At the University of New Mexico, All first year art students are REQUIRED
to attend our safety orientation. All grad students must attend a special
training session before being issued a key to the art studio. Anyone who
declines the training is declined a key. If you send me your complete
mailing address, I will put together a few copies of photos of fires we
have had at UNM.

On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Rickard, Ted wrote:

> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:36:00 -0500
> From: "Rickard, Ted" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: International Association of Campus Fire Safety Officials
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Dorm Fire at UNC, Chapel Hill
>
> The resistance from students is an interesting point with which most of us
> have to contend - and in the case of art schools sometimes of artist faculty
> members too !  Does anyone know where one can acquire graphic colour photos
> of fires, particularly at colleges or universities, so that I can encourage
> our people ?
>
> I apologize if this discussion has been worked through already - have only
> just joined this listserv.
>
> Ted Rickard
> Manager of Health & Safety
> Ontario College of Art & Design
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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>  ----------
> From: Dan Jones
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Dorm Fire at UNC, Chapel Hill
> Date: Thursday, November 18, 1999 1:55PM
>
> At 03:20 this morning there was a fire of suspicious origin in a fourth
> floor student lounge area of Morrison Dorm on the University of North
> Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.  It was the second fire of the night.  A
> trash can fire at 01:30 on the seventh floor resulted in zero damage.
>
> The fourth floor lounge was heavily damaged by the fire and was extinguished
> by fire companies using the standpipe system.  There were no injuries and
> the smoke detection system functioned properly.  The lounge was located in a
> central core enclosed area that houses elevators, kitchens, study rooms, a
> lobby, and service rooms.  Student rooms are arranged in suites that open
> onto exterior hallways and exterior stairwells.  The dorm is nine stories
> high, brick resistive and houses about 900 students.  It is not fire
> sprinklered.
>
> Firefighters had difficulty with many students who refused to evacuate and
> stayed in their individual rooms or suites.  Follow-up meetings with
> university officials will be held to work on the evacuation issue.  The fire
> cause investigation continues.
>
> For further information contact:
>
> Fire Marshal Cap Mellon
>   [log in to unmask]
>         919-969-2006
>