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Fire Statistics

Page address: http://www.mnsu.edu/safety/firesafety/statistics.html

All statistics are those fires that are defined as any instance of open flame or other burning in a place not intended to contain the burning or in an uncontrolled manner. The number of incidents reported are per calendar year; January 1-December 31 for the previous three years. Julia Sears Residential Community opened in August 2008.

Any student or employee who gains knowledge of a fire occurring in a campus residential facility should be reported immediately to MSU Security at 2111.

2006
Residential Facilities Total Fires In Each Building Fire Number Date Time Cause of Fire Number of Injuries that Required Treatment at a Medical Facility Number of Deaths Related to a Fire Estimated Value of Property Damage Caused by Fire
Crawford Res. Community 0
Gage Res. Community 1 1 8/31/06 2143 Bulletin Board Fire 0 0 $50.00
McElroy Res. Community 2 1 10/21/06 0418 Stove Fire 0 0 $50.00
2 11/1/06 2301 Ashtray Fire 0 0 N/A
2007
Residential Facilities Total Fires In Each Building Fire Number Date Time Cause of Fire Number of Injuries that Required Treatment at a Medical Facility Number of Deaths Related to a Fire Estimated Value of Property Damage Caused by Fire
Crawford Res. Community 0
Gage Res. Community 2 1 2/21/07 0346 Trash Fire 0 0 N/A
2 2/24/07 0003 Poster Fire 0 0 $20.00
McElroy Res. Community 2 1 1/27/07 1029 Paper Fire 0 0 N/A
2 10/30/07 0241 Trash Fire 0 0 N/A
2008
Residential Facilities Total Fires In Each Building Fire Number Date Time Cause of Fire Number of Injuries that Required Treatment at a Medical Facility Number of Deaths Related to a Fire Estimated Value of Property Damage Caused by Fire
Crawford Res. Community 2 1 2/17/08 1242 N/A 0 0 N/A
2 2/25/08 1242 Ballast burned out and burned wires 0 0 $35.00
Gage Res. Community 1 1 9/13/08 0220 Poster fire 0 0 $20.00
Julia Sears Res. Community 0 N/A
McElroy Res. Community 1 1 5/9/08 0305 Broom bristles on stove 0 0 $10.00

Julia Sears Residential Community opened in August 2008.

Future Upgrades:

There are no plans within the next year to upgrade any of the residential facilities fire safety systems or procedures.