{"id":634,"date":"2008-04-23T11:13:07","date_gmt":"2008-04-23T16:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=634"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:24:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:24:35","slug":"residence-halls-get-fire-safety-security-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/residence-halls-get-fire-safety-security-enhancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence Halls Get Fire Safety, Security Enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nOXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials are
\ntaking steps to enhance safety across campus, including the
\naddition of a new television channel to notify students in
\nan emergency, installation of fire sprinklers in more
\nresidence halls and increased use of campus safety
\nofficers.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nResidence Life Cinema, an entertainment and educational
\nchannel on the campus cable system, is to be controlled by
\nthe Department of Student Housing and Residence Life. The
\nchannel, which should be available soon, broadcasts
\nexclusively to residence hall occupants, said Lorinda
\nKrhut, director of the department.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nThe channel normally carries a rotating selection of
\nmovies, informational videos and announcements, but it can
\nbe used to alert students of emergency situations. Such
\ninstances could include anything from severe weather
\nconditions to a hostage situation.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“(Residence Life Cinema) will be a great addition for our
\nemergency alert system in our halls,” she said. “We can
\nactually program education videos during the day, and we
\nhave control over it. If something should happen we can
\nimmediately go through that channel and notify students.
\nIt’s successful on many college campuses we’ve looked at.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nThe division has installed sprinkler systems in all the
\nrooms and hallways of Deaton, Hefley, Martin and Stockard
\nresidence halls, Krhut said. Stewart Hall has sprinklers in
\nrenovated rooms, and workers are nearly finished equipping
\nCrosby Hall. Kincannon Hall is next on the priority list.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nThe project should be complete in the next two to three
\nyears, Krhut said.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“I’ll feel really good when all the halls have fire
\nsprinklers in them,” she said. “Fire safety is just very
\nimportant to me personally.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nThe department is also working on training its employees to
\nconduct fire inspections, she said. Inspections are handled
\nby the fire safety branch of Physical Plant Department, and
\neach campus building is inspected twice a year, said Terron
\nJones, PPD director.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nAmong the inspectors are three professional firefighters,
\none a retired captain. “It is rare that a university has
\nfire inspector professionals on staff doing regular monthly
\ninspections,” he said.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nOther security measures in residence halls include
\nUniversity Police Department’s campus safety officers, who
\nmonitor residence halls and their parking lots. The
\nofficers also assist in enforcing visitation policies,
\nensure that exterior doors are secure and working, deal
\nwith parking violations that could interfere with emergency
\nresponse and help with Rebel Patrol escorts, said Thelma
\nCurry, UPD crime prevention coordinator.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nRebel Patrol escorts are available to ensure that students
\ndo not have to walk alone after dark, Curry said.
\nBackground checks are conducted on Rebel Patrol personnel
\nbefore they go on the job.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nThe escorts are stationed near Weir Hall and the John D.
\nWilliams Library and can be secured by calling UPD at
\n662-915-7234. If Rebel Patrol is unavailable, students can
\ncall UPD for an escort from any campus location.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“They (the escorts) watch out for people’s safety whether
\nthey’re escorting people or not,” Curry said.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nOther safety measures in residence halls include cameras in
\nsome areas, wireless Internet and card access entry to the
\nmain doors, allowing them to remain locked 24 hours a day.
\nStudent Housing officials are “looking forward to the day
\nwhen we have the same type of locks on each individual room
\ndoor,” Krhut said
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nEach residence hall also has someone on duty at the front
\ndesk at all times, she said. This person can provide
\nassistance as needed or contact UPD or other authorities in
\ncase of an emergency.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFor more information on the Department of Student Housing
\nand Residence Life, go to
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/stu?housing\/<\/a>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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