WWU students complete fire protection drills

8/15/2012 Mary Ann Beahon
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William Woods University students learned how to escape a burning building and operate a fire extinguisher Wednesday so they can pass the information on to other students.

Artificial smoke was created by the Fulton Fire Department to teach the 34 community advisers (CAs) about precautions to use in case of a fire. CAs are students who are employed by the residential life office. Each CA is responsible for a section of a residence hall to assist student residents and serving as a resource person.
 
Each year, the community advisers return to campus a week before the new students arrive for orientation. During this time, they participate in training and various team-building exercises.  Orientation at William Woods begins Aug. 22, and classes start Aug. 27.
                                                                        
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William Woods University student Julia Peairs of Chandler, Ariz., escapes through the smoke in Serena Hall. Peairs is a senior equestrian science and biology major who is assigned as a CA in Brockman Hall, which houses her sorority, Alpha Phi. 
 
Trey Harris, a firefighter with the Fulton Fire Department, explains to the William Woods University community advisers to stay low to the floor in case of a fire.