Campus Firewatch Fatal Firelog


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2	Sorted by Date and subdivided by academic year.	This information is obtained through a review of media sources and does not represent all of the possible fires that may have occurred. For that reason, the actual number of fatalities and fatal fires may be higher than reported. Whenever possible, confirmation is obtained from official sources.
3	Date	School Affiliation/Address of fire	City	State	Victim affiliation	Deaths	Acad. Year Deaths	Off	Other	On	Greek	Cause

4	1/19/2000	Seton Hall	East Orange	NJ		3				3
5		Aaron Karol			Student
6		Frank Caltabiolta			Student
7		John Guinta			Student
8	3/19/2000	Bloomsburg University 618 E. Fourth St., Bloomsburg, PA	Bloomsburg	PA		3					3
9		Alfred Clifford Vail III			Student
10		Marcus LaBuda			Student
11		Krostoffer Polhemus			Student
12	4/10/2000	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge	MA		1				1
13	6/8/2000	Millikin University 164 Park Pl, Decatur, IL	Decatur	IL		1					1
14		Nicholas Schwalbach
15	8/1/2000	NOTE: This is a partial academic year. Does not include 1999.					8
16	8/20/2000	University of California 2610 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA	Berkeley	CA		3		3
17		Azalea Jusay			Student
18		Francisco Jusay (father)			Parent
19		Florita Jusay (mother)			Parent
20	9/29/2000	University of Pittsburgh 409 S. Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh	PA		1		1
21		Joseph Marcinek			Student
22	11/16/2000	Lee College	Baytown	TX		1		1
23	11/22/2000	New York University 63 Duffield St., Brooklyn, NY	New York	NY		1		1
24		Helen Carnegie			Student
25	12/10/2000	University of Dayton 414 Stonemill Rd., Dayton, OH	Dayton	OH		1				1
26		Austin Cohen			Student
27
28	1/1/2001	West Virginia University	Morgantown	WV		1		1
29	1/19/2001	University of Georgia Law School	Athens	GA		1		1
30		Unidentified			Student
31	1/30/2001	University of California-Berkeley 5248 Desmond St, Oakland, CA	Berkeley	CA		1		1
32		Bradley Evans			Student
33	2/25/2001	Binghamton University 53 Leroy St., Binghamton, NY	Binghamton	NY		1		1
34		Evello Figueroa
35	5/1/2001	University of Texas 801 W 24th St, Austin, TX	Austin	TX		1		1
36		Anoor Hajee
37	5/19/2001	Ohio University 60 N. High, St., Athens, OH	Athens	OH		2		2
38		Jamie Dutko, senior
39		Unidentified
40	5/19/2001	John Carroll University 2172 Grandview Ave. Cleveland Heights, OH	Cleveland Heights	OH		1		1
41		Michael Mansman, senior
42	7/29/2001	Emporia State University	Emporia	KS		2		2
43	00/01 Total						17
44	8/18/2001	University of West Virginia 723 College Avenue, Morgantown, WV	Morgantown	WV		1		1
45		Thomas M. Schwind
46	8/30/2001	Anderson University 916 Main St., Anderson, IN	Anderson	IN		1		1
47		Brian Bell
48	9/1/2001	University of Kentucky	Lexington	KY		1		1
49		Shea Johnson
50	9/30/2001	Ivy Tech State College	Fort Wayne	IN		2		2
51	10/28/2001	Catawba College	Salisbury	NC		1				1
52		Andrew Grooms
53	11/2/2001	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	VA		3		3
54
55	2/15/2002	University of North Carolina-Greensboro 904 Howard St., Greensboro, NC	Greensboro	NC		4		4
56		Elizabeth Harris, junior
57		Rachel Llewellyn
58		Unidentified
59		Unidentified
60	7/17/2002	University of Rhode Island	Narragansett	RI		1		1
61	12/3/2002	Indiana University 407 S. Grant St., Bloomington, IN	Bloomington	IN		1		1
62		Darrel Burton
63	01/02 Total						15
64	8/13/2002	Michigan Tech University	Houghton	MI		1					1
65
66	1/18/2003	Tufts University 20 Harris Rd., Medford, MA	Medford	MA		1		1
67		Wendy Carman
68	2/18/2003	Eastern Carolina University 117 Brownlea Dr., Greenville, NC	Greenville	NC		2		2
69		Caroline Allen
70		Owen Carr, sophomore
71	2/22/2003	Allegheny College 725 Baldwin St., Meadville, PA	Meadville	PA		1		1
72		Raymond Tricomi, senior
