Terrance Crumbley
Fire Safety Specialist
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GT Fire Safety for the Winter Season
GT Fire Safety Winter Safety
It is common knowledge that a lot of fires and deaths are caused from portable space heaters (PSH) being used improperly. Portable space heaters are restricted in many businesses due to fear of fire. Per the National Fire Codes, Space heaters can be used safely. Space heaters should be restricted on the Georgia Tech campus due to other important reasons, not due to fire safety concerns.
Portable space heater use cause the following issues in Georgia Tech buildings:
Kory Blackshear
Fire Safety Specialist
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Mark (Jason) Vanhook
Life Safety Equipment Tech II
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Justin Kale
Life Safety Equipment Tech II
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Labria Pearson
Administrative Professional III
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New Fire Marshal
Welcoming Bridget Mourao to the Fire Safety Team
Bridget Mourao, MPH, JM, MBA
Fire Safety Manager
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Fume Hood Fire
On August 21st, a small fire occurred in a fume hood while heating a mixture of N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) and cellulose powder in an oil bath on a hot plate. Part of the oil bath was covered with aluminum foil and overheated, causing the oil to overflow out of the bath and contacting an ignition source (the hot plate.) The postdoc and the GRA running the experiment did an excellent job reacting promptly and extinguishing the fire within 15 seconds of it occurring.
Tamper Proof FDCs
The Fire Safety Office has started an initiative to secure the Fire Department Connections