Day
8 - Campus Fire Safety Month
Today's
"tip of the day" for Campus Fire Safety Month is this: when choosing a campus dormitory, off-campus
housing, or social gathering location, select one protected by an automatic
fire sprinkler system. Fire sprinklers
are quiet, reliable, and provide superior 24-hour protection. Fire sprinkler systems can significantly
increase your chances of surviving a fire.
When paired with operating smoke detectors, fire sprinklers can cut your
chances of dying in a fire by over 80%!!
Take
a look at this video: SIDE BY SIDE FIRE SPRINKLER DEMO
The
video was filmed at the Saint Paul Fire Department's training center by KARE-11
television in the spring of 2012. The
video shows the effectiveness of automatic fire sprinkler systems using two
identical living rooms. One room is
equipped with a fire sprinkler system, and the other room is not. Identical fires were lit in each room in a
dramatic side-by-side comparison. As you
watch the video please note a couple of important facts:
•
The
smoke alarms went off in both rooms very early into the fire (about 45 seconds
after the first flame appeared) - well in time for occupants to wake up and
safely escape. TEST THOSE SMOKE ALARMS
MONTHLY!!!
•
The
fire in the room equipped with the sprinkler was extinguished in roughly two
minutes by a SINGLE sprinkler head; the fire in the unprotected room
completely consumed the room and all contents in less than four minutes. No one could have survived in the inferno.
•
The
heat and the carbon monoxide level in the room protected by the sprinkler
system dropped dramatically once the sprinkler system activated.
So,
whenever possible select housing and gathering places protected by sprinkler
systems for peace of mind and a safer college experience for your student!
Take
care and stay safe!
Tim
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