Campus fire Safety

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Dave Wilson EHSO UIC Fire Safety Officer 3-3706
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Campus fire Safety

Campus Fire Safety
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Between Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 15, 2006

• Across the US
• 94 campus-related
• fire fatalities reported
• Center for Campus Fire Safety Fact Sheet 12/15/06

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Location of fatal fires

• Off-campus 78
• On-campus (residence hall) 11
• Fraternities and sororities 11
• Academic ( labs ) 1
• Center for Campus Fire Safety Fact Sheet 12/15/06

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Common trends on fatal fires

• Lack of sprinkler system
• Missing or disabled smoke detector
• Careless disposal of smoking materials
• Alcohol consumption
• Center for Campus Fire Safety fact sheet 12/15/06

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NationwideWhen do campus fires occur

• Most prevalent between January through May
• Evenly spread Monday through Friday
• Fires peaked between 11AM to 1 PM
• NFPA Fires Educational properties March 06

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Causes of all fires

• Intentional 38
• Cooking 13
• Electrical 8
• Heating Equip 8
• Contained trash 8
• Playing with fire 7
• Smoking 5
• NFPA Fires Educational properties March 06

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At UIC Campus

• From July 2006 to June 2007 there were 105 dorm
  alarms reported
• 2 fires occurred
• UIC PD Reports

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Results of fry pan grease fire In Single
Student Res on October 25, 2006
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Sprinkler was activated
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Burning grease was poured into sink and water was
turned on
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When water was added the fire flared up causing
injury and a secondary fire location
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Fire Alarms By Dorm

• SCRN Courtyard 49 alarm
• SCRS Commons South 31
• SSR Single Student Res 7 1 fire
  1 injury
• TBH Tom Beckham Hall 7
• SRCW Commons West 5 1 fire
• SRH Student Res Hall 4
• MRH Marie Robinson Hall 2
• PSRH Polk St Res Hall 0
• JJST James Stukel Tower 0
• UIC PD Reports

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Causes of Fire Alarms at UIC Resident Halls

• Smoke detector 27
• Cooking 12
• Sprinklers 4
• Burning Incense 2
• UIC PD Report

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Solution 4-pronged approach

• Prevention by training
• Detection of fire quickly
• Containment of smoke
• Suppression of fire through
• automatic sprinklers
• Center for Campus Fire Safety Fact Sheet 12/15/06

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Cooking Safety Tips

• Stay in kitchen when frying, grilling or broiling
• If cooking and you must leave, turn off stove!
• When simmering or baking, use a timer to remind
  you
• When cooking wear tight fitted sleeves
• NFPA Fire Facts Oct 8, 2006

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Electrical Fire Safety

• Replace or repair worn power cords
• Dont overload outlets
• Dont run extension cords across doorways
• Dont connect a power strip into another one
• NFPA Fire Facts Oct 8, 2006

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Follow Fire Safety Standards

• No lit candles or incense
• Keep fire doors closed
• Do not play with fire
• Dont tamper with smoke detectors
• Dont tamper with sprinkler system
• Decoration must be non flammable
• Resident Student Handbook pg 17

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In case of fire do R A C E

• R Rescue
• A Activate alarm
• C Confine
• E Evacuate

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Rescue

• Instruct everyone to leave the building
• If a person can not leave on their own what then?

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Alarm

• Activate manual pull station
• Phone 6-FIRE
• Tell co workers and students

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Alarm Manual Activate

• Pull stations come in a variety of appearances
• Know where they are and how to activate them

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Or Automatic Fire Detection

• Heat Detector _ Bimetal or fusible glass
  Activates at 160 Deg F
• Smoke Detector _ Ionic or photo partial sensor

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Contain

• Make sure fire doors are closed
• Close rest of doors if possible

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Evacuate / Extinguish

• Stay low under smoke
• Walk Do Not Run
• Check doors before opening
• Do Not use elevator
• If Stairs have smoke Do not enter

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Whats Wrong?
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How to Put Out a Fire

• Review how fire works
• Methods to put the fire out
• Fire types in dorms
• Fire Extinguishers

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How Fires Start?

• Fire is a chemical reaction involving rapid
  oxidation or burning of a fuel.
• Fire needs three elements to occur

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Anatomy of a Fire

• Fuel
• Can be any combustible material. (solid, liquid,
  gas)
• Oxygen
• Normal air is 21 oxygen, fire only needs an
  atmosphere of 16.
• Heat
• Heat is the energy necessary to increase the
  temperature of the fuel to a point where
  sufficient vapors are given off for ignition to
  occur.

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The Fire Triangle
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Putting Out fires
Chemical Reaction
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3 Types of Firesfound in Dorms

• Class A
• Class C
• Class K

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Class A Fires

• Is a fire involving ordinary combustibles such as
  wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and some plastics.

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Class C Fires

• Is a fire that involves energized electrical
  equipment. Wiring and electrical appliances and
  equipment are in this class.
• Once de-energized, the fire becomes a Class A or
  Class B fire.

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Class K Fires

• Is a fire involving cooking appliances that use
  combustible cooking media such as vegetable or
  animal oils and fats.

K
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Extinguishing a Fire
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Fire Extinguisher

• When should I use one?
• What type do I use?
• How do I use a fire extinguisher?
• Rules to follow

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When Deciding to Extinguish

• An Extinguisher is a "1st Aid" Tool
• Don't expect it to control a big fire
• Fire ahead, escape behind
• Keep yourself between the fire and your exit
• Spare extinguisher observer
• Have an observer with a spare extinguisher to
  back you up
• If in doubt, bail out!
• If you're not sure if you can fight the fire, you
  can't

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Types of Extinguishersfound in Dorms
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Dry Chemical
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Carbon Dioxide
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Wet Chemical
K
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REMEMBER P.A.S.S.
Pull the pin.

• This will allow you to discharge the extinguisher

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REMEMBER P.A.S.S.
Aim at the base of the fire. If you aim at the
flames (which is frequently the temptation), the
extinguishing agent will fly right through and do
no good. You want to hit the fuel.
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REMEMBER P.A.S.S.
Squeeze the top handle or lever.
This depresses a button that releases the
pressurized extinguishing agent in the
extinguisher.
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REMEMBER P.A.S.S.
Sweep from side to side
until the fire is completely out. Start using
the extinguisher from a safe distance away, then
move forward. Once the fire is out, keep an eye
on the area in case it re-ignites.
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Never fight a fire if

• You may endanger yourself or others when
  attempting to put out a fire.
• You don't know what is burning
• The fire is spreading rapidly beyond the spot
  where it started
• You don't have adequate or appropriate equipment
• You might inhale toxic smoke
• Your instincts tell you not to.

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Questions?

• Call
• Dave Wilson
• EHSO
• 3-3706
• dhw_at_uic.edu