73	3/11/2003	Southeast Missouri State University 1751 Dunklin St, Cape Giradeau, MO	Cape Girardeau	MO		1		1
74		Katrina Krumrie, senior
75	4/5/2003	University of Massachusetts 98 Sand Hill Rd. Amherst, MA	Amherst	MA		1		1
76		Katya Yerozolimsky, junior
77	4/13/2003	Ohio State University 64 E. 17th Ave, Columbus, OH	Columbus	OH		5		5
78		Alan Schlessman, sophomore
79		Andrea Dennis, junior
80		Kyle Raulin
81		Christing Wilson
82		Erin DeMarco
83	5/4/2003	Western Kentucky University		KY		1				1
84		Melissa Autry
85	5/29/2003	Northern Kentucky University 334 Shiloh St, Cincinatti, OH	Cincinnati	OH		1		1
86		Eric Meyer
87	02/03 Total						14
88	9/19/2003	West Virginia University 860 Independence Hills Village Star City, WV	Star City	WV		1		1
89		John Lombardi, junior
90	9/20/2003	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 825-827 15th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN	Minneapolis	MN		3		3
91		Amanda Speicken
92		Elizabeth Wencl
93		Brian Heiden
94	9/22/2003	West Virginia University		WV		1		1
95	10/18/2003	Louisiana State University 4118 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge	LA		1		1
96		Kurt Latiolais, senior			Student
97
98	3/8/2004	Iowa State University	Ames	IA		1		1
99		Edgar Delpilar			Student
100	5/22/2004	Indiana University 719 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington, IN	Bloomington	IN		3		3
101		Jacob Surface
102		Joseph Alexander
103		Nicholas Habicht
104	7/31/2004	Texas A&M University	College Station	TX		2				2
105		Lamiya Zahin
106		Rabeya Chaundhury
107	03/04 Total						12
108	8/19/2004	Savannah College of Art and Design 540 E. Charlton Lane, Savannah, GA	Savannah	GA		1		1
109		Jane Thurber			Student
110	8/27/2004	University of Mississippi	Oxford	MS		3					3
111		William Townsend			Student
112		Jordan Williams			Student
113		Howard Stone			Student
114	10/17/2004	Georgetown University 3318 Prospect Street NW, Washington, DC	Washington	DC		1		1
115		Daniel Rigby			Student
116
117	4/10/2005	Miami University 122 N. Main St., Oxford, OH	Oxford	OH		3		3
118		Julie Turnbull			Student
119		Kathryn Welling			Student
120		Stephen Smith			Student
121	4/24/2005	Penn State 500 E. Beaver Avenue State College, PA	State College	PA		1		1
122		Christopher Raspanti			Student
123	4/26/2005	Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	TN		1				1
124		Kelly Weimer			Student
125	4/30/2005	University of Maryland 7500 block of Princeton Ave. College Park, MD	College Park	MD		1		1				Arson
126		Michael Scrocca, senior			Student
127	6/7/2005	Conservatory of Recording and Arts Sciences (note: The students were on an internship in Chicago, IL	Chicago	IL		3		3
128		Justin McDonald			Student
129		Tanner Osborn			Student
130		Christopher Ross			Student
131	04/05 Total						14
132	10/7/2005	North Carolina State 126 - 128 Groveland Ave, Raleigh, NC	Raleigh	NC		2		2
133		Mark Davis			Student
134		Dylan Pilkington			Student
135	10/7/2005	University of Kansas 512 Fireside Dr., Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	KS		1		1
136		Nicole Bingham			Student
137
138	1/24/2006	University of Maryland 7110 Rossburg Dr., College Park, MD	College Park	MD		1		1
139		David Ellis, senior			Student
140	2/11/2006	Pittsburg State University 310 South Locust Pittsburg, KS	Pittsburg	KS		2		2
141		Waylon Boots, graduated 2005			visitor
142		Stephen Hayes, graduated 2005			visitor
143	2/28/2006	University of Alaska	Anchorage	AK		2		2
144		Krystal Bridge			Student
145		Chris Ihde			Friend
146	4/26/2006	Southwestern Community College	Coos Bay	OR		1			1
147		Nancy Douglas			Student
148	5/13/2006	Cornell University 113-115 Heights Court, Ithaca, NY	Ithaca	NY		1		1
149		Ian Alberta			Student
150	7/30/2006	Oklahoma State University 812 W. 8th Avenue, Stillwater, OK	Stillwater	OK		1		1
151		Kenneth Ray Egan
