Fire Prevention Program

Fires can happen anywhere at anytime and have a devastating impact on the university including people and physical resources such as labs, offices, library collections, classroom space, all of which are critical elements of our mission as a research and teaching institution.

The Alberta Fire Code and Occupational Health & Safety legislation requires us to have an emergency response plan for any event or operations that may require evacuation or rescue of staff, students or visitors.  Staff and students are required to be familiar with the plan and know their responsibilities with respect to the prevention of fires and what to do when there is a fire. Supervisors are responsible for providing this information and ensuring the workplace is kept up to university safety standards according to university policies & procedures and applicable legislation.

The Fire Prevention Program includes the following elements:

1. Fire Safety Inspections - every building on campus is inspected at least once per year with an eye to emergency escape routes, accumulations of combustible material and legislative compliance.
2. The implementation of an Assembly Point system designed to accommodate evacuated populations during time of emergency, collect relevant information and protect them from the elements.
3. Fire Education and Training including  hands-on fire extinguisher training simulator.
4. Plan Review and Design Consultation.
5. Fire investigation in conjunction with the Calgary Fire Department
6. The Hot Work and Dust Program is designed to ensure all work on campus that generates heat, smoke or dust is properly supervised to prevent false fire alarms and unnecessary business interruptions.
7. The Special Events Program is designed to assist those scheduling and hosting the many and varied events across campus with answers and suggestions to commonly asked questions.

Important links and documents: 

• At Work - Am I Fire Safe (pdf)
• Off-Campus Student Fire Safety Checklist
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• Hot Work and Dust Program
• Hot Work and Dust Permit (pdf)
• Special Events Program 
• Code of Practice for Portable/Personal Heaters
• Laboratory Fire Safety Access & Egress - Safety Bulletin
• Food Outlets Evacuation - Safety Bulletin
• Fire – Emergency Response Plan

• Evacuation Procedures Template (pdf)

Additional emergency response information can be found at http://www.ucalgary.ca/emergencyplan/