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Fire Logs

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
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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Eastern Illinois University Police Department

7th & Grant
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
For emergencies call 911
Non-Emergency Dispatch – 217-581-3212
Police Records & Administration – 217-581-3213

police@eiu.edu

Eastern Illinois University Police Parking

Parking Services – 217-581-5416
parking@eiu.edu


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