Inside ■ This issue is the last issue lor fall term l‘IHU and the decade. The Emerald will re sume daily publication tor winter term on |an. 8. 1 !><)(). _ _Oregon Daily_ - Emerald Mnntl.n . Dei rmhci II. I ohm ()in;nn Volume m 1, \'uinl)i‘i I Structures lack adequate alarms for fire warning Bn Stephanie Holland I morale! Reporter The lark nt a centralized lire alarm system, .is well .is in operative warning devil es. h.ne lelt many t'mveisity build ings without the ,ihihl\ to alert people to evat uate building such as Mi Arthur Court whii h eould roll.ipse in a toe altei 1 "1 minutes Steve Boosinger. i il\ deputy lire marshal, made alarm system inspections at the University Irom Aug. I to Sept H and sent his report to the ()tti< e of I’ublit Safely l )i t '8 M.ii ( ourt was one of the lilli Id ings n\ it ft i ode violations I he only pull station in the arena is lot a toil near doors on the south side ol the budding It a tire were to start someone would have to find the station break the glass and pull the s» iti h The arena should have a pull station at eai h exit and should be fully protei led In a sprinkler system, Hoosinger said The building contains wall coverings and i filings made ol I irtex whit It is low-density cellulose fiber that burns at the rate ol M feet per sei nnd, lie said When it burns it burns at the rate fastei than most peo ple can esi ape he said "Steel supports gusset plates and wire i aides are not lire protei ted at cording to Hoosingei s report In a fire sitiia “Steel supports, gusset plates and wire cables are not lire protected. In a tire situation, it is estimated that the building might collapse within a 15 minute time frame. " Steve Boosinger. linn it is estimated lli.tl tin- building might i ollapse within .1 I ‘i minute time frame When Hoosinger tested llii- alarm (luring Ins inspection, no hell or verbal warning was ac tivated to alert visitors of a lire Kartdv Mamin alarm s\ stem i nordmator lor the t Iff it e of I’tlhlii Safety said the lai k ol a buzzing svslem is not uni run mon in buildings that hold large numbers of people Buzzing alarms might panic people and 1 reate evai nation dillic ulties. lie said However. Bnnsmgei said en rv building should have a warning system An ideal warning would he a voice an nnunc eluent which calmly instructs people In leave the building, lie said Although warning signals were not ac tivated inside the arena I lie test signaled an alarm system in the ()llice of I’uh In Safety Hoosmger said He said he also tested a memory unit located inside the communications box that was built in l't.'i In former Mai Court events managet Steve Mi Bride who is now direi lor ol 1 ompiiter services (or inlerc ollegiate atliletii s The ( aidaphone unit, w inc h is designed for memory dial mg for a telephone and not approved tor lire detei lion, was connected to provide us with .1 little higher level of protec I ion "Mi III ide said II Mac Court's pull station was .11 tivated during a lire the unit would signal a pager worn by the event supervisor, who c mi Id begin evacuation ol the building liefnre c ampiis sec uri tv and the tire department arrived Mi Bride said However. Hoosinger said lie tested the unit three times and rec cived three busy signals from the pager (Mac Court) hasn't informed us about (the unit), Stamut said "Anything to do with the alarms should he c leared with the Offic e ol Public Safety "Any alarm system that's done without a permit or that's put in not according to code is wrong. Hoosinger said While 1 hec king the tire alarms, he discovered hundreds ol violations and hazards, some of whit h are not direi llv re lated to the alarm systems Turn to Tire, Page lb )'(>' /he IdSOs arc < ndiiii>. and with them, a < ra:\ 1 nm three full years helorr his preferred retirement dale ot June 10. 1‘ttiiJ Fhis unexper led amiouui rnienl initiated a haltle hr tween llir (omhined ton es ol students, faculty and many admiuislrators and llir stale hoard Hundreds ot students rallied to support Uliini and the Student Senate railed lor a (lass Furn to 80s, Pane ">