Philadelphia conducts “Dump the Dorms” event for campus safety

Fitting well with this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme “Have Two Ways Out,” the Philadelphia Fire Department, the Michael H. Minger Foundation, and Campus Firewatch conducted a fire drill among local Philadelphia universities the evening of October 18. The universities practiced their respective escape plans by evacuating pre-selected dormitories. The campus of Drexel University served as host for the Philadelphia Fire Department’s mock firefighting operations during a campus fire.
The Michael H. Minger Foundation is producing a documentary entitled “9 Fires” highlighting the devastating impact of nine campus fires in 2012.

Below are photos from the firefighting event at Drexel University.

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[Derrick Sawyer]

Working with all the colleges that participated in the drill (Drexel, University of Penn, and Temple)made it easier for us to get the fire safety message out to those in the college community. Make sure you visit our freedom from fire website and download our new fire safety app at www.freedomformfire.com/fsapp. The app works on iphones and android phones.