Smoking Materials

Don't light up more than your cigarette. Be careful; don't empty ashtrays into waste baskets or fall asleep while smoking. Use ashtrays, not paper cups or the floors. Drinking and smoking don't mix. This is the #1 cause of fatal fires in the United States.

Fire Safety Equipment

It's there to protect YOU! That includes fire extinguishers, fire alarms, smoke detectors and heat detectors. If you have any question about their use - or experience an apparent problem - contact campus safety immediately at extension 6911. Do not attempt to correct a problem yourself! If this equipment is not available, you and your friends will be nearly defenseless if a fire should start. Also, causing false alarms will jeopardize other students and faculty/staff members

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Candles

They may set the mood, but they will destroy your property and our property. Use of candles in Residence Halls is a violation of housing regulations.

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Decorations

Just imagine flaming material falling from the ceiling. Don't place decorations on the ceilings. Materials on the ceilings may also impede the activations of smoke and heat detection equipment. Wall and ceiling decorations will increase the speed of fire spread. Limit decorations to a maximum of 25% of the available wall space, which equates to an area about 8"x8".

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Cooking in Rooms

It's been done before! Students wound up burning more than their food. Kitchens are available and designed for safe cooking. Unapproved devices must be removed.

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Electrical Appliances

Use them only for what they are designed and sold for. If you notice they aren't working, get them fixed or don't use them. Don't leave them on or plugged in when you aren't there.

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Outlets, Switches and Lamps

If they belong to the room and not to you, submit a Repair Request so that problems can be corrected immediately.

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Overloaded Outlets

They can take just so much, then they can overheat and become a fire hazard, Trying to push too much electricity through too small a wire causes heat. Heat causes fires. It's just that simple. Use only multiple outlet boxes with built-in circuit breakers.

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Trash

Every building has trash containers. Don't allow trash to accumulate in rooms or corridors. Never empty ashtrays into the trash.

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