JUSTICE: Sharing Safety: UC Study Abroad Program is now fire safety conscious!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

UC Study Abroad Program is now fire safety conscious!

The University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) has recently made several great improvements to its website and to is orientation materials to help students studying abroad stay safe.

In their parent's guide, they have added a page about fire safety abroad and a link to our website!

In the student's guide to studying abroad, they've added a two-page section about fire safety, which includes our link as well.

Ines DeRomana, of UCEAP's Health, Safety, and Emergency Response deparment, made a fire safety flier with the help of the UC Santa Barbara Fire Marshall, which is distributed to students at orientations.

She is also in the process of creating a fire safety risk assessment form, powerpoint slides to show at orientations, and wallet-sized hand outs for students with emergency numbers and essential safety information.

Thank you so much to Ines DeRomana and to UC EAP for doing this important work! The goal of our foundation is to make this happen, and we are truly grateful.

4 comments:

DadOctober 3, 2011 at 1:55 PM
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DadOctober 3, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Dear Megan,

We love you, we are proud of you, keep up the the excellent work.

With your permission I posted the above information on the Facebooks
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MeganOctober 3, 2011 at 5:22 PM
I love you too :)

Of course, that's no problem.
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AnonymousNovember 13, 2011 at 10:13 PM
It is really great to hear that the UCEAP's Health, Safety, and Emergency Response department is bringing a lot of change in the field of fire risk assessment, and also creation of fire risk assessment form is essential. For every commercial building fire risk assessment is an essential part in preventing fire hazards.
Read more - Fire Risk Assessment
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On April 14, 2011, a devastating fire overtook a building in the Ménilmontant neighborhood of Paris's 20th arrondissement, taking the lives of four ambitious students studying from around the world: Jasmine Jahanshahi, Louise Brown, Lise Aseberg and Felicia Bolm. The fire spread quickly, and without the warning of an alarm or a smoke detector or the safe passage of a fire escape, the students fell to their death. Another international student, Grace Flott, was seriously injured.

Unfortunately, tragic apartment fires are not uncommon in neighborhoods like Ménilmontant- congested urban corridors mostly populated by lower-income residents such as students and immigrants living in century-old wooden structures with little or no fire safety regulations. Such fires present a major risk to American students studying abroad who are accustomed to stricter fire regulations.

Fortunately, the tools required to safely escape a fire are even more accessible and affordable with improved technology. Jasmine's family and friends established JUSTICE in her memory so that we can distribute fire escape ladders, smoke detectors, and fire prevention education to neighborhoods worldwide! To learn more about how you can get involved, Click Here!