Incident Number
Value of Property
damage caused by
Fire
Number of Deaths
related to Fire*
1
Number of Injuries
that required
treatment at a
Medical Facility
Cherry Hall
Cause of Fire Alarm
5/19/14
1
1/2/14
7:34 PM
Maintenance issued dust fell
on detectors.
2014-0042
2
1/4/14
12:54
AM
Mechanical Pod #2 had dirty
detector.
2014-0058
3
4/26/14
12:52
PM
Alarm caused by unknown
suspects that activated the
pull station.
2014-2491
4
7/7/14
10:36
PM
Alarm was caused due to a
child activating a pull station.
2014-3900
3:24 PM
Alarm was caused by heat
detector being activated due
to extreme heat in Mechanical
Pod.
2014-4519
2014-4551
8/9/14
6
8/11/14
7:44 AM
Alarm due to a storm and got
hit by lightening and took out
a in the system.
7
9/22/14
10:45
AM
Farm Manager set off bug
bomb in room 136 and set off
the alarm.
2014-5529
1
2/8/14
7:11 PM
Maintenance issue-Alarm was
caused by short in line.
2014-0930
2
8/28/14
4:37 PM
Alarm was caused by water in
the line due to weather.
2014-4988
1
8/22/14
6:29 PM
Alarm ws caused by faulty
detector.
2014-4829
2
0
0
0
0
0
2014-2920
1
7
Baseball Clubhouse
CEBS
CEC
Chapel
Charles Taylor Center
1st floor Alarm was caused by
contractors cutting a wall
causing dust to get into the
detector.
12:28
PM
5
Ag. Riding Arena
Time of Fire Alarm
Ag. Expo Center
1
Date of Fire Alarm
Academic Complex
Fire Alarm Number
Fire Log 2014
Total Fire Alarms in
Building for calendar
year 2011
WKU Educational Buildings
3rd Fl alarm was caused due to
burnt food in the faculty break
area.
2014-3714
2014-5865
College High Hall
1
1
6/27/14
12:17
PM
Craig Alumni
1
1
10/7/14
4:21 PM
Alarm was caused by building
construction dust that set off
the alarm.
Cravens Grad. Center
3
DFM
0
Diddle Arena
1
1
5/27/14
2:24 PM
Alarm was caused by
construction workers grinding
causing dust to enter through
an open window.
2
6/26/14
8:22 AM
8th Fl alarm was caused by
dust from the construction.
2014-3687
3
7/21/14
12:08
AM
9th floor elevator lobby alarm
was caused due to an
excessively dirty smoke
detector.
2014-4131
1
6/1/14
10:21
PM
3rd Fl by Elevator. Alarm was
caused due to an excessively
dirty smoke detector.
2014-3219
2/14/14
12:10
PM
Alarm was caused by
contractors work on the air
handler unit which set off the
duct detector.
2014-0811
1:27 PM
Alarm was caused due to
contractors working inside the
building and having a fan on
which caused dust to get into
the detector
2014-3356
1
2
Downing Student Union
EBS
6
1
6/6/14
3
6/19/14
2:46 PM
4
7/15/14
10:25
AM
5
8/12/14
8:46 AM
6
8/21/14
12:01
PM
1
4/6/14
5:14 PM
Conferene Center 2nd Fl.
Alarm was caused by
contractors kicking up dust
which entered air handler in
duct detector.
Stockroom alarm was caused
due to contractors installing
new gas line at steak and
shake, testing line gas odor
detected.
Alarm due to contractors
working on hood system at
Chick Fil A and tripped the
micro system.
2014-3562
2014-4036
2014-4576
Alarm was caused by pull
station fail.
2014-4788
Metal pan with paper inside
was left in incubator oven
from a student working on a
project.
2014-2048
EST
6
Faculty House
1
Felt House
0
Garrett Conference Ctr.
Gary Ransdell Hall
Glasgow Campus
Gordon Wilson
Grise Hall
HAZ MAT
Health Services
HealthCo
3
1
4/29/14
10:07
PM
2
4/30/14
4:22 AM
3
4
4/30/14
4/30/14
5
4/30/14
4:44 AM
2:54 AM
10:29
AM
2014-2548
Alarm was caused by a base on
a smoke detector found
shorted out.
2014-2555
2014-2555
2014-2551
Alarm was caused by
malfunction.
2014-2561
Concert contractors on site
opened up door to corridor by
lab 1116 and dust got into
smoke detector.
2014-2578
6
5/1/14
11:51
AM
1
9/26/14
10:16
PM
Alarm was caused by resident
cooking popcorn and burnt it.
