Fire safety is taken seriously at EMU. The various types of organized fire safety training/education include:
- Classroom and hands-on fire extinguisher training for maintenance and student life staff, and any faculty deemed in need through their teaching assignment.
- Fire safety, and emergency preparedness training for building wardens and new staff and faculty.
- Active participation from everyone when conducting campus-wide fire drills in all campus buildings.
- Fire safety training conducted by the Harrisonburg Fire Department public education officers for student life staff and students at the beginning of the school year.