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13 Due to the extreme potential fire hazards the following items are strictly prohibited in College-managed on-campus student housing facilities: candles (even for decorative purposes); incense; halogen lamps; fireworks; smoke/fog machines; flame-producing devices; per - sonal furniture containing or constructed of urethane; and; appliances with exposed heating elements, including but not limited to broiler or toaster ovens, heating devices, hotplates, toasters, and space heaters (in emergencies, space heaters may be issued by the Residential Education and Housing staff). e use of appliances with enclosed heating ele - ments for cooking purposes are only permitted in the common areas (i.e. kitchens and lounges), this includes rice cookers, crock pots, and similar items. According to New Jersey State Law, smoking of any tobacco product or use of any electronic smoking devices in any indoor public place or workplace is prohibited. In order to maintain the highest levels of health and safety possible, e College of New Jersey prohibits smok - ing of any tobacco product or use of any electronic smoking devices in all residential buildings. Residents and occupants of facilities in which evidence of use of such a product is found are subject to action through the student conduct process and/or fines from e State of New Jersey. All fire safety violations are considered very serious and may result in removal from residence. A fire log is maintained at the Office of Campus Police Services. To review this log, please visit the dispatch window located in the Administrative Services Building. All fires are required to be reported to the Office of Campus Police Services. Campus Town In addition to the aforementioned College-managed on-campus student housing facilities, there are also on-campus student housing facilities that are located on land owned by e College of New Jersey, but that were developed and are managed by e PRC Group, of West Long Branch, NJ, and its agents. is development is called Campus Town and it includes student housing and other facilities. For por - tions of Campus Town that are used as student housing facilities, e PRC Group and its agents establish and enforce any policies or procedures for their residents that they lease to. At Campus Town fire safety systems protect all student housing facili- ties. Each system consists of fire alarms, smoke detection, and sprin- kler protection. Strobe lights are equipped in every student apart- ment and bedroom. Additionally, all Campus Town student housing facilities are equipped with fire extinguishers. Fire safety systems in Campus Town student housing facilities are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a contracted central station monitoring company that notifies the College's Office of Campus Police Services and Campus Town staff in the event of an alarm activation. Campus Town residence staff discuss fire safety during initial floor meetings with all residents within a few days of when they move in. In a fire situation, Campus Town staff and students are instructed to use the pull stations, evacuate the building, and to notify the Col - lege's Office of Campus Police Services if the alarm has not sounded. Residents are instructed to evacuate the building using stairs to muster locations. e resident handbook has a map that shows where each student should evacuate to. Campus Town staff live in residence and will be present in the event of a building evacuation. In 2015, planned fire drills were not performed at Campus Town. Starting in 2016, Campus Town will have two (2) planned fire drills each year. Campus Town residents are instructed to report all fires directly to the College's Office of Campus Police Services, and to give immedi- ate notice to Campus Town management regarding any fire, accident, damage, and/or any dangerous or defective conditions. Emergency contact phone numbers, including for the College's Office of Campus Police Services, are located in each student apartment on a magnet initially located on the refrigerator. For Campus Town, the following actions and items are prohibited in the premises and about the property: using fire warning devices and equipment for purposes other than cases of emergency; falsely reporting a fire or any other emergency; tampering with fire safety equipment; setting or fueling a fire of any size; using or possessing candles, other open flame devices, incense, hookahs, halogen lamps or halogen bulbs of any kind; refusing to leave a building during a fire alarm; smoking inside any part of Campus Town; using or possessing fireworks or firecrackers, dangerous/flammable chemicals or liquids; open flame (e.g. candle, incense, cigarette, cigar, etc.) inside any part of Campus Town; large appliances or structures without Campus Town management's approval (i.e. water beds, additional refrigerators besides mini fridges, large lofts, etc.); "piggy-backing" surge protectors and plugging more than one surge protector into an outlet; excessively overloading "doubling up" on extension cords or string lights; charcoal and propane grills; use of stove or microwave while apartment is unoc - cupied; removing fire extinguisher from kitchen space; and; failing to comply with procedures established for health and safety concerns.

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