Fire & Life Safety

Building and design strategies and equipment that protect schools and universities from fire and other catastrophes.

Highlights

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Lockport Central Campus
Lockport Central Campus
Lockport Central Campus
Lockport Central Campus
Lockport Central Campus

Classroom ceiling collapse focuses attention on facility needs at Lockport, Illinois, high school

Nov. 6, 2023
Freshmen who attend Lockport Township High School’s Central Campus will have online classes while the district assesses damage to the building.
Anova Center for Education
Anova Center
Anova Center
Anova Center
Anova Center
Anova Center

Six years after devastating fire, school for autistic students rebuilds in Santa Rosa, California

Oct. 16, 2023
A favorable bank loan has enabled the Anova Center for Education to begin construction of a new campus.
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District in West Virginia will build preK-8 campus to replace facilities lost in 2016 flood

Oct. 12, 2023
The Nicholas County school board says building one school rather than separate elementary and middle school facilities will lower construction costs by $7 million.
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mt charleston
mt charleston
mt charleston
mt charleston

Tiny Clark County, Nevada, school remains closed after damage from major storm

Sept. 29, 2023
Officials say Lundy Elementary on Mount Charleston is likely to be closed for the rest of 2023-24.
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King Kamehameha
King Kamehameha
King Kamehameha
King Kamehameha
King Kamehameha

Temporary elementary campus will replace school destroyed by fire on Maui

Sept. 28, 2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide the funds to erect a temporary King Kamehameha III Elementary School

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Florida Atlantic University temporarily closes $35 million building that opened in November on Jupiter campus

Aug. 31, 2023
University officials closed the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute after problems surfaced with its control systems.
Maui Lahaina
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Nearly 3,000 students in Maui remain displaced after wildfires

Aug. 28, 2023
State officials say four public schools were damaged by the fires and remain closed.
New College of Florida
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Air quality problems prompt Sarasota, Florida, college to close some residence halls and house students in hotel

Aug. 25, 2023
While the I.M. Pei student housing at New College of Florida is closed, students will be housed in a hotel in downtown Sarasota.
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Paterson School 3
Paterson School 3
Paterson School 3
Paterson School 3

124-year-old school building in Paterson, New Jersey, is closed for asbestos abatement

Aug. 24, 2023
Some 300 students from Public School No. 3 will be sent to other district schools while the asbestos is removed from classrooms and hallways.