Good Morning!

We continue our Campus Fire Safety Month with some more ways to be aware of how to be fire safe.

Fire Safe Facts – Alcohol & Fire

• Alcohol was a factor in 76% of all Fatal College fires (2000-2015) ( Source: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/college.html)
• Alcohol increases the risk of initiating a fire by impairing one’s judgment and coordination.
• Alcohol diminishes your ability to detect a fire.  An alcohol-impaired person may fail to notice the smell of smoke, or fail to hear a smoke alarm.
• Escape from a fire can be hampered by the loss of motor coordination and mental clarity, even when warning signs are heeded.

Check out the following video from the People's Burn Foundation - IGot2Kno.org website - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXuLxa4-hM.

Watch our fire safety videos streaming over the campus TV Channel 10 and watch for fire safety reminders throughout our campus.  Together we can ensure a fire safe community.

Please email the EHS office at SUNYPOLYEHS@sunypoly.edu if you have any questions.

Sean Clive, Director - Environmental Health & Safety Office