Procedure Flyer

Fire & Life Safety Inspection

Every housing facility is inspected once every thirty days for the following:

Fire extinguishers are inspected and noted on date tags
Exit lights are lit during normal and backup power
Emergency lights are tested
Fire alarm control panel checked for operability and trouble signals
Sprinkler system water control valves checked to be open
Sprinkler system gauges checked for normal pressure

Fire Protection Systems

Most of ETSU’s on-campus housing facilities provide automatic fire protection such as sprinkler, standpipe, and fire alarm systems. ETSU has set a goal to have all on-campus housing fully sprinklered by the summer of 2014. All sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, and fire pumps are tested and inspected annually by the maintenance contractor certified by the state fire marshal’s office. All fire hydrants are annually test-flowed by the Johnson City Fire Department. Please note that all housing facilities feature exit signs, emergency lighting, and fire extinguishers. The following is a compilation of current fire protection systems on a building-by- building basis:

ETSU On-Campus Housing Facilities – Fire Protection Systems
Building Name	Sprinkler System	Fire Alarm System	Standpipe System
Buccaneer Ridge Apts., Phase 1	Yes	Yes	No
Buccaneer Ridge Apts., Phase 2	Yes	Yes	No
Buccaneer Ridge Apts., Phase 3	Yes	Yes	No
Buccaneer Ridge Apts., Phase 4	Yes	Yes	No
Buccaneer Village Apts.	No	No	No
Carter Hall	Yes	Yes	Yes
Centennial Hall	Yes	Yes	Yes
Davis Apartments	Yes	Yes	No
Governors Hall	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lucille Clement Hall	Yes	Yes	Yes
Luntsford Apts.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Married Student Housing-Bldg. F	Yes	Yes	No
Married Student Housing-Bldg. G	Yes	Yes	No
Nell Dossett Hall	Yes	Yes	No
Powell Hall	Yes	Yes	No
Stone Hall	Yes	Yes	No
West Hall	Yes	Yes	No

Fire Incident Data

ETSU’s fire incident data for the years 2007-10 is as follows:

ETSU Fire Incidents During 2007-10
Date	Time	Location	Cause	Injuries	Deaths	Property Loss
10-29-07	01:27	Lucille Clement Hall – 4 ^th Floor Kitchen	Arson – Roll of toilet paper placed in kitchen oven	None	None	$75.00
10-30-07	03:07	Lucille Clement Hall–1 ^st Flr. Kitchen	Arson – Phone book placed in kitchen oven	None	None	$50.00

ETSU Fire Incident Totals for 2007-10
Total # of Fires	Total # of Injuries	Total # of Deaths	Total Property Loss
2	0	0	$125.00

*This report has been provided in accordance with Public Law #110-315, the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act.