Have you tested your smoke alarms this month? If you haven't, please test your smoke alarm, it could save your life!
Texas State Fire Marshal's Office: Have an EXIT Strategy (HAES)
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Have an Exit Strategy is a public education program by the State Fire Marshal's Office.
In February 2003, over 100 people attending a concert at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, lost their lives in a fire. Patrons started running to the front door, shoving and pushing each other; some fell, causing a massive pile of human bodies blocking the door way. These patrons were stuck seeing their escape, but not being able to move and get out. After this tragic event, the
Campus Fire Safety Tip: When the smoke alarm or fire alarm sounds, get out of the building quickly and stay out.
Campus Fire Safety Tip: Learn your building’s evacuation plan and practice all drills as if they were the real thing. www.haveanexitstrategy.com
Fire Fact: Roughly six out of seven fires in dormitories are started by cooking..
Campus Fire Safety Tip: Test all smoke alarms monthly.
Fire Fact: Fires in dorms are more common during the evening hours, between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., and on weekends.
Campus Fire Safety Tip: If you live in a dorm, make sure your sleeping room has a smoke alarm.
Campus Fire Safety Tip: Make sure you can hear the building alarm system when you are in your dorm room.
Sept. is Campus Fire Safety Month.
Students, practice fire safety and always have an EXIT strategy.
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333 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX
78701
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| Wednesday | 8am - 5pm |
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