Fire & Emergency Services
The Department of Fire & Emergency Services (FES), in addition to implementing the University's crisis emergency plan (see emergency preparedness), maintains an active partnership with the City of Philadelphia's Department of Licenses & Inspection, and Fire Department, in order to ensure compliance with all city, state and federal fire and building codes for the University. FES conducts routine inspections of buildings and fire alarms; supervises mandatory evacuation drills; reviews all plans for construction, renovation and installation of fire protection and sprinkler systems; monitors all campus elevators for safe operations; coordinates regular inspections of all elevator emergency phones; conducts pre-event inspections (such as Spring Fling, Hey Day, concerts etc.); and provides fire and emergency services trainings for the entire Penn community.
