Fire and Life Safety Services

Fire & Life Safety Services protects the Middle Tennessee State University community by maintaining a proactive, prevention-based approach to hazardous conditions, campus fire protection systems, and occupant safety. The program advances campus safety through continuous education, inspections, and oversight of critical life-safety systems.

Fire & Life Safety Services provides the following primary services:

• Performs routine life-safety inspections in academic, residential, research, and support facilities to identify hazards and verify regulatory compliance.
• Oversees the maintenance and testing of installed fire protection systems, including sprinklers, alarms, extinguishers, and suppression systems.
• Conducts campus-wide fire drills and emergency egress exercises, reinforcing evacuation procedures and improving occupant preparedness.
• Delivers fire-and-life-safety education and training, including extinguisher use, emergency response awareness, and prevention strategies for campus groups.
• Reviews construction, renovation, and event layouts to ensure compliance with fire codes, life-safety standards, and occupancy requirements.
• Responds to reported fire safety concerns and coordinates hazard mitigation, working closely with Facilities Services, Housing, Police, and EHS.
• Maintains records, compliance documentation, and testing logs as required by state, federal, and NFPA standards.

Fire and Life Safety Manager: Jake Turner | 615-898-2879 | john.turner@mtsu.edu