nc state university fire marshal’s office (919) 515-2568 or (919) 515-3000 [email protected]
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Fire and Life Safety on Campus
NC State University Fire Marshal’s Office(919) 515-2568 or (919) [email protected]
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Overview
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
University Fire Marshal’s Office Life Safety
• Severe Weather• Hazardous Materials
Fire Safety• Fire evacuation• Detectors & sprinklers• Types of fire• Fire extinguishers types• Rules for fighting fire • Using an extinguisher
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University Fire Marshal’s Office
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
DFMKristen Boggs
Environmental Health &
Public Safety
Fire Marshal
Bill Stevenson
DFMLaura
Blanton
Chief DeputyFire Marshal
Jon Brann
DFMGreg Brooks
Part-timeInspectors
Part-timeEvent Staff
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University Fire Marshal’s Office
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
What we do:
• Emergency response
• Fire & Life Safety Public Education
• Life Safety systems testing and acceptance
• Fire & severe weather drills
• Building fire and life safety inspections
• Contractor safety programs
• Emergency Planning
• Fire code enforcement and consultation
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Life Safety – Severe Weather
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Life Safety – Severe Weather Refuge Area
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
When severe weather is imminent:1. Seek Area of Refuge for Severe Weather.
2. Preferably an interior hallway on the lowest level possible with the doors shut, away from all windows.
3. Remain in the Severe Weather Shelter until danger has passed.
Note: In preparation for severe weather, familiarize yourself with your building’s designated severe weather shelter areas.
Sample Severe Weather Plan
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Life Safety – Severe Weather Alert
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How do you get updated information while taking refuge? ◦ Wolf Alert / Siren◦ View the NCSU home page◦ Text messaging ◦ AM/FM Radio (battery or wind up type)
** Sirens may or may not be heard inside buildings – DO NOT depend on this method inside buildings**
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Hazardous/Flammable Materials
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Life Safety – Hazardous/Flammable Materials
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Hazardous/flammable materials consists of more than tank cars and laboratory chemicals.
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Life Safety – Hazardous/Flammable Materials
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
All hazardous/flammable materials should be stored according to the manufactures recommendation
◦ Flammable liquids should be stored in a metal flammable storage cabinet.
All liquids must be labeled for quick identification Please dispose of all hazardous/flammable liquids properly!
If you have any questions as to the means of disposal, contact University Environmental Health and Safety
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Fire Safety
Stay Alert! Do not cook or heat your food if you cannot pay attention.
Watch What You Heat! Stay in the kitchen or near the microwave when you are cooking. If you have to leave, turn off the stove or microwave.
Clean and clear the stove top and/or cooking appliance of combustibles like dish towels, bags, paper or boxes.
Fire Safety – Cooking
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Always keep a lid nearby when you are cooking. If a small grease fires starts in a pan, smother the flames by sliding the lid over the pan. Turn off the burner. Do not move the pan. Leave the lid on the pan till cooled.
Never pour water on a cooking pan grease fire.
Fire Safety – Cooking
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Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
In case of an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed until it is cool. After a fire, the oven will need to be checked and serviced before use.
If you have a fire in your microwave oven, turn it off immediately. This will stop the fan so it won’t feed oxygen to the flames. Never open the oven door until the fire is out.
Any time you have a cooking fire, call the Fire Marshal’s Office. (919) 515-2568.
Fire Safety- Cooking
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You must obtain a Hot Work Permit from the Fire Marshal’s Office before grilling or frying on campus.
The Fire Marshal will inspect your equipment and ensure you have a fire extinguisher.
You may borrow a fire extinguisher if you do not have one.
Call (919) 515-2568 to request a permit before you start cooking.
Fire Safety- Grilling and Frying
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Fire Safety- Heating
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If your office is too cold, request a heat study from Facilities. If they have deemed that nothing can be done to adjust the room
temperature, then you may use a space heater. Contact the Fire Marshal’s Office to obtain a space heater use
permit. The portable electric heater shall be
◦ UL listed.◦ Equipped with an automatic tip-over, shut off switch, valve or
internal component.◦ Placed at least three feet (one meter) away from all
combustibles. ◦ Plugged directly into an outlet wherever possible. Never use an
extension cord. Never leave your electric heater running when you leave the
room. Do not extend the electric cord of the heater through wall
openings, under doors, or under floor coverings.Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
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Fire Safety – Devices
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Smoke/heat detectors • DO NOT cover smoke or heat
detectors • DO NOT disconnect or tamper
w/ device
Sprinklers• DO NOT hang items on• DO NOT tamper w/• Keep all items a minimum of
18” away from the sprinkler head
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What do I need to know?
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Be prepared by being aware!!
You should know the Rule of Two’s. Always know the locations of:
2-Exit routes2-Fire alarm pull
stations2-Fire extinguishers
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Fire Safety – Building Evacuation
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1. Be familiar with the evacuation plan for your building.
