What should residents know about fire safety?
All residence halls and apartments are equipped with fire alarm systems, and staff is available 24 hours to assist in implementing evacuation procedures. Any student observing smoke or other evidence of a fire should immediately alert hall staff and/or campus police and leave the area. Local fire and police authorities are alerted by hall staff and respond with fire trucks to every alarm. Students are responsible for the immediate evacuation of the building upon hearing a fire alarm. Hall staff will not go room to room to alert students of an evacuation. Students who fail to leave the building during an alarm will be subject to disciplinary action.