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November 2008
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Suspicious item forced the evacuation of a BSU dorm
KTVB - Boise,ID,USA
At the same time students in the dorms woke up to the fire alarm going
off. "We came outside and there were mobs of people. We were all in our
pajamas still ...
Man at UW campus sets self on fire
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Seattle firefighters had to take a man to Harborview Medical Center
after he set himself on fire at the University of Washington campus. ...
Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
A former employee of the University of Washington in Seattle poured
gasoline on himself and set himself on fire in the middle of campus
Thursday afternoon, ...
Five students flee house fire
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
CATHARINES, Ont. -- A fast-moving house fire early yesterday morning
sent five Brock University students scurrying to safety, including one
who was forced ...
Reward increased to $4000 in frat case
YourHub.com - Denver,CO,USA
... charges on a suspect or suspects in a fire-bombing incident at Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, 1100 block of 12th Street, during the early morning hours
of Oct. 3. ...
UC Students Raise Fire Safety Awareness
kypost.com - Covington,KY,USA
Students at the University of Cincinnati are teaming up with area
firefighters to spread awareness about fire safety. The Bearcat
Community Action Team ...
October 2008
MTSU Students Face Scary Situation
WSMV - Nashville,TN,USA
A week after Middle Tennessee State University canceled classes because
of an e-mail threat and small fires in a dorm, students returned only to
be faced ...
Washburn students trying to figure out who would want to set fire ...
KTKA.com - Topeka,KS,USA
"Seeing smoke from the fourth floor was kind of nerve racking,"
Goodrich, who saw the smoke once she left the dorm, said. But what is
also nerve racking is ...
Campus donation drive for fire victims
The Collegian - Fresno,CA,USA
... Lindsey Thomas and Tess Warwick lost nearly all of their personal
belongings in a fire Tuesday night at Bulldog Village, west of campus on
Cedar Avenue. ...
Dorm fires, threatening emails cancel classes
Sidelines Online (subscription) - Murfreesboro,TN,USA
The setting of three small fires in campus dorms Wednesday and Thursday
morning heightened concern. Some news outlets have reported the
malicious e-mails ...
CSO Report
University of Dallas University News - Irving,TX,USA
The Irving Fire Department cleared campus after the alarm was reset. The
microwave oven was removed from the building. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 at
09:33 am ...
BRIEF: Student residents flee smoke at Eccles dorm
SUU Journal Online - UT,USA
Cedar City Fire Chief Paul Irons said a rubber coupler on an electrical
motor in a mechanical room was the cause of the dark smoke. ...
PSU student sets fire to dorm
KPOJ - Portland,OR,USA
By Mark Workhoven A student at Portland State University is arrested
Monday on accusations he started a fire in his dormitory. ...
Fire at Concord dorm quickly controlled
Beckley Register-Herald (subscription) - Beckley,WV,USA
By Fred Pace Officials said a Monday afternoon fire that led to the
evacuation of a dorm on the Athens campus of Concord University did no
damage to the ...
PSU Student Accused Of Arson At Dorm
KPTV.com - Portland,OR,USA
Fire investigators said they arrested a Portland State University
student early Monday morning on an arson charge. PSU student Paul Rowley
was arrested on a ...
Arson suspected in blaze at college
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA
A fire that heavily damaged a portable classroom building on the Clover
Park Technical College campus early Wednesday likely was intentionally
set, ...
$3000 Reward Offered In Fraternity Firebombing
TheDenverChannel.com - Denver,CO,USA
DENVER -- Officials increased the reward for information about a
firebombing incident at a fraternity house near the University of
Colorado campus Thursday. ...
Tucson Time Capsule : fire sparked UA evacuation
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
More than 800 people were evacuated from the University of Arizona
Student Union on Oct. 12, 1973, because of a grease fire in the
basement. ...
BREAKING: Fire drill leads to kitchen fire
Lamron - Geneseo,NY,USA
Fire trucks and ambulances arrived on campus within ten minutes of the
second alarm. Manzo said that the spread of the fire was curbed by
University Police ...
Another Possible Arson Fire At EKU
Lex 18 - Lexington,KY,USA
The Richmond Fire Department was called to EKU's campus again Thursday
after a trash fire at Dupree Hall, the fourth fire on the campus since
Monday. ...
Reward offered in attack on fraternity
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity were inside the frat house
in the 1100 block of 12th Street when fire erupted outside about 2:15 am
As they ...
Cops: No one ruled out in frat firebombing
United Press International - USA
The small fire caused minor damage to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house but
it was followed by a sizable brawl in an nearby alley that seriously
injured one ...
No injuries in ASU frat house chimney fire
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
Members of Sigma Chi Fraternity cut up pallets of wood, overstuffed them
into a chimney and lit them on fire, senior fire inspector Mike
Reichling said. ...
Man jailed for dorm arson | KXNet.com North Dakota News
KXMC - Minot,ND,USA
Miller's attorney says the fire was a prank, and his client never
intended to cause any harm. Miller was leaving the dorm when he held a
lighter to cotton ...
Kitchen Fire at GVSU Sparks Quick Response from Firefighters
WZZM - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
(WZZM)-- Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire Sunday morning at
Grand Valley State University, only to find thick smoke after an attempt
to make sugar ...
New home for public safety at SCSU
St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud,MN,USA
It also has a bunkerlike dispatch center where staff can monitor almost
80 cameras on campus. Because there's no basement, the dispatch center
was ...
Firefighters Want More Authority To Inspect Off-Campus Housing
10TV - Columbus,OH,USA
Assistant Fire Chief Karry Ellis said his department needs more
authority to inspect off-campus housing. "We've seen the homes that we
have legal authority ...
Teen to serve one year for dorm fire
Worthington Daily Globe - Worthington,MN,USA
MOORHEAD - A 19-year-old with a history of legal scrapes was sentenced
to a year in jail Monday for starting a dormitory fire in December. ...
Explosions, Fire Investigated at Emory Univ.
WXIA-TV - Atlanta,GA,USA
Firefighters found four trash cans on fire outside a dormitory on Eagle
Row. Crews put out the fires and found a bubbling chemical inside drink
containers ...
Firebomb does little damage at CU frat house
Examiner.com - USA
The early morning firebomb caused no injuries or significant damage, and
residents had put the fire out by the time firefighters arrived, police
spokeswoman ...
WSU student falls from frat house fire escape
KXLY - Spokane,WA,USA
PULLMAN -- A student at Washington State University in Pullman fell from
the fire escape of a fraternity house Sunday morning. Police say the
20-year-old ...
Firefighters find red flags in student rentals
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
As head of the division's fire-prevention bureau, he oversees city fire
inspections. A recent analysis by WBNS-TV (Channel 10) revealed that
city ...
Fire breaks out at ZBT fraternity
SU The Daily Orange (subscription) - Syracuse,NY,USA
Matt Abdifar, president of SU's Interfraternity Council, said each
fraternity is required to pass an annual house inspection for fire
hazards. ...
September 2008
Fireworks cause fire at PRCC dorm room
Biloxi Sun
Herald - MS, USA
... College student faces misdemeanor charges of malicious mischief
after officials say exploding fireworks in a dormitory room triggered a
small fire. ...
Fire Factor 2008
WCIA-3 News -
IL,USA
Sixty student-leaders from across campus came-out to learn what it takes
to survive a fire. It's all part of the eighth annual Fire Factor
Academy. ...
Inspectors
slam doors on Science & Math dorms
Durham
Herald Sun - Durham,NC,USA
12 letter from state fire marshal Section Chief Susan Gentry listed the
following "life safety" issues: - Three of the dorm's rooms were too
small because ...
False fire alarms annoy residents
Henderson State
University Oracle - Arkadelphia,AR,USA
To some it may seem logical to remain in the dormitory rather than
wasting time evacuating for a false alarm, but Corley disagrees. "I know
it's frustrating ...
Fire at ESU forces evacuation
Emporia Gazette
- Emporia,KS,USA
There were no injuries in a fire that prompted the evacuation of the
Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building at Emporia State
University Thursday ...
Fire Division to inspect off-campus rentals
Columbus
Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
A WBNS crew knocked on the doors of several rooming houses that weren't
on the Fire Division's inspection list, and it didn't take long to find
problems. ...
Pi Kappa Alpha attempts to fix fire hazards, violations
MU The Parthenon
(subscription) - Huntington,WV,USA
Due to a scheduled inspection for all sororities and fraternities,
Deputy Fire Marshal Dave Bias had planned on visiting the Pi Kappa Alpha
house the ...
Fire sprinkler damages three floors of Aber
Montana Kaimin -
Missoula,MT,USA
Since the sprinkler went off, the dorm’s fire alarm also activated, and
everyone in the building had to evacuate. According to Brunell, the
sprinkler in ...
Cause of fraternity fire in Madison still unknown
Chicago Tribune
- United States
Fire investigators still haven't nailed down the cause of a fire at the
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house in Madison. City officials have given
the ...
CU Greek officers receive a lesson in fire safety
University of
Colorado The Campus Press - Boulder,CO,USA
The sixth annual Greek Fire Academy gave 24 sorority and fraternity fire
safety officers a crash course in fire extinguisher use, evacuation,
fire behavior ...
Dorm fire helps educate students
KRCG - Jefferson
City,MO,USA
Tuesday afternoon, William Woods University and the Fulton Fire
Department lit a fully furnished mock dorm room on fire to educate
students on fire safety. ...
Marijuana blamed for fire at Medaille dorm
WKBW-TV -
Buffalo,NY,USA
Burns allegedly started a fire yesterday afternoon inside a second floor
dorm room at the South Residence Hall. He allegedly put hot marijuana
ashes inside ...
Oven Fire Breaks Out in Barnard Dorm
CU Columbia
Spectator - New York,NY,USA
By Alix Pianin and Betsy Morais A small fire broke out on the sixth
floor of the Barnard residence hall at 600 W. 116th St. early Friday
morning. ...
Fire forces evacuation of apartment tower at PSU
Clearfield Progress - Clearfield,PA,USA
STATE COLLEGE (AP) - A small fire at an apartment tower in State College
forced the evacuation of more than 100 apartments. The fire at the
12-story Penn ...
Fire at University Mall causes massive smoke damage
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
Between the sprinklers and responding fire crews, the fire was knocked
down before doing much damage, but University Mall officials estimate
that the smoke ...
SC, NC students to join fire victims' moms in DC
The
Daily Advance - Elizabeth City,NC,USA
The Carolina students, along with other mothers of fire victims, and
Shawn Simons, who survived a Seton Hall University dorm fire in 2000,
...
State College Fire
WTAJ
- Altoona,PA,USA
STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE COUNTY - State College Police said Sunday a minor
fire at the Penn Tower apartment building forced the evacuation of the
student ...
August 2008
Arson Suspected in Dorm Fire at Miami University in Ohio
Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA
Officials at Miami University are investigating two fires they say were
deliberately set in a dormitory on the Oxford campus. University police
say the ...
Small fire leads to evacuation at U of Iowa dorm
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA
IOWA CITY — Fire officials say no one was injured when hundreds of
students were evacuated after small fire broke out in a University of
Iowa dormitory. ...
Fire at Oregon state Capitol investigated as arson
The Associated Press -
The fire, which started on the south side of the building, was reported
by Willamette University students living across the street at about
12:30 am ...
Fire in UF building causes minor damage
Gatorsports.com - Gainesville,FL,USA
By Lise Fisher Fire spread from a room on the second floor of the
Academic Research Building at the University of Florida early Friday,
Gainesville Fire ...
Fire safety should come first
Newsdurhamregion.com - Durham,Ontario,Canada
As well, the new student housing bylaw surrounding the Oshawa college
and university campus requires an inspection by the fire department.
Disclosure on campus fires
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
19, 2000, fire at Seton Hall, 126 others have died in campus fires. The
hope is that because of Pascrell's effort, fewer students will die or be
injured ...
Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act Signed by Bush
Firehouse.com (subscription) - USA
That was different" That's the reaction of Ed Comeau, founder of Center
for Campus Fire Safety, to his announcement that President Bush had
signed the ...
Firefighters light up dorm room to teach safety
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
FORT COLLINS – The two makeshift dorm rooms sat side by side in the open
space next to the Poudre Fire Authority's training center. Both were
about to burn, ...
Apartment dwellers thankful for their lives
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg,SC,USA
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at Campus Edge apartment complex
beside the USC Upstate campus in Spartanburg early Thursday morning. ...
Fire officials say lightning likely cause of fire at NSU's Student ...
Daily Comet - Thibodaux,LA,USA
THIBODAUX – A lightning strike is believed to have started a fire that
caused damage to Nicholls State University’s Office of Student
Publications tonight, ...
Two arrested in 'Y' blaze
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... that charred much of the mountainside near the iconic block "Y"
above the Brigham Young University campus. The fire cost more than
$30000 to fight.
July 2008
Rowan Students Evacuated After Apartment Fire
MyFox Philadelphia - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The complex is popular with students from nearby Rowan University, many
of whom are displaced. FOX 29's John Atwater reports all displaced
students are ...
WVU fraternity house condemned for fire violations
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA
by AP MORGANTOWN -- A privately owned fraternity house at West Virginia
University has been condemned for unsafe living conditions by the
Morgantown Fire ...
College Plans For Student Dining After Fire
WHNS - Greenville,SC,USA
ABBEVILLE, SC -- Officials at Erskine College said they have made plans
for student dining after a fire destroyed their dining hall two weeks
ago. ...
Fraternity house fire causes minor damage
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia,MO,USA
By the Tribune’s staff A kitchen fire yesterday at a University of
Missouri fraternity house caused minor damage but no injuries, the
Columbia Fire ...
UAPB Adds Fire Safety To Freshman Orientation
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA
"Every year college and university students experience a growing number
of fire related emergencies. There are several causes for these fires,
however most ...
Chemical explosion at CSU's Foothills Campus forces evacuation
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA
At no time was there danger to the general public, said Poudre Fire
Authority spokesman Pat-rick Love. Jorge J. Rocca, a CSU distinguished
professor of ...
Woman sentenced to five years for UW firebombing
Northwest Cable News - Portland,OR,USA
An arson fire at University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture
in Seattle in May of 2001 caused $7 million in damage. SEATTLE – A woman
who pleaded ...
LU nursing building reopens after campus fire
CKPR - Thunder Bay,ON,Canada
The road to recovery from disruptions caused by a massive five-alarm
fire Monday night at Lakehead University, is underway. Lakehead
officials announced ...
Three-alarm fire began in basement of Schuylkill County nursing ...
Reading Eagle - Reading,PA,USA
The county plans to sell the property to Penn State University for its
Schuylkill campus, according to county Administrator Darlene Dolzani.
Small fire on West College
Jacksonville Journal Courier - Jacksonville,IL,USA
BY KATIE ANDERSON A transformer problem near West College Avenue caused
a small fire and downed power lines about 10 pm Wednesday according to
Jacksonville ...
Fire quelled inside UNH dorm
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
DURHAM – University of New Hampshire students were evacuated from a
five-story dormitory this morning after a fire broke out in a fifth
floor kitchen. ...
Small fire at UNH dorm leads to early wake-up
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
By AP DURHAM — Summer residents of a University of New Hampshire
dormitory got an early wake-up call courtesy of the fire department. ...
June 2008
Former UT student sentenced to diversion in dorm fire
WAAY - Huntsville,AL,USA
(AP) - A teenager has pleaded guilty to aggravated arson for a dorm
elevator fire at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. ...
Fire burns Diablo Valley College
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
PLEASANT HILL, CA -- A fire severely damaged the police services
headquarters building on the Diablo Valley College campus in Pleasant
Hill early Monday ...
Chemistry building evacuated for spill cleanup; other campus ...
UC Davis - Davis,CA,USA
UC Davis fire department spokesman Paul Pfotenhauer said that at about
7:30 am, a graduate student working in chemistry professor Philip
Power's lab, ...
Small fire on LeMoyne College campus linked to electrical box
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
SYRACUSE, NY -- A small fire at Harrison Hall, on the Le Moyne College
campus has been traced back to an electrical box. It happened Saturday
morning, ...
Sprinkler projects delayed at three USC dorms
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
By JAMES T. HAMMOND -
jhammond@thestate.com Almost 1000 USC students who live in dorms
could go another year without fire-dousing sprinklers and other fire ...
Small fire hits KU dorm under construction
Reading Eagle - Reading,PA,USA
Firefighters responded to a small fire at Kutztown University's newest
dorm shortly after 6 Friday night. Dixon Hall is under construction and
was ...
Building collapses on Rice campus
KHOU - Houston,TX,USA
HOUSTON -- Houston firefighters are rushing to the Rice University
campus where there are reports that a building has collapsed. According
to Houston Fire ...
Fraternity house to stay closed
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
The city's fire marshal ordered the Pi Kappa Alpha house closed Friday
after a technician who was fixing a fire alarm reported seeing dirty and
dangerous ...
Fire cancels classes at AHC
Santa Maria Times - Santa Maria,CA,USA
By Times Staff Firefighters wearing respirators walk through the smoke
Wednesday during a fire on the campus of Allan Hancock College. ...
Fire breaks out at Middle Georgia College dorm under construction
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA
A small, isolated fire broke out Tuesday morning at a Middle Georgia
College residence hall that is under construction. ...
School Fire Drill Investigation
WTVC - Chattanooga,TN,USA
Would your child know what to do, if a fire started in their school?
Would they know what to do, in the event of a tornado, or if an intruder
breaks into ...
Madison police and fire investigators looking for tips on ...
WKOW-TV.com - Madison,WI,USA
... Investigation Unit is requesting help from the public with the
ongoing investigation of the fire that destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity house. ...
Landlords mobilize as City Hall considers rental-housing inspections
Crosscut - Seattle,WA,USA
"It's a life and safety issue for our students," he said, referring to
the thousands who live in rental units off campus. In many cases,
students are living ...
Suspicious fire at MIT
Auckland stuff.co.nz - Auckland,New Zealand
Classes resumed yesterday in other campus rooms and the Otara Leisure
Centre. MIT is now waiting for police and fire investigators to finish
on site before ...
WV Fire Marshal: New Frame Dorms Safer Than Home; Sprinklers ...
HNN Huntingtonnews.net - WV, USA
That’s good news especially at a school that lost students in the off
campus Emmons Junior fire. In fact, concrete and steel did not prevent
nine casualiies ...
Fraternity house on fire in Ann Arbor
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
ANN ARBOR -- Firefighters this morning were battling a blaze in a
fraternity house near Hill and Olivia streets. The fire was reported
about 6 am, ...
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