• Please do not decorate more than 33 percent of room doors and walls with decorative combustibles
• Do not hang decorations on exit doors, ceilings, sprinkler heads, fire safety equipment, or hand railings
• Do not run electrical wire between or beneath door jambs as this wire pinching may create excessive heat and cause a fire
• Cut Christmas trees, hay bales, or other dried vegetation are prohibited for use inside university buildings
• Use only electrical equipment including extension cords and Christmas tree lights, and other equipment  that bears Underwriters Laboratory (UL) approval tags or other recognized test laboratory designations
• Before leaving for the holidays, disconnect space heaters, decorative lights, personal coffee pots, battery chargers, and other non-essential energy consuming appliances
• Unblock exit paths in rooms, offices, and hallways and have no longer needed furniture and equipment picked up by
• Lower office temperature thermostats to the holiday setting of 55â—¦F
• At Home: Remember to install fresh batteries in each of your smoke detectors; there should be a smoke detector in each bedroom. Inspect your fire extinguisher and shake up the caked powder inside
• Attempt to open bedroom windows to ensure that they have not been inadvertently painted shut
• Water your live Christmas tree frequently

A wise man once said, “There are two things you should never leave unattended, those being newly poured concrete that needs to be leveled out before it dries; and food on the stove during its cooking process.”

For questions or comments, please contact Dwain Archer at 502-852-3473, or .Ìý