Fire and Life Safety Presentation August 20 th, 2014 Presented By: Johnny Vanderpool VUPD Campus Emergency Preparedness Manager
All student housing facilities are protected by automatic sprinklers. Student housing facilities alarm systems were upgraded concurrent with sprinkler installation.
Review Emergency Response Guides for your residence. An excellent resource…the Student Handbook Fire Safety Guidelines. They contain evacuation procedures and assembly locations for your area.
Candles/Incense Smoking Space Heaters Fireworks Gasoline powered vehicles such as mopeds and scooters…
Halogen lamps Open element appliances Hot plates Lights on a tree or plant Lighted Displays
Smoke detectors and Sprinklers are designed to save lives! ◦ PLEASE…do NOT cover them up. ◦ Use them for drying clothes. ◦ Use them for hanging holiday decorations ◦ Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!
Vanderbilt has incurred fifteen reportable residential fires since 50% of those fires were cooking related. Five reportable fires in 2013…three of those fires were started by a candle.
Get out ALIVE… ◦ Treat every alarm as the real thing. ◦ Grab your keys and your phone. ◦ Check the door for heat before opening. ◦ Evacuate to your rally point.
When to use an extinguisher? How do you use an extinguisher? When to escape…
Cooking is the number 1 cause of fire injuries on college campuses! ◦ Never leave food cooking unattended. ◦ Keep all flammables a safe distance from cooking appliances. ◦ Clean up grease spills before using the stove.
Anyone can use a fire extinguisher ◦ Remember the PASS acronym Pull the pin Aim the hose Squeeze the trigger Sweep at the base of the fire Let’s watch a short fire extinguisher videofire extinguisher video
Gillette Hall fire May, 2013 Resulted from unattended burning candle Sprinkler head activation on the 5 th floor Water penetrated the entire building ◦ Initial clean-up bill…$65,000! ◦ Guess who paid the bill?
Vanderbilt’s emergency notification system Used to notify you about potentially life-threatening situations. Sends emergency messages to phones, text messaging devices, and . Students can update their emergency contact information through the YES system.
Weather conditions are monitored 24 hours by Accuweather Monitoring for lightning, thunderstorms, and tornados. Additional information on the campus EP website ◦ Campus Emergency Preparedness website Campus Emergency Preparedness website
Potentially the most dangerous weather incident in the Southeastern US. Tornado Watch and Warnings issued by the National Weather Service. Accuweather monitors a 3 radius of the main campus for tornados.
Knowing the difference… Nashville/Davidson County tornado warning is disseminated across the entire county 96 outside sirens Nearby in city parks Wail tone…like the “old air-raid” siren Nashville Tornado siren test Nashville Tornado siren test
Campus specific…3 mile radius Five campus sirens ◦ Branscomb Quad, Student Rec, Health Plus, Baker Building, and Kennedy Center Steady tone Steady tone ◦ Seek shelter immediately in the nearest building! ◦ AlertVU message launched ◦ Tested 1 st Saturday of each month
When you hear the Vanderbilt sirens or received an AlertVU tornado message… ◦ Seek Shelter in the nearest building Move the most interior portion of the building away from lobbies, windows, and doors. ◦ Seek additional weather information from TV, radio, or the internet. ◦ Cell phone networks are very vulnerable during weather emergencies…
Johnny W. Vanderpool, Jr. CEM, CHMM ◦ Emergency Manager ◦ Vanderbilt Police Department ◦ Emergency Preparedness Unit ◦ Cell phone: (615)
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