Education Department Extends College Fire Safety Paperwork Requirements
Published Date: 1/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education wants to keep collecting annual fire safety reports from colleges and universities without changing the current process. This affects schools across the country and helps keep students safe by tracking fire safety info. If you have thoughts, you can share them by February 14, 2025, but no new costs or big changes are planned.
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Colleges must keep reporting campus fires
If you live in on‑campus student housing, your school must keep collecting and publishing an annual