At Iowa State University fire drills are performed each semester at our
Residence facilities which provide housing for approximately 10,000
students.  Academic facilities do not receive regular fire drill training.
All our campus buildings are equipped with fire extinguishers.  We have
6,500 fire extinguishers with the most prominent type being an ABC
multi-purpose fire extinguisher.  Approximately 45% of our campus facilities
our protected by a variety of automatic fire suppression systems including,
water, mist, foam, CO2, Inergen and Halon.

We test our safety showers annually and eye washes monthly.  The testing of
the safety showers is performed by our maintenance personnel and the testing
of eye wash units is performed by the users.  Generators and sprinkler
systems are tested semi-annually for Residence facilities and annually for
academic buildings.  Fire alarms are tested semi annually for all buildings.


Lou Mitchell, Associate Director
Environmental Health & Safety
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  50011
Work Phone: 515-294-7668
Fax: 515-294-9357
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-----Original Message-----
From: harrik7 [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 5:44 PM
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Subject: Re: Need More Benchmarking Information


>Thank you to those that provided me the answers to the questions below.
However, I need more Universities to respond, if possible, so that my survey
will represent a larger number of Universities.

>Does your College or University perform fire drills in buildings with
>classrooms.  If so how often are they conducted?
>
>What type of fire protection equipment does your institution have?
>>
>What is the regularity of testing emergency equipment at your institution?
Please include the testing of emergency generators, exit lights, emergency
lights, fire pumps, sprinklers and standpipes, fire alarms, cooking hoods
and
fire extinguishers.

What fire protection equipment does your institution currently have and do
you
plan to install in the future?

Again, thank you for any information you can provide.

>Kenneth Harrison, Fire Protection Engineer
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>Auburn University Office of safety & Environmental Health
>316 Leach Science Center
>Auburn, AL 36849