152	05/06 Total						11
153	11/4/2006	University of Pittsburgh 3420 Louisa St. Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburg	PA		1		1
154		Richard Noble			Student
155	11/17/2006	Nebraska Wesleyan University Phi Kappa Tau 5305 Huntington Ave Lincoln, NE	Lincoln	NE		1					1
156		Ryan Stewart			Student
157	11/29/2006	University of Missouri - St. Louis 8826 Natural Bridge Rd. St. Louis, MO 63121	Normandy	MO		1					1
158		Brian Schlittler			Student
159	12/15/2006	University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2800 Woods Boulevard Lincoln, NE	Lincoln	NE		2		2
160		Linda Dawson			Student
161		Unborn child			Offspring
162
163	1/13/2007	Marshall University Emmons Apartment Building 1207 3rd Avenue Huntington, WV 25701	Huntington	WV		5		5
164		Ben Lucas			Student
165		Angel Lucas			Sibling
166		Quentin Lucas			Sibling
167		Joseph Szilvasi			Student
168		Joseph Briar Harmon			Student
169	2/3/2007	Mississippi State University-Meridian Linwood, MS	Linwood	MS		3		3
170		Leticia Shipley			Student
171		Casey Shipley			Spouse
172		Kali Shipley			Offspring
173	2/12/2007	Halifax Community College	Weldon	NC		1		1
174		Keith Titus Anyonyi			Student
175	2/24/2007	Boston University 21 Aberdeen Street Boston, MA	Boston	MA		2		2				Candle
176		Rhiannon McCuish			Student
177		Stephen Adelipour			Student
178	3/3/2007	Longwood University 305 First Avenue Farmville, VA	Farmville	VA		2		2
179		Ed Cunningham
180		Byron Jamerson
181	3/16/2007	Boston University 49 St. Mary's Street Brookline, MA	Boston	MA		1		1				Cooking-Grill
182		Derek Crowl			Visitor/student at Bloomsburg University
183	4/21/2007	Cincinnati State 2339 Rohs Street Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati	OH		1		1
184		Matt Simpson			Visitor
185	06/07 Total						20
186	8/12/2007	Bradley University 2008 West Laura Lane West Peoria, IL	West Peoria	IL		1		1
187		Sheridan (Danny) Dahlquist			Student
188	10/2/2007	Cowley College	Arkansas City	KS		1		1
189		Eli Hildebrand			Student
190	10/28/2007	Univ. of South Carolina and Clemson Univ	Ocean Isle Beach	NC		7		7				Undetermined
191		Justin Michael Anderson			Student
192		Travis Lane Cale			Student
193		Lauren Astrid Mahon			Student
194		Cassidy Fae Pendley			Student
195		William Robert Rhea			Student
196		Allison Christine Walden			Student
197		Emily Lauren Yelton			Student
198	11/8/2007	East Stroudsburg University 161-163 Analomink St. East Stroudsburg	East Stroudsburg	PA		1		1
199		Jeffrey Daily			Student
200	11/9/2007	Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	NY		2		2
201		Seth Policzer			Student
202		Syed Ali Turab			Student
203	11/18/2007	University of Wisconsin 123 N. Bedford St Madison, WI	Madison	WI		1		1				Smoking
204		Peter Talen (student on break from Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse visiting a student, his brother, at Univ. of Wis. Madison)			Visitor
205	12/29/2007	Clarion University Bouch Lane Clarion, PA	Clarion	PA		1		1
206		Bethany Marie Smith			Student
207
208	4/5/2008	University of Wisconsin - Stout	Menomonie	WI		3		3
209		April Englund			Student
210		Amanda Rief
211		Scott Hams
212	5/19/2008	Tompkins Cortland Community College	Ithaca	NY		1		1
213		Michelle Morey			Student
214	07/08 Total						18
215	12/29/2008	University of California Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA		1			1
216		Sheri Sangji			Student
217
218	1/23/2009	International Business College	Fort Wayne	IN	Students	3		3
219		Jennifer Spurgeon
220		Renea Patton
221		Lara Punches (passed away 2.12.09)
222	2/8/2009	Plattsburgh State University	Plattsburgh	NY
223		Steve Fanning			Student	1		1
224	5/13/2009	Grand Valley State University	Allendale	MI
225		Colin Grenn			Student	1		1
226	08/09 Total						6
227
228	1/2/2010	University of North Carolina - Wilmington	Wilmington	NC								Cooking-Grill
