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Well we have had a busy few weeks! We have trained 60 fire wardens from all across campus in the last couple of weeks are we are very happy to have them on board.  We talk about a variety of fire safety items during this training but the one that seems to resonate with every participant is extension cords! Extension cords are NEVER to be used in place of permanent wiring. We do a demonstration with a thermal imaging camera which drives home the point that they are unsafe to use for an extended period of time.

Fire Wardens are an important part of our community,  they help to keep their area within the University fire safe. This includes keeping an eye out for fire hazards, and ensuring the fire and life safety equipment is available if it is needed.

We are always in need of more wardens, if you are interested in being a warden for your area please email us at request@fire.uoguelph.ca or you can sign up for fire warden training through the EHS website  http://www.uoguelph.ca/ehs/courses/index.cfm  

A message from the University Fire Division:

Tampering with fire equipment is no joke. It’s a criminal offence. But so far this semester, fire equipment is being tampered with at a rate that we have not seen for years.

In less than a month, we replaced more fire extinguishers in South Residence alone than we did in eight months last year.

At this rate, the loss/discharging of fire extinguishers in South Residence will cost Student Housing Services – and, in turn, every student -- a portion of more than $10,000.

Although hallways may seem like underutalized storage space they are not. Hallways must be kept clear at all times as they are part of your exit path in the event of an evacuation. #foryoursafety

Well we have the first couple of weeks under our belt and it is nice to see the campus so alive with people and possibilities. We have been working nights during the month of September, which allows us to work with the RA's, Police, and First Response team in a capacity that is unavailable during our regular day shift.  So far we have had very few fire alarms and none have been caused maliciously.  September is shaping up to be a excellent fire safe month.

Our annual fire drills will be starting this week, and we ask that when the fire alarm goes off that you evacuate as quickly and safely as possible.  The quicker everyone evacuates the quicker we can let everyone back into the building.

What a start to the year! We have had a lot going on the past few days and we would like to thank everyone who came out to our annual room burn. The wind played a part in having to stop the burn early this year but the message was still very clear. You need to exit the building as quickly and safely as possible when the alarm goes off, and remember to close doors behind you as you leave. We took video of the fire and will be working on posting it to our you tube page in the near future. If you have any concerns throughout the year please contact us via request@fire.uoguelph.ca.

Scott and I had a great time at the resource fair meeting with all the RLS.  

We set up our booth with lots of great information and we talked a lot about our up coming room burn (Wed. Sept. 4th at 4pm, Johnston Green)

Today we met with most if not all RA's and we tried to get as many through our fire extinguisher training simulator as possible. If you did not get a chance or would like another chance Scott or I can bring the simulator out to your residence and show it off to all of the students. It really is like a big video game, where you can try and better your last time. We can make it a fun evening learning about fire safety. If you would like to set this up you can email us at  request@fire.uoguelph.ca.