Alarm System
The
University of Rhode Island Fire and Burglar Alarm Systems are under the management
of the Alarms coordinator. The staff consists of four licensed
technicians that respond to alarms and mechanical troubles on fire and burglar
systems. Three work Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm and one works
7:00pm to 3:00am Wednesday through Sunday. There is also a technician on call
at all times that is dispatched by the Campus Police when a problem arises with
the alarm systems.
The
buildings at URI have a fire alarm system that is tied directly to the Local
Fire Department and/or the Campus Police Station as follows:
- Kingston Campus - Tied into the Kingston Fire Department, South Kingston Police Station and the Campus Police Station through the municipal circuit.
- Narragansett Bay Campus - Tied into the Narragansett Fire Department.
- W. Alton Jones Campus
- Tied to the Campus Police Station by telephone line.
The police dispatch the West Greenwich Fire Department. - Providence Campus- Tied into the Providence Fire Department.
The alarm staff maintains all fire and burglar systems and keep them in operating condition twenty four hours a day.
If a problem occurs with your fire or burglar alarm system you need to call the University Police at 874-2121 to have a technician dispatched to take care of the problem as soon as possible.
We work very hard at keeping the alarms operating properly and you can help us by keeping false alarms at a minimum. The Fire and Police Departments are here to keep us safe and we don't want to have them respond unless they are needed.
