Ten Things To Try

Campus Firewatch Radio

In this episode I am joined by Corey Lewis, the Fire Prevention/Public Information Officer for the Richmond, Kentucky, Fire Department, where we talk about our "Ten Things to Try" when it comes to campus fire safety. These Ten Things to Try are a list of ideas that we have seen in practice and we talk about their return on investment...in other words, their effectiveness in communicating campus fire safety ideas versus the amount of effort that goes into doing it. Some are simple, such as writing articles for the student newspaper, while others are more complex, such as doing live burns of student room mockups. Some are "must do's" while others, while taking some work, can have a big impact. Corey Lewis, my partner on this episode, has been closely involved in campus fire safety, both in Richmond and across the nation. We both worked on the Campus Fire Safety Community Service grant project for the Michael H. Minger Foundation, and also filmed and produced the series Did YOU Know for the Foundation. If you are looking for campus fire safety resources, you can find a lot on the Campus Firewatch page under the "Resource" tab. Campus Firewatch http://www.campus-firewatch.com The Michael H. Minger Foundation also has a lot of resources such as videos, guides, posters and more, all free, that were developed under DHS Fire Prevention and Safety grants. Michael H. Minger Foundation http://www.mingerfoundation.org We also developed a video, The Alarming Truth, that can be streamed, embedded or downloaded. The Alarming Truth http://www.alarming-truth.org Campus Firewatch is a quarterly newsletter focusing on the complex issues of campus fire safety. You can subscribe to it at Campus Firewatch by clicking on "Campus Store." For more information, please contact me at [e-mail]. Ed Comeau