fire and life safety presentation august 20 th, 2014 presented by: johnny vanderpool vupd campus...
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Greek LifeFire and Life Safety Presentation
August 20th, 2014
Presented By:Johnny VanderpoolVUPD Campus Emergency Preparedness Manager
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All student housing facilities are protected by automatic sprinklers.
Student housing facilities alarm systems were upgraded concurrent with sprinkler installation.
Residential Fire Safety
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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.
Be Proactive
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Candles/Incense Smoking Space Heaters Fireworks Gasoline powered vehicles such as mopeds
and scooters…
Prohibited Items
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Halogen lamps Open element appliances Hot plates Lights on a tree or plant Lighted Displays
Prohibited Items cont.
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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!
Smoke Detectors & Sprinklers
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Vanderbilt has incurred fifteen reportable residential fires since 2009.
50% of those fires were cooking related.
Five reportable fires in 2013…three of those fires were started by a candle.
Residential Fires
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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.
Fire Alarms
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When to use an extinguisher?
How do you use an extinguisher?
When to escape…
Fire Extinguisher Training
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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.
Fire Safety Tips
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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 video
Fire Extinguisher Training
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Cooking Gone BAD!
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Gillette Hall fire May, 2013
Resulted from unattended burning candle
Sprinkler head activation on the 5th floor
Water penetrated the entire building◦ Initial clean-up bill…$65,000! ◦ Guess who paid the bill?
Gillette Hall Fire
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Vanderbilt’s emergency notification system
Used to notify you about potentially life-threatening situations.
Sends emergency messages to phones, text messaging devices, and email.
Students can update their emergency contact information through the YES system.
Campus Emergencies-AlertVU
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Weather conditions are monitored 24 hours by Accuweather
Monitoring for lightning, thunderstorms, and tornados.
Additional information on the campus EP website◦ Campus Emergency Preparedness web
site
Severe Weather Safety
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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.
Tornados
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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 Warning
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Campus specific…3 mile radius Five campus sirens
◦ Branscomb Quad, Student Rec, Health Plus, Baker Building, and Kennedy Center
Steady tone◦ Seek shelter immediately in the nearest
building!◦ AlertVU message launched◦ Tested 1st Saturday of each month
Vanderbilt Tornado Warning
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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…
Shelter During a Tornado
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Johnny W. Vanderpool, Jr. CEM, CHMM◦ Emergency Manager◦ Vanderbilt Police Department◦ Emergency Preparedness Unit◦ Cell phone: (615) 566-1119
Contact Information
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Questions
Thank You