Any institution that maintains on-campus housing facilities must maintain a fire log. The fire log must record any fire that occurred in an on-campus student housing facility. The log must include the nature, date, time, and general location of each fire. Fires must be recorded in the log within two business days.
Date | Time | Building Location | Physical Location Address | Comments |
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2024-03-24 | 13:42:00 | Cooper Building - University Court | 2150 9th Street Charleston, IL | Cooking incident in Apartment #14 of the Cooper Building. Involving student and some ribs. No fire, no damage to the kitchen area. Alarm reset. |
2024-03-28 | 12:07:00 | Stevenson Hall | 320 Grant Avenue Charleston, IL | Alarm was from 5J, dissipate the smoke out of the room, not a fire. |
2024-04-21 | 20:15:00 | Lawson Hall | 2151 4th Street | Cooking incident |
2024-04-06 | 22:10:00 | Andrews Hall | 2150 7th Street | Fire Department stated due to burnt food |
2024-05-30 | 23:23:00 | Yorkshire | 810 Rosevelt Avenue | |
2024-06-15 | 06:06:00 | McKinney Hall | 1907 4th Street | Cooking incident in common kitchen area. |
2024-08-18 | 19:14:00 | Yorkshire | 810 Roosevelt Avenue Charleston, IL | No actual alarm. Resident called 911 due to smoke coming from microwave. |
2024-08-26 | 22:44:00 | Andrews Hall | 2150 7th Street | Cooking Incident |
2024-09-04 | 00:19:00 | University Court- Bloomfield | 810 Roosevelt Avenue Charleston, IL | Fire extinguishers used before our arrival |
2024-09-20 | 09:22:00 | Stevenson Hall | 320 Grant Avenue Charleston, IL | Burnt food- No fire |
2024-10-10 | 00:35:00 | Pemberton Hall | 1521 4th Street | Stovetop was left on- No fire |
2024-11-09 | 03:41:00 | University Court- Hampton | 810 Roosevelt Avenue Charleston, IL | On November 9, 2024, at approximately 0341 AM, an officer was dispatched to University Court-Hampton Building, located at 810 Roosevelt Avenue, in response to a reported emergency. Upon arrival, the Charleston Fire Department (CFD) entered the building. It was determined that the resident of the affected apartment had been cooking with grease in a hot frying pan on the stove. The resident briefly turned away, and when he returned, he discovered the grease had caught fire. The case is now closed. |
2024-12-04 | 19:37:00 | Saunders | 810 Roosevelt Avenue Charleston, IL | On December 4, 2024, at approximately 7:37 PM, an officer was dispatched to 810 Roosevelt Ave, Saunders Building, in response to a fire alarm/smoke detector activation. Upon arrival, the officer was informed by the tenant of apartment #32 that a fire had occurred on the stove. The tenant used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. The fire department responded to the scene and cleared the building. Additionally, electricians and BSWs were contacted for further action. |
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