Fire Safety & Prevention

所有大学大楼都配备了本地“内部”火灾报警系统. The alarms sound inside the building and at the Public Safety Office. The Public Safety Office will then notify Wilkes-Barre Fire Department of the alarm.

所有的宿舍楼都进行了升级，目前保持着完整的喷水灭火系统 and fire alarm systems.

篡改灭火器和其他消防设备或发出虚假声音的 alarms is a serious threat to the safety of all and is strictly prohibited. Violations of this policy will result in serious disciplinary action by the University.

If You Discover Fire or Smoke, Remember: R.A.C.E.

• Rescue: Remove anyone from immediate danger.
• Alarm: Activate the nearest fire alarm pull station.
• Contain: Close all doors to confine smoke and fire.
• E灭火/疏散:如果火灾很小，并且你已经接受过灭火器的培训 use, you can attempt to extinguish a fire. Otherwise, follow your Evacuation Plan and proceed to the nearest exit and designated area outside the building.

If you catch on fire, do not run!

• Stop where you are, and
• Drop to the ground, and
• Roll over and over to smother flames.

Response to Fire Alarms or Explosion

• Remain calm, evacuate and stay with your class or office group.
• Remember to take your class roster with you to the designated area.
• 一旦到达指定区域，向澳门赌场在线娱乐报告任何失踪人员 Public Safety.
• 只有澳门赌场在线娱乐-巴利消防局或澳门赌场在线娱乐的指示下才能返回建筑物 Public Safety.
• 如果实验室设备发生火灾，澳门赌场在线娱乐公共安全部门应联系教务长 谁会要求系主任或其指定人员出席相关会议 programs. Chemicals and biologicals stored in the facility should be designated and appropriate signage should indicate what is stored in these rooms.

Evacuation Map

Know Your Evacuation Zones!

Evacuation Map (.pdf)

Evacuation Reminders

• If leaving a room, feel the door with the back of your hand before opening it. Do not open any door that feels hot.
• Do not return to your area for personal belongings.
• If smoke is present, stay low. The best quality air is near the floor.
• Use stairway or horizontal exit to evacuate.
• Do not use the elevators!
• Consider individuals with disabilities that may need assistance evacuating. Notify Wilkes Public Safety of missing persons and where they were last seen.
• 残障人士应沿水平通道到隔壁楼或室外 出口(如果有)或以其他方式到封闭的楼梯平台(被认为是一个 area of rescue).
• Never allow the fire to come between you and the exit.
• 澳门赌场在线娱乐公共安全部门会持续监控所有火警信号并作出反应 promptly.

If Caught in Smoke

• Drop to hands and knees and crawl toward exit.
• Stay low to the floor, as smoke rises to the ceiling level.
• Hold your breath as much as possible.
• Breathe shallow through your nose and use a filter such as your shirt or towel.

一开始就要进行强制性的消防安全教育和灭火装置培训 每学年，所有参与校内学生住宿的个人， Public Safety, and Facilities. This training is also optionally available to all other staff and faculty of Wilkes University. In addition, all students living in on-campus 学生宿舍在学年开始期间接受火警教育 residence hall meetings. These residence hall meetings provide information on evacuation routes, outside rally points, and fire alarm equipment locations. Both educational 培训项目旨在让参与者熟悉消防安全系统， equipment, and University fire alarm procedures. Additional fire education training is available through the Public Safety Office upon request.

Remove Prohibited Items from Your Apartment

下面列出的物品会导致安全隐患，火灾或危及生命的情况 at college campuses around the world. Consequently, possession of any of these items in any apartment is considered a serious breach of the Housing Contract:

• Candles, incense, or other open-flame devices
• Electric blankets
• Firearms and other weapons, chemicals, fireworks and explosives
• Refrigerators over five (5) cubic feet in capacity
• Halogen lamp
• Flammable liquids
• Resistance coil appliances (i.e. hot plates)
• Toaster ovens or electric skillets 15.
• Hookah pipes and other smoking apparatuses
• Air Conditioning units
• Kerosene heaters

Smoking

All University buildings are smoke-free. No smoking is permitted in student bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, balconies, etc. Students may only smoke outside of the building, at least six feet away from the entrance or exit.

