Expensive alarm system, under fire, to receive regular testing
Administration promises to use dormant device after last spring's bomb scare
Daniel Zavala
Posted in: News on 12/14/07 at 11:21 AM PST
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With its hefty cost, the Fire Evacuation System on campus is under question.
During a bomb scare last spring that led to the evacuation of all buildings at the school, the $500,000 system was not put into use and that has led to mounting pressure to do something about it.
According to college President Linda M. Spink, "The system was tested a few weeks ago and we will do regular testing to ensure it is in working order."
Brad Young, Chairman of the Work Environment Committee, put the plan, which has yet to be implemented, into detail.
"We're going to begin to do something new," he said. "It has to go before the president for approval, but the committee has come up with a plan that we would test the alarm system on the first Tuesday of every month at 9:40 a.m. and then test it on the alternate nights on the evening."
"Then, the Sheriffs Department would announce it was a drill and to not evacuate," he said.
Young indicated that the drill would last approximately 20 seconds.
At the conclusion of each drill, instructors are expected to announce evacuation route each class would take if the emergency were real.
According to Young, evacuation routes are posted in every classroom on campus.
During a bomb scare last spring that led to the evacuation of all buildings at the school, the $500,000 system was not put into use and that has led to mounting pressure to do something about it.
According to college President Linda M. Spink, "The system was tested a few weeks ago and we will do regular testing to ensure it is in working order."
Brad Young, Chairman of the Work Environment Committee, put the plan, which has yet to be implemented, into detail.
"We're going to begin to do something new," he said. "It has to go before the president for approval, but the committee has come up with a plan that we would test the alarm system on the first Tuesday of every month at 9:40 a.m. and then test it on the alternate nights on the evening."
"Then, the Sheriffs Department would announce it was a drill and to not evacuate," he said.
Young indicated that the drill would last approximately 20 seconds.
At the conclusion of each drill, instructors are expected to announce evacuation route each class would take if the emergency were real.
According to Young, evacuation routes are posted in every classroom on campus.
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