Updated January 2009
Emergency Fire Response
The Environmental Health &
Safety Department stands ready 24 hours-a-day to respond to any fire alarm
or report of burning odors. Our duty is to assure the safety of everyone on the OSU
Campus.
However, fire alarms alone do not ensure
any person's safety unless that person knows how to safely exit a building when the fire
alarm sounds.
Fire Drills
are conducted twice a year in all residence
halls. The first drill is scheduled early in the fall semester and all residents are
told in advance. The second drill is conducted some time during the spring semester
with no advance warning.
If residents do not evacuate a hall in a
reasonable amount of time, the drill is repeated until EHS officials are satisfied with
the evacuation time. All repeat drills are unannounced.
Fire drills are also conducted on a regular
basis for the University Health Services Clinic and the Child Development Day Care Center.
Drills for other campus buildings are not conducted unless requested and scheduled by the
building's occupants.
When the fire alarm sounds, you should
leave the building immediately--even if someone else tells you it is a false alarm. Do not use the elevator and do not assume it is an alarm test (unless a test has been announced)--fire alarms should never be
taken lightly.
You may go back into the building when
personnel from the Stillwater Fire Dept., OSU PD, or Environmental Health & Safety
tell you it is safe to re-enter.
EHS responds to a fire alarm (24
hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year) to assist the Fire Department with building and room entry.
EHS can also provide information about a particular area due to their familiarity with the
fire alarm system and practice of inspecting buildings. They help locate the alarm area
for SFD by checking and operating the fire alarm control panel. While
trained in fire-fighting techniques, EHS personnel do not fight fires unless the Fire
Department asks for their assistance.
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