2. Always have 2 escape routes.3. Help keep routes clear.4. Learn areas of rescue
assistance.5. Familiarize yourself with
building alarm systems.6. Find out the designated
assembly area.7. Participate in drills8. Be accountable9. STAY CALM!
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Fire Safety – Building Evacuation
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DO NOT prop open fire doors
Keep all exits clear Keep exit hallways clear
–NO storage
When the fire alarm sounds, get out and stay out. Go to the assembly area. Call 9-1-1 if you know the cause.
If there is smoke blocking the door or first way out, use your second way out.
Smoke is poisonous. If you must escape through smoke, get low and go under the smoke to your way out.
Before opening a door, feel the doorknob and then the door. If either is hot, leave the door closed and use your second way out.
If there is a fire….
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Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
If there is smoke coming around the door, leave the door closed and use your second way out.
If you cannot get out, close the door and cover the vents and cracks around the door with cloth or tape. Call 9-1-1 to let them know you are trapped and your location. Signal for help at a window.
If you cannot get to someone needing assistance, leave the building and call 9-1-1. Tell the operator where the person is.
If there is a fire…
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Never re-enter a burning building. Do not enter a building if the fire alarm is
activating. Wait until you receive the “All Clear” before
entering.
Fire Safety- Building Evacuation
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True or False?
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In the event of a fire, it is required for all NC State employees/faculty/students to use a fire extinguisher.
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FALSE
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
NC State employees are NOT required to use a fire extinguisher.
If you have the ability and the inclination you can use a fire extinguisher.
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Fire Safety – Fire Behavior
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
What 3 things does it take tomake fire?
1) Fuel- Needs something to burn.
2) Oxygen- Even fire breathes.
3) Heat-To get things going.
1. Handle is squeezed
2. Inner canister of high-pressure gas opens
3. Extinguishing agent is forced out from the main cylinder through a siphon tube and out the nozzle.
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How a Fire Extinguisher Works
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Portable extinguishers are classified according to the types of fires (A, B, C, & D)
Some extinguishers can be used on more than one class of fire.
Others have warning labels where it would be dangerous for the operator to use a particular fire extinguishing agent.
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguishers
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Class A◦ Ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth, trash,
plastics, etc.)
Class B◦ Flammable & combustible liquids (gasoline, diesel
fuel, alcohols, tars, etc.)◦ Flammable gases (propane, butane)◦ Class B fires do not include fires involving cooking
oils and grease.
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Fire Safety – Types of Fire
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Class C◦ ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
including motors, transformers, and appliances.
◦ When the power is removed it becomes one of the other classes of fire.
Class D◦ Combustible metals (magnesium, titanium,
sodium, potassium) (Water reactive materials)
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Fire Safety – Types of Fire
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Class K◦ Fires in cooking appliances that involve
combustible cooking media (vegetable and animal oils and fats.
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Fire Safety – Types of Fire
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Fire Safety – Types of fire
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguishers
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguishers
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Fire Safety – Rules of Fighting Fire
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
Remember the three A’s
◦ACTIVATE the building alarm system or notify the fire department by
calling 911. Or, have someone else do this for you.
◦ASSIST any persons in immediate danger, or those incapable on
their own, to exit the building, without risk to yourself.
◦ATTEMPT to extinguish the fire, only after the first two A’s are
completed.
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Fire Safety – Rules of Fighting Fire
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Only Fight a Fire
◦If the fire is small and contained
◦If you are safe from toxic smoke
◦If you have a means of escape
◦If your instincts tell you it’s OK
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguisher Use
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PASS Method◦ Pull the pin◦ Aim the nozzle◦ Squeeze the handle◦ Sweep the base of the fire
Remember to have a path of escape behind you. DO NOT ALLOW THE FIRE TO GET BETWEEN YOU AND THE EXIT!
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguisher Use
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Pull the pin
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguisher Use
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Aim the nozzle or hose at the base of the fire
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguisher Use
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Squeeze the handle or operating lever to discharge the fire extinguishing agent.
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguisher Use
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Sweep the base of the fire from side to side until the fire is out.
◦ Move forward or around the fire area as the fire diminishes.
◦ Watch the area for re-ignition.
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Fire Safety – Fire Extinguisher Use
Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State University
If the fire does not go out after using one extinguisher, back out of the room and get outside.
Report to the assembly area and wait for help to arrive.
When emergency services arrive, tell them the location and nature of the fire.
Fire Safety- Fire Extinguishers
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Each person will have the opportunity to practice extinguishing a fire with a fire extinguisher
Don’t worry or become nervous, you will be assisted by trained professionals
Remember P-A-S-S
Time to Practice!
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Assist with sharing important messages Assist with evacuations by performing a
sweep on their way out. Assisting with building security by keeping
non-emergency personnel out until clear. Assist with personnel accountability within
their group. Sharing important information on building
with emergency responders.
Role of Building Liaison’s
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Office of University Fire MarshalNorth Carolina State UniversityOffice: (919) 515-2568Emergency: 9-1-1 or 515-3000
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