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Health Science Library Fire Alarm Activations

1998    1999     2000    2001    2002    2003   2004  2005  2006  2007  2008

 

1998

2-2-98 10:30  Penthouse Smoke Detector Contractor Activated Spray Painting

4-1-98 03:33  Basement Water Flow Switch Malfunction

4-1-98  08:45  1st Floor Smoke Detector Contractor Activated Sanding

4-4-98  03:20  Basement Water Flow Switch Malfunction

4-6-98  15:00  1st Floor Lobby Contractor Activated (Dust)

4-27-98  06:55  Basement Water Flow Switch Malfunction

5-4-98  19:02  4th Floor Pull Station Activated by Handicap Person Waiting for Elevator

6-9-98  17:32  Basement Water Flow Switch Malfunction

8-19-98  08:50  Basement Water Flow Switch Malfunction

8-27-98  09:16  Basement Water Flow Switch Malfunction

9-23-98  14:23  Smoke Detector in Penthouse Activated From Steam

11-12-98  09:57  Smoke Detector in Penthouse Activated From Steam

11-23-98  11:22  Beam Detector 2nd floor activated by electrical contractor

11-23-98  13:46  Beam Detector 2nd floor activated by electrical contractor

1999

2-11-99  10:05  1st Floor Manual Pull Station, activated by housekeeping cleaning pull station

2-27-99  17:00  Basement Level Mechanical Room Water Flow Switch on Fire Pump

9-22-99  08:15  Duct Smoke Detector Penthouse, cause unknown

12-6-99  10:55  Beam Detector 3rd floor electronics personnel working on system and did not notify University Police.  Fire department was canceled before dispatch and building was not evacuated.

2000

1-5-00  11:35  Manual Pull Station in Coffee Shop pulled by 3 year old child.

12-1-00  10:22  Smoke Detector basement electrical transformer room.  Carney electric personnel drilling in concrete wall created dust which activated the smoke detector.

2001

5-3-01  23:15  Smoke Detector Computer Room under floor Activated by dust

5-25-01  07:08  Beam Smoke Detector Central Stairs 5th Floor, Cause unknown.

7-9-01  13:36  Beam Smoke Detector Central Stairs 5th Floor, Cause unknown.

2002

 No Fire Alarms

2003

9-23-03  08:15  Flow Switch 4th floor.  Electronics shop supporting sprinkler outage failed to notify campus police and fire department was called.  Alarm did not sound in building because it had been deactivated.  Fire Department Responded.

2004

No Fire Alarms

2005

No Fire Alarms

2006

7-12-06  06:00  Smoke detector cause by contractor (Maryland Mechanical) creating dust from drilling.  Fire Department Responded.

8-21-06  12:45  Smoke detector Lower Level Computer Room under the floor activated from dust caused by contractor (Maryland Mechanical).  Fire Department Responded.

10-18-06  08:59  Smoke detector under floor in IT Room Lower Level activated when new air handling equipment was turned on creating dust under the floor (Maryland Mechanical).  Fire Department Responded.

12-12-06  03:37  Smoke detector 1st floor electrical room.  Whiting and Turner working in area created dust setting off detector.  Fire Department Responded.

2007

4-2-2007  14:10  Manual Pull Station hit and activated by Whiting and Turner during demolition of Student Union.  Fire Department Responded.

2008

1-30-08  10:57  Smoke Detector 2nd Floor electrical room (south) set off by contractors drilling holes creating dust.  Fire Department Responded.

 

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