2014-5630
1
5/27/14
10:35
AM
Alarm caused by maintenance
crew power washing setting
off the alarm.
2014-3124
2
5/31/14
10:42
AM
3
6/16/14
2:37 PM
2nd Fl Alarm was caused due
to an excessively dirty smoke
detector.
2nd Fl Alarm was caused due
to steam from the grease
room.
1
4/18/14
11:42
AM
Alarm caused by unknown
subject pulling the pull station
on the 1st floor east side.
2014-2313
2
6/16/14
11:01
PM
1st Fl Alarm was caused due
from moving furniture around
and dust got into the detector.
2014-3504
1
3/4/14
4:23 PM
Alarm caused by duct detector
on roof was full of
condensation.
2014-2639
2
3/7/14
2:20 PM
Alarm caused by duct detector
on roof was full of
condensation.
2014-2684
3
5/22/14
6:24 PM
Alarm was caused by duct
detector.
2014-3009
2014-3819
2014-3493
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
Heat Plant
0
Helm Library
1
Industrail Education Bldg.
0
Ivan Wilson FAC
Jones Jaggers
Kentucky Building
LT Smith East
1
1
Mass Media
Old Mall/ ICSET
0
0
Parking Structure 1
1
Parking Structure 2
2014-1002
9/27/14
1
2/12/14
6:57 PM
2
6/20/14
8:45 PM
3
9/5/14
11:46
AM
1
1/6/14
8:48 AM
Alarm was caused by
maintenance worker
2014-0104
2014-5276
2014-5652
2014-3599
2014-5167
1
8/30/14
4:47 PM
Employee called WKU dispatch
and advised she saw smoke on
3rd floor from Air Conditioner
motor shorted out.
1
1/2/14
2:35 PM
Alarm caused by flag pole that
broke on 3rd level and struck a
pull station.
2
1/3/14
8:06 PM
Maintenance issued that room
got too hot too fast and
tripped sensor.
2014-0055
3
1/4/14
8:54 PM
2nd floor elevator equipment
room bad heat detector.
2014-0064
4
1/7/14
3:22 AM
1
3/2/14
2:19 AM
1
2/13/14
4:26 PM
1
5/13/14
12:50
AM
Alarm was caused by dust/dirt
got into the smoke detector.
2014-2803
2
8/28/14
5:31 PM
5th floor Elevator A, alarm was
caused by faulty smoke
detector.
2014-4991
4
LT Smith West
Alarm was caused by excessive
dirt smoke detector.
Hallway between rooms
180/188. Alarm was caused
due to air handler from above
floor.
Room 175 alarm was caused
by students were in the
process of melting metal for
their class and heat set off
detector.
1
3
1
Alarm was due to dust built up
in the duct detector from
construction work in the
building over the summer.
11:25
PM
1
1st floor concession pipe
busted setting off heat
detector in sonic.
Alarm caused by someone
activating the pull station on
the club level.
$200
2014-0035
2014-0122
2014-1351
Smoke coming from a car on
2nd level caused alarm.
Parking Structure 3
1
1/5/14
4:52 AM
2
1/5/14
11:46
AM
2
1st floor 3 pipes had frozen
and busted.
2014-0070
Alarm caused by water pipe
that froze and bust on riser 2.
2014-0074
Alarm was caused by
construction dust that got into
shaft causing the alarm.
Alarm was caused due to
thunderstorms/rain in the
area.
Potter Hall
1
1
8/21/14
2:10 PM
President House
1
1
4/28/14
5:57 AM
Preston Center
Publication Building
SC/Carrol Knicely
0
0
0
Schneider Hall
1
1
5/4/14
10:30
AM
Maintenance advised that
there was a ruptured gas line
under the sidewalk from
construction doing test holes.
2014-2636
Service Supply
Tate Page
Thompson Center
0
0
0
Thompson North
1
1
9/1/14
10:20
PM
Alarm was caused by asbestos
under a floor that was being
removed and caused dust and
debris to set off alarm.
2014-5106
VanMeter Hall
0
1
4/18/14
2:19 PM
Alarm was caused by burnt
food on 2nd floor in the
academic affairs office.
2014-2320
2
6/30/14
4:41 AM
2nd Fl alarm was caused due
to an excessively dirty smoke
detector.
2014-3751
Wetherby Adm. Building
WKU Police
Total Number of Fire Alarms
2
0
60
*- Number of Deaths Related To Fire includes deaths within one year of injuries sustained as a result of the Fire.
2014-4793
2014-2510