Heating & Cooking

• Cook only where it's permitted.
• Never leave the apartment when food is cooking on the stove or in the oven.
• Protect eyes from spattering grease when cooking. The likelihood of this injury increases as the stove heat is increased.
• 当烹饪或在明火周围工作时，避免穿宽松的衣服.
• Never use aluminum foil to line stoves, burners, cupboards, or walls. Trapped grease can cause a fire. It is also a potential breeding ground for pests.

Follow Electrical Safety Guidelines

• 所有电气设备或电力设备，如电器、电线和电源线， 必须通过ul认证，并按照制造商的规格和 all other applicable codes.
• 用于保护个人财产免受流量波动造成的损害 对于电，强烈建议电源排也有防雷保护 device.
• Do not overload outlets or power strips. If a wall socket or extension cord is warm to the touch, it is overloaded.
• Do not alter the prongs of polarized plugs to make them fit an outlet.
• Do not "daisy chain" cords, plugs or connections together.
• 不要在地毯或家具下运行电线，以免被夹或踩到 on. Heat can build up and start a fire. In addition, cords can be frayed and expose wires, which can also result in a fire.
• Never cover lamps with clothing, paper, drapes or other things that can burn.

Additional Fire Safety Tips

• 不要在管道、固定装置、通风管道或其他设备上附加或悬挂任何东西 electrical lines.
• Do not leave candles or other open flames unattended.
• 了解大楼的疏散计划，把所有的演习都当成真实的演习来进行 thing. Always know two escape paths from your Hall in the event that one is blocked.
• During a power outage, use a flashlight not candles.

Room Entrance & Inspections

虽然大学尊重学生的隐私权，但大学也保留 随时检查房间的权利，特别是出于维修、卫生、 and safety. While the RA does not have direct permission to search a student's room, 学生事务副校长可根据需要或认为适当的情况授权搜查. 公共安全和居住生活有万能钥匙，并允许进入房间 if a situation arises.

离家在外的大学生应该花几分钟的时间来确保自己 are living in a fire-safe environment. Educating students on what they can do to stay safe during the school year is important and often overlooked. Never be afraid to ask the landlord (.pdf).

• Look for fully sprinklered housing when choosing off-campus housing.
• 确保你的公寓在每个卧室里都有烟雾报警器，在每个睡觉的地方都有 area and on each level. For the best protection, all smoke alarms should be interconnected so that when one sounds they all sound.
• Test all smoke alarms at least monthly.
• Never remove batteries or disable the alarm.
• 了解你所在建筑的疏散路线，并按照疏散路线进行演练 the real thing.
• Have a fire escape plan with two ways out of every room.
• 当烟雾警报器或火灾警报器响起时，迅速离开建筑物并留在建筑物内 out.
• During a power outage, use a flashlight...not candles.
• Cook only where it is permitted.
• Stay in the kitchen when cooking.
• Cook only when you are alert, not sleepy or drowsy from medicine or alcohol.
• 在使用烧烤架之前，请与当地消防部门核实是否有任何限制， fire pit, or Chimenea.
• 为您的计算机使用电涌保护器，并将保护器直接插入插座.

本小册子提供重要资料，供家长及学生参考 when looking for on- or off-campus student housing. Source: Campus Firewatch

Questions for everyone to ask (.pdf)

公共安全部门保存了一份综合的每日犯罪和火灾日志 incidents reported. This includes all crimes, fire-related incidents (including fire 警报)，以及发生澳门赌场在线娱乐大学校园的其他严重事件，以及 包括由澳门赌场在线娱乐公共安全部门和澳门赌场在线娱乐-巴里警察局联合巡逻的地区 系、非校园建筑及紧靠校园的公共财产 property.

每日犯罪和火灾日志包括事件类型，事件报告日期， 事件发生的日期和时间，事件的大致地点，以及事件的处理. 公共安全部门在每日犯罪和火灾中发布具体事件 在收到事件报告后的两(2)个工作日内记录，并保留 right to exclude from the Log, as permitted by law, in certain circumstances.

最新60天的资料可于 Public Safety Office, 148 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre (570) 408-4999.

• Campus Firewatch external website
• The Michael H. Minger Foundation external website
• The Center for Campus Fire Safety external website