<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi All,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Please see the message below. If there are any concerns at or around your desk in your office, please address them on Thursday.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Vivian</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Segoe UI",-apple-system,"system-ui",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><font color="#0C64C0" face="Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">CNAS Dean via Science_faculty_all</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:science_faculty_all@lists.ucr.edu">science_faculty_all@lists.ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM<br>Subject: [Science_faculty_all] TAKE ACTION: Physics Fire Incident and Inspections by the State Fire Marshal<br>To: <a href="mailto:science_faculty_all@lists.ucr.edu">science_faculty_all@lists.ucr.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:science_faculty_all@lists.ucr.edu">science_faculty_all@lists.ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg2634472103025507800">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Chairs, Directors, Faculty, and All Lab Personnel,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As you are aware, a fire occurred in Physics Annex 1159 on January 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM. Emergency procedures were followed and all individuals safely evacuated the building with no further incident. First responders were on the scene
from both campus and the City of Riverside, they were able to address and extinguish the fire very quickly.
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<p class="MsoNormal">In response to the fire, the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is the lead agency assessing the root cause of the incident and the building will remain closed until the investigation is complete.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <b><i>EH&S and the Fire Life Safety teams believe the State will access more labs on campus in the near future.<u></u><u></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u></u> <u></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are requesting your assistance and support in reminding your faculty to address any open findings and/or escalation immediately, not limited to and including;<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="m_2634472103025507800MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Chemical inventory accuracy, appropriate placarding,<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_2634472103025507800MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Hazardous waste disposal,<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_2634472103025507800MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">General housekeeping, removing all cartons, boxes, and trash,<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_2634472103025507800MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Electrical safety,<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_2634472103025507800MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Ensuring doorways, pathways, electrical panels, fire extinguishers are not blocked or obstructed.<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">NOTE: The faculty/PI are held accountable for incidents in their labs.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">EH&S is available to provide guidance, assistance, and answer any questions in support of our faculty and facilities. Higher risk labs will be prioritized which includes higher risk equipment and activities. EH&S would like to visit as
many labs as possible in anticipation of the State’s visit.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We urge you to take action now, <u>the OSFM will not wait to be invited into any space; once a space or spaces are chosen to investigate, they will focus their inspection on the entire space down to minute details</u>. Sabrina will follow
up with a message to each department chair to provide the latest list of outstanding EH&S items. Thank you in advance for your assistance and cooperation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peter<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Peter W Atkinson, Ph.D.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dean, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Professor<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Entomology<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">2315 Olmsted Hall (Dean’s Office)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Ph: +1 951-827-3101<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">2234A Genomics Building (Faculty Office)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Ph: +1 951-827-4782<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://atkinsonlabentm.ucr.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">https://atkinsonlabentm.ucr.edu/</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:peter.atkinson@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">peter.atkinson@ucr.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(he/him/his)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of California, Riverside<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">USA<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Executive Assistant: Jennifer Markovski<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Jennifer.markovski@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">Jennifer.markovski@ucr.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(office) +1 951-827-4597</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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