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FIRE SAFETY AWARENESS
Fire Safety
Observing the Fire Code is a given at
Castleton. Not only does our Physical Plant Staff conduct
routine inspections, our Public Safety office does also. This
check-and-balance system ensures that our fire alarms, sprinklers,
smoke detectors, horns, and strobes are operating properly.
Fire drills are conducted the first week of
classes of Fall, Spring, and Summer Semester; and after the October
Break. If we observe a problem with a residence hall not
following proper evacuation procedures, we conduct - after passing
the information to the students through the Resident Life Staff - an
additional drill or drills until the students evacuate properly.
Any time a fire alarm activates, a report
is generated addressing the date, time, building, cause, who
responded, and any equipment failures or malfunctions. This
pertains to drills, tests, as well as false activations.
Please be aware that tampering with any fire equipment is not only hazardous to the occupants of a building but a Federal offense as well.
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