229		Elizabeth Michaelson			Student	1		1
230	1/16/2010	Wheaton College	Wheaton	IL	Student	1		1
231		Mark Groesch
232	1/30/2010	Western State College of Colorado	Gunnison	CO		2		2
233		Lucille Causley			Student
234		Adam Lockard			Student
235	4/3/2010	Eastern Michigan University	Ann Arbor	MI		1		1
236		Renden LeMasters			Student
237	09/10 Total						5
238	12/3/2010	Frostburg State University	Frostburg	MD		2		2
239		Evan Kullberg			Student
240		Allysa Salazar			Student
241	12/11/2010	University of St. Thomas	St. Paul	MN		1		1
242		Michael Larson			Student
243
244	5/6/2011	Cornell University	Ithaca	NY
245		Brian Lo			Student	1		1
246	5/15/2011	Liberty University	Lynchburg	VA
247		Victor Kwatemba			Student	1		1
248		Philemon Onyango			Former Student	1		1
249	10/11 Total						6
250	10/1/2011	Indiana University	Bloomington	IN
251		Renee Ohrn			Student	1		1
252	10/20/2011	Emporia State University	Emporia	KS								Heating
253		Zheng Lin			Student	1		1
254		Yawei Fan			Student	1		1
255
256	1/21/2012	Marist College	Poughkeepsie	NY								Undetermined
257		Kerry Rose Fitzsimons			Student	1		1
258		Eva Block			Student	1		1
259		Kevin Johnson			Non-student	1		1
260	4/22/2012	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville	IL
261		Lacy Siddal			Student	1		1
262		Lauren Petersen			Student	1		1
263	6/19/2012	University of Memphis	Memphis	TN
264		Paul Horbelt			Student	1		1
265	11/12 Total						9
266	10/8/2012	University of Wisconsin Eau Claire	Eau Claire	WI		2		2
267		Ross Livermore			Student
268		Jacob Clarkson			Student
269	11/24/2012	St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud	MN		1		1
270		Kyle Kopischke			Occupant
271	1/1/2013	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	OH								Heating
272		Chad Kohls			Student	1		1
273		Ellen Garner			Student	1		1
274	1/18/2013	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst	MA								Undetermined
275		James Hoffman			Student	1		1
276	4/28/2013	Boston University	Boston	MA								Smoking
277		Binland Lee			Student	1		1
278	12/13 Total						7
279	11/16/2013	Purdue University	West Lafeyette	IN								Electrical
280		Scott Notary			Student	1		1
281	2/14/2014	Frostburg State University	Frostburg	MD
282		Lateef Gazel				1		1
283	3/16/2014	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	ND								Cooking
284		Matthew Heisler			Student	1		1
285	4/24/2014	Purdue University	West Lafayette	IN
286		Not released as of 4/24/14				1		1
287	13/14 Total						4
288	9/4/2014	Mitchell Technical Institute	Mitchell	SD
289		Tylor Kostrezewski			Student	1		1
290	9/13/2014	Albright College	Reading	PA
291		Matthew Rein				1		1
292	10/31/2014	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green	PA
293		Tyler English			Student	1		1
294	6/3/2015	Georgetown University	Washington	DC
295		Nina May Brekelmans			Student	1		1
296	14/15 Total						4
297	15/16 Total						0
298	11/23/16	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale	IL
299		Alexander Kierstead			Student	1		1
300	2/8/17	Reed College	Portland	OR
301		Margalit Gibbs			Student	1		1
302	16/17 Total						2
303	7/20/18	Texas State University	San Marcos	TX
304		Dru Estes			Student	1		1
305		Haley Frizzell			Student	1		1
306		David Ortiz			Student	1		1
307	17/18 Total						3
308	6/10/19	SUNY ESF	Syracuse	NY
309		Beth Ann Newkirk			Student	1
310							1
311	2000/Present					176		153	2	10	10
312								Off	Other	On	Greek
313								87%	1%	6%	6%
314	Academic Year	Fatalities
315	2000*	8
316	2000-2001	17
317	2001-2002	15
318	2002-2003	14
319	2003-2004	12
320	2004-2005	14
321	2005-2006	11
322	2006-2007	20
323	2007-2008	18
324	2008-2009	6
325	2009-2010	5
326	2010-2011	6
327	2011-2012	9
328	2012-2013	7
329	2013-2014	4
330	2014-2015	4
331	2015-2016	0
332	2016-2017	2
333	2017-2018	3
334	2018-2019	1
335		175
336
337		*Partial year. Does not include 1999.