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Additional Prohibited Items Firecrackers, gasoline, propane tanks, or other highly combustible items •

Halogen lamps and tri-color octopus lamps •

Candles, incense, bongs, hookahs, and ashtrays •

Bed risers, cinderblocks, and lofted furniture of any kind •

Room partitions or dividers of any kind •

Extension cords (surge protectors are acceptable with a maximum of six outlets and an •

independent on/off circuit breaker)

Fire Inspections: Facilities Services and the State Office of Fire Prevention and Control in-spect every building, including residence halls, annually. In addition, Residential Life staff members inspect campus housing several times throughout the academic year, including opening (September), Thanksgiving break (November), winter break (December), spring break (March), and closing (May). All spaces are inspected at opening and closing, and many are also inspected at the specified breaks. Students are provided instructions on the Col-lege’s expectations for the condition of their room during each break, and Residential Life staff follows up to confirm completion.

Reporting a fire: Anyone reporting an active fire should contact Campus Safety at 518-580-5566 or by calling 911 immediately. In addition, the fire alarm in the building should be pulled and everyone should evacuate the building to a predetermined assembly location, which is posted in all campus buildings. Everyone is required to exit a building when the fire alarm is activated, and people who refuse to comply will be subject to disciplinary or legal action.

Evacuation Procedures: Emergency procedures are posted in all buildings on campus includ-ing residence halls. A minimum of three drills are held annually in all buildings. These drills include evacuation procedures, evacuation routes, and assembly points.

Plans for future improvements in fire safety as determined by Skidmore: There is a continuous process to assess improvements in fire safety at the College. The Skidmore Emergency Man-agement Team and Facilities Services oversee this review process and seek input and advice from fire safety professionals to this end.

Fire Log: The Department of Campus Safety maintains a Fire Log that includes the nature, date, time and general location of every fire that occurs in an on-campus student housing facility. Entries or additions to the log must be made within two business days of receipt of the information. The log is available for the most recent 60-day period for inspection, week-days, during business hours. Older portions of the log will be made available within two business days of a request for public inspection.