EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER% . THE RA FIRE ACADEMY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6 P.M. WEDNESDAY , AUG. 15, AT FIELDCREST HALL .)

* WHO :* WVU Environmental Health and Safety, WVU Fire Extension, WVU Housing officials, Residence Hall Assistants (RA), Morgantown Fire Department, fire service instructors

* WHAT :* Fire experts from WVU Environmental Health and Safety will assist in training more than 200 residence hall assistants on fire safety techniques. Training will include: mobile burn rooms that will be set ablaze to demonstrate how quickly fire can spread; a residence hall room filled with fire safety hazards for RAs to identify dangerous situations (overloaded power strip, candles, etc.); smoke filled hallway for RAs to navigate that will stress the importance of knowing floor layouts;skeet shootwhere RAs will try to hit a moving Frisbee with a fire hose stream; fire extinguisher training; lectures and videos. Some outside activities are dependent on weather conditions.

* WHEN :* Wednesday, Aug. 8, 6- 8:30 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 9, 68:30 p.m.

* WHERE :* Fieldcrest Hall, located next to the WVU Health Sciences Center and near Milan Puskar Stadium. Activities taking place in rear parking lot and inside building.

* NOTE :* Media should contact Terri Konchesky before coming to cover any activity. The events could change depending on the weather conditions. Parking is available at Fieldcrest Hall.