Vido: MUW Holds Campus Safety Day

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- It wasn’t your typical school fire drill at Mississippi University for Women’s campus Tuesday, but it was campus safety day.

The Columbus Fire Department, MBI and Mississippi Highway Patrol and several others spent Tuesday afternoon giving safety information to students.

The fire department put on a mock residence hall room burn, showing students just how quickly a fire can spread.

Students say events like this keep them prepared for the worst.

“Things like this, in real like and real time lets students see the repercussions of not escaping a room, or the direction to go in the event that something like that would happen,” said Molly Rafaely.

Students even got to try on gear from area law enforcement to get a glimpse of what it’s like to suit up in uniform.