Office or Environmental Health and Safety

Fire/Life Safety

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• Student Fire Safety Letter (Sent annually to each Connecticut College Student.)

• Residential (Dormitory) Evacuation Procedures
• Academic and Administrative Building Evacuation Procedures
• Designated Assembly Areas
• Maximum Occupancy Limits for Areas of Assembly
• Decoration Policy
• Tent Safety Policy
  • Tent rules and Guidelines Checklist
• Residential Policies (Tthe online version of the Student Handbook. Access restricted to CamelWeb account holders.)
• Tools and Links:
  • Connecticut State Fire Marshall - Codes & Regulations (Chapter 541of Title 29 of the Connecticut General Statutes - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes)
• Fire Safety Fact Sheet for Colleges & Universities (Distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA)  (PDF format)
• NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Homepage
• U.S. Fire Administration Home Page (Part of FEMA)
  • Fire Safety Training Videos (From U.S. Fire Administration)
    • College Fire Safety 101
    • Get Out and Stay Alive
• Campus Firewatch
• Center for Campus Fire Safety
• Congressional Fire Services Institute
• International Association of Fire Chiefs
• International Association of Fire Fighters
• International Code Council
• International Fire Marshals Association
• National Association of State Fire Marshals
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association
• National Fire Protection Association
• National Fire Sprinkler Association
• National Volunteer Fire Council
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers
  
• Underwriters Laboratories