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The Higher Education Opportunity Act requires that each campus report on fires at student housing facilities as well as publish a fire safety report which is to be available to the public after October 1 of every year. A copy of the annual report is available upon request. Contact the Safety and Environmental Management Department at (207) 581-4055.

1. Log of fires in student housing facilities during 2009. The log for the current year is available at the University of Maine Police Department.

Summary of Log:  We have had 21 fires with no loss of life or injuries. The property damage is estimated to be $392.00.  These fires have all consisted of melting, scorching, and singeing with no significant damage.

2. Description of each of campus student housing facility fire safety system:

3. The number of fire drills held during the previous calendar year:

• Two drills were held in conjunction with the Orono Fire Department per calendar year in student housing.

4. Description of the institutions policies or rules on portable electrical appliances, smoking, and open flames in a student housing facility:

• Only approved electrical appliances may be used in student housing. More details on the policies and rules on electrical appliances and open flames are found at: umaine.edu/reslife/guide-to-campus-living/microfridgewasherdryervending-policies ^[2]
• Smoking is prohibited in all University buildings including housing. More details at: www.umaine.edu/handbook/PolReg/smoking_policy.htm ^[3]
• Candles and open flames are prohibited in student housing. More details at: umaine.edu/reslife/guide-to-campus-living/moving-inchecking-out ^[4]

5. The institution’s procedures for student housing evacuation in the case of a fire:

• Students are required to evacuate housing immediately in case of fire. More details are located in the Guide to Campus Living – Fire Policies at: umaine.edu/reslife/guide-to-campus-living/fire-policies ^[5]

6. Description of the policies regarding fire safety education provided to the students and employees:

• Safety and Environmental Management (SEM) Training is required annually.  The policies on fire safety are covered in Basic Safety Training and procedures that students and employees must follow are in the Department Emergency Action Plan which is included in the Department Annual Safety Training (area specific training).  In these policies, the institution must describe the procedures that students and employees should follow in the case of a fire.
• Additional student policies are included in the Student Code of Conduct. More details can be found at the following links:
• Guide to Campus Living – Fire Policies at umaine.edu/reslife/guide-to-campus-living/fire-policies ^[5]
• Guide to Campus Living – Room Policies/Quiet Hours at umaine.edu/reslife/guide-to-campus-living/room-policiesquiet-hours ^[6]
• Policy Manual, Student Conduct Code at www.maine.edu/system/policy_manual/policy_section501.php ^[7]
• SEM Training Policy at www2.umaine.edu/SEM/Documents/Policy/03-ST%20Training%20Requirements.pdf ^[8]
• SEM Training web page at www2.umaine.edu/SEM/Training/training.htm ^[9]
• Resident Community Coordinators Fire & Safety Training - www2.umaine.edu/SEM/Training/Community%20Coordinators%20Fire%20Training/Dining%20Service%20Transition.html ^[10]

7. For the purposes of including fires statistics in the annual fire safety report, a list of the titles of each person or organization to which students and employees should report a fire is:

• All fires must be reported the University of Maine Police Department

8. Plans for future improvements in fire safety, if determined necessary by the institution.

• The campus will become Tobacco Free on January 1, 2011  More details at: www.umaine.edu/tobaccofree ^[11]

9. Link to Clery Safety and Security Report: www.umaine.edu/clery ^[12]