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SUNY Potsdam Residence Life staff to get crash course in fire safety Thursday

Posted 8/24/11

POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam's Residence Life staff will receive a crash-course in fire safety and crisis management through a collaboration with fire department officials and first responders Thursday, …

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SUNY Potsdam Residence Life staff to get crash course in fire safety Thursday

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POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam's Residence Life staff will receive a crash-course in fire safety and crisis management through a collaboration with fire department officials and first responders Thursday, Aug. 25.

Nearly 100 resident assistants and resident directors for the college's dormitories will undergo a fire safety program from 9 a.m. to noon on the Potsdam campus.

New York State Fire Inspector Chris Taylor and firefighters from the Potsdam Fire Department will give a presentation about safety before testing the students' skills in extinguishing live fires and searching for residents in smoke-filled dorm rooms.

The RAs and RDs will also inspect a room filled with fire safety violations.

The presentation will begin at 9 a.m. in Kellas Hall, while the training will take place in the Draime Hall Extension and Bowman East residence halls.