Higher Education Opportunity Act
In accordance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (P.L. 110-315) of 2008, EHSS maintains statistics concerning the number of fires and the cause of
each fire;
the number of injuries related to a
fire that result in treatment at a medical
facility;
the number of deaths related to a
fire; and
the value of property damage caused by
a fire;
a description of each on-campus student
housing facility fire safety system, including the fire
sprinkler system;
the number of regular mandatory supervised
fire drills;
policies or rules on portable electrical
appliances, smoking, and open flames (such as candles),
procedures for evacuation, and policies regarding fire
safety education and training programs provided to
students, faculty, and staff; and
plans for future improvements in fire safety,
if determined necessary. The report will be published annually and will also be made available on this website when it is published. To review the log of fires on campus or other fire safety-related statistics, please contact the individual listed at the bottom of this page.
Contact Information
Tolga Durak, Fire Engineering & Life Safety Programs Manager
- Call 540.231.9068
- email: tdurak@vt.edu