Question 1

You burn popcorn in your dorm microwave, and light smoke starts to appear. What is the safest first action you should take?

Accepted Answer

Be calm, turn off microwave, keep the door closed, use fire alarm if needed

Question 2

At 2 a.m., the fire alarm sounds in your dorm. You do not see or smell smoke in your room. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Quickly get dressed, grab essential items, and evacuate using nearest exit

Question 3

Which of the following cooking habits in a dorm kitchen most reduces your risk of starting a fire?

Accepted Answer

Keeping flammable items like paper towels and bags away from the stove

Question 4

Your roommate plugs a space heater into an extension cord in your dorm room. Why is this unsafe?

Accepted Answer

Extension cords can overheat because heaters draw a lot of power

Question 5

Which item is generally safest to use for decorating your dorm door under typical fire safety rules?

Accepted Answer

A small, non-electrical sign attached flat to the door

Question 6

If a small trash can fire starts in a common room and you have been trained to use a fire extinguisher, which acronym helps you remember how to operate it?

Accepted Answer

PASS

Question 7

Which behavior in your dorm room is most likely to increase the risk of an electrical fire?

Accepted Answer

Running multiple high-wattage devices through a daisy chain of power strips

Question 8

Why is propping open a dorm fire door (for example, with a shoe or wedge) considered a serious fire safety violation?

Accepted Answer

It allows smoke and fire to spread quicker between areas of the building

Question 9

During a fire drill, which behavior best prepares you for a real emergency?

Accepted Answer

Walking calmly to your designated assembly area and checking in with staff

Question 10

If you wake up to a fire in the hallway outside your dorm room and the door feels hot to the touch, what is the safest immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Escape if safe to,otherwise, Stay in your room, call emergency services,

College Dorm Fire Safety Trivia

2) At 2 a.m., the fire alarm sounds in your dorm. You do not see or smell smoke in your room. What should you do?

3) Which of the following cooking habits in a dorm kitchen most reduces your risk of starting a fire?

4) Your roommate plugs a space heater into an extension cord in your dorm room. Why is this unsafe?

5) Which item is generally safest to use for decorating your dorm door under typical fire safety rules?

6) If a small trash can fire starts in a common room and you have been trained to use a fire extinguisher, which acronym helps you remember how to operate it?

7) Which behavior in your dorm room is most likely to increase the risk of an electrical fire?

8) Why is propping open a dorm fire door (for example, with a shoe or wedge) considered a serious fire safety violation?

9) During a fire drill, which behavior best prepares you for a real emergency?

10) If you wake up to a fire in the hallway outside your dorm room and the door feels hot to the touch, what is the safest immediate action?