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 Campus Fire Safety Information Sheet |
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The following information has been compiled by Campus Firewatch. Please note that much of this information is gathered by monitoring the wire services so the actual number of fatal fires, especially in off-campus occupancies, may be higher. |
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Common Factors
According to information compiled by Campus Firewatch, 80% of the campus-related fire fatalities across the nation since January 2000 have occurred in off-campus housing. Four common factors in a number of these fires include:
- Lack of automatic fire sprinklers
- Missing or disabled smoke alarms
- Careless disposal of smoking materials
- Impaired judgment from alcohol consumption
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Catastrophic, multiple-fatality fires
Since January 2000, approximately 12% of the fires have killed 43% of the victims. In other words, a small percentage of the fires, which are classified by Campus Firewatch as catastrophic, multiple-fatality fires, are killing a large number of the victims. Many, but not all, of these fires were off-campus. |
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Catastrophic, multiple-fatality fires |
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1/19/00 |
Seton Hall University |
3 |
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5/22/04 |
Indiana University |
3 |
3/19/00 |
Bloomsburg University |
3 |
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8/27/04 |
University of Mississippi |
3 |
8/20/00 |
Berkeley , California |
3 |
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4/10/05 |
Miami University |
3 |
11/2/01 |
Virginia Commonwealth Univ. |
3 |
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6/7/05 |
Cons. of Recording and Arts |
3 |
2/15/02 |
Univ. of NC-Greensboro |
4 |
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1/13/07 |
Marshall University |
5 |
4/13/03 |
Ohio State University |
5 |
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2/3/07 |
MS State Univ.-Meridian |
3 |
9/20/03 |
Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
3 |
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| Campus-related fire fatalities from January 2000 to March 16, 2007 |
| Off-campus |
87 |
80% |
Residence Hall |
10 |
9% |
| Greek housing |
10 |
9% |
| Other |
1 |
1% |
| Total |
108 |
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According to the U.S. Department of Education, there are approximately 17,000,000 students enrolled in
4,100 colleges and universities across the country. Approximately 2/3 of the students live in off-campus housing. |
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| Geographic distribution of fire fatalities |
| Ohio |
12 |
| North Carolina |
10 |
| West Virginia |
8 |
| Indiana |
7 |
| Pennsylvania |
7 |
| Mississippi |
6 |
| Massachusetts |
6 |
| Kansas |
5 |
| Virginia |
5 |
| California |
4 |
| Illinois |
4 |
| Texas |
4 |
| Minnesota |
3 |
| Nebraska |
3 |
| New Jersey |
3 |
| New York |
3 |
| Alaska |
2 |
| Georgia |
2 |
| Kentucky |
2 |
| Maryland |
2 |
| Missouri |
2 |
| District of Columbia |
1 |
| Iowa |
1 |
| Louisiana |
1 |
| Michigan |
1 |
| Oklahoma |
1 |
| Oregon |
1 |
| Rhode Island |
1 |
| Tennessee |
1 |
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| Annual number of fatalities by academic year |
| 2000-2001 |
17 |
| 2001-2002 |
14 |
| 2002-2003 |
14 |
| 2003-2004 |
11 |
| 2004-2005 |
14 |
| 2005-2006 |
11 |
| 2006-2007 |
20 |
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| Fatal fires 2006-2007 academic year |
| University of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
1 killed in an off-campus fire |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
1 killed in a fraternity fire |
| University of Missouri – St. Louis |
St. Louis, Missouri |
1 killed in a fraternity fire |
| University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
2 killed in an off-campus fire |
| Marshall University |
Huntington, West Virginia |
5 killed in an off-campus fire |
| University of Mississippi-Meridian |
Linwood , Mississippi |
3 killed in an off-campus fire |
| Halifax Community College |
Weldon, North Carolina |
1 killed in an off-campus fire |
Boston University
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Boston, Massachusetts |
2 killed in an off-campus fire |
| Longwood University |
Farmville, Virginia |
2 killed in an off-campus fire |
Boston University
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Boston, Massachusetts |
1 killed in an off-campus fire |
Academic year-to-date total |
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20 |
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Current Legislation in Congress
The following bills have been introduced in Congress. More information is available on Campus Firewatch’s LEGISLATION page.
- Campus Fire Safety Month Resolutions (HRes 95. Senate bill coming soon)
- Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act (HR 592 and S 354)
- College Fire Prevention Act (HR 642)
- Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (HR 643)
- Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act (To be introduced)
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