CLASSROOMFIRESAFETYNFPA-101,LIFESAFETYCODE,2003EDITIONChapter15ExistingSchoolsSCHOOLFIRES•FACTS•Approximately7600reportedfiresoccurinschools•Responsiblefor125injuries,5deathsand$50
1millioninfirelossannually•Leadingcauseofschoolfiresisincendiary/suspicious•90%ofschoolfiresoccurduringtheschoolweek•70%ofschoolfiresoccurbetweenthehoursof8AMand4PMHelpPreventSchoolTragedies•ByfollowingthesestepsyoucanhelpustoreduceschoolfiresandlimitthedamagecausedbyschoolfiresInspections•Teachersandprincipalsshouldinspectallexitfacilitiesdailytoensurethatallstairways,doorsandotherexitsareinpropercondition
•Particularattentionshouldbegivento:–Keepingalldoorsunlocked
–Keepingdoorsthatservetoprotectthesafetyofpathsofegressclosedandundernoconditionsblockedopen,suchasdoorsonstairwayenclosures
–Keepingoutsidestairsf