Campus Fire Safety Inspections

November 5, 2009, at 5:11 pm      Adam Ilowite, Student Affairs Committee

Campus Fire Safety conducts unannounced room inspections throughout the year to check all residences for prohibited items. Every student should expect to be inspected soon if they have not been inspected already this semester.

A list of prohibited items can be found at Campus Fire Safety’s website.

It is important to note how fire safety inspections are conducted. Campus Fire Safety will knock on the door and announce themselves. If a student responds, the inspectors will wait to be invited in or for the resident to open the door. If no one answers, they open the door and again announce “Campus Fire Safety.” Once inside, Fire Safety will take an overall visual scan of the room and if any prohibited items are observed in plain view (on top of a dresser, on the floor, not in a drawer) an inspection form is filled out, a photo is taken, and the item is confiscated (if possible). If there are other unauthorized items found during inspections, Public Safety is called and they determine the appropriate action.

The most common violations on our campus are candles, incense, and used smoking materials. Make sure that these items are disposed of immediately.

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail Campus Fire Safety at firesafety@wesleyan.edu or me, Adam Ilowite at ailowite@wesleyan.edu