Campus Fire Safety Tip-a-Day
Every day, during September, we sent out a Tip-a-Day by Twitter @campusfirewatch.
Campus Firewatch Tip-a-Day 2012
This year the tips include links to online campus fire safety video clips. These are the longer versions of the tips and the Tweets were condensed and included a hash mark (#firetipaday).
Week 1
- Always know 2 ways out, wherever you are. See Peter’s Story http://www.campus-firewatch.com/peters-story/
- Smoke alarms save lives. For the price of a pizza you can save a life, maybe yours. Get one today! Download a poster http://www.mingerfoundation.org/images/posters/11x17_pizza.pdf
- Live in housing with fire sprinklers. Sprinklers save lives. Watch a demonstration http://www.campus-firewatch.com/sprinkler-mockup-burn
- Cooking and drinking is as dangerous as driving while drinking. Learn more about cooking fire safety. http://www.mingerfoundation.org/projects/ra/cooking/
Week 2
- No pizza box on top of stove, will burn if accidentally turned on. Fire spreads fast http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/firespread/ #firetipaday
- Smoke alarms can save your life only if they are working. Don’t take out batteries, don’t take them down. http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/smoke-alarms/ #firetipaday
- When the alarm sounds, get out. You never know when it’s real. http://www.campus-firewatch.com/know-two-ways-out/ #firetipaday
- Most common killer in fires is smoke, spreading far. Hear a survivor’s story http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/a-survivors-story/ #firetipaday
- Don’t overload outlets & extension cords, they can overheat & start a fire. Simple steps http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/simple-steps/ #firetipaday
Week 3
- Watch that butt at parties! A number of fires start after parties and drinking http://www.campus-firewatch.com/alcohol-and-fire-safety/ #firetipaday
- Use stairs to get out, not elevators. Learn fire safety for students with disabilities http://www.mingerfoundation.org/projects/fire-safety-info/videos/ #firetipaday
- Don’t run cords under rugs. They can fray & start a fire. See how fast fire spreads http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/firespread/ #firetipaday
- Use a lid to put out a grease fire. Water will spread the fire. See what happens http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/watergrease/ #firetipaday
- Never leave a burning candle unattended. Never. What was a romantic flame can become an inferno. A candle burned down this frat. http://www.campus-firewatch.com/delta-upsilon/
- Most fatal fires happen at night. Get up, get out, stay out. See what happened at Seton Hall http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/setonhall/ #tipaday
Week 4
- How will you get out? Always know 2 ways, house, dorm, movie theater. Station Nightclub Video http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/stationnightclu/ #firetipaday
- Cook your dinner, not the kitchen. Leading cause of house fires-cooking. Map of fatal campus fires https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217749829630107478914.0004379baf95fb5098106&msa=0 #firetipaday
- Learn how to use a fire extinguisher BEFORE the fire breaks out. http://www.campus-firewatch.com/multimedia/video/dana-christmas/ #firetipaday
- Smoke alarms-got batteries? They can’t save your life if they don’t work! Frat just destroyed in fire #firetipaday http://www.nbc12.com/story/19642524/house-fire-displaces-14-at-randolp-macon-college
- 155 people have died in campus-related fires since 2000. Don’t be on this list #firetipaday http://www.campus-firewatch.com/resources/current-fire-information/fatal-fire-spreadsheet/