Baylor Sic 'em for Safety Day Event Engages Students in Community-building, Safety Education

Baylor’s Department of Public Safety partners with local services to address campus, personal safety with a fun, community-building event

WACO, Texas (Aug. 30, 2021) – From a simulated fire in a residence hall room to a visit with goldendoodle Liberty, American Medical Response's therapy dog, the Baylor University Department of Public Safety will host its annual Sic 'em for Safety Day with events for students from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, on Fountain Mall.

The annual Sic 'em for Safety Day serves as an ongoing community-building opportunity for students to learn about emergency services, Baylor and local resources and potential safety hazards. The event is hosted by each unit within the Baylor Department of Public Safety: the Baylor University Police Department (BUPD), emergency management, fire safety, parking and transportation services, technical security and global safety and security.

Activities will include:

• Mock residence hall room fire demonstration to raise awareness of fire safety and prevent fires in residence halls by showing just how how quickly fire can spread.
• Firefighter Challenge, a competition for teams of three students who each will take on one obstacle—donning firefighter gear, deploying the fire hose line and dragging a tire across the course. The fastest team will be awarded prizes. All participants will receive a Baylor Firefighter Challenge T-shirt.
• Cornhole tournament
• Fire extinguisher training
• Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot and canine demonstrations
• Showcase of first responder vehicles
• Visit by goldendoodle Liberty, AMR’s therapy dog

"Our Baylor police, emergency and fire prevention personnel diligently serve our campus community each and every day. We are honored again to host Safety Day on campus, which allows us and our Waco and McLennan County partners to engage with our students in a fun evening of activities while highlighting the vital role they play in campus safety as well as their own personal safety," said Mark G. Childers, associate vice president for public safety and security at Baylor.

Baylor DPS will be joined at the event by community partners, including the Waco Police Department, Waco Fire Department, McLennan County Sheriff's Office, American Medical Response (AMR/EMS), American Red Cross, Waco/McLennan County Public Health Department, Waco-McLennan County Office of Emergency Management, Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG) Homeland Security.

ABOUT BAYLOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

The Baylor University Department of Public Safety serves as an umbrella department for the Baylor University Police Department, emergency management, fire safety, global safety and security, technical security and parking and transportation. The DPS is set on providing students, faculty and alumni with excellent security and safety through instant notification systems, extensive surveillance cameras and highly-trained staff.

ABOUT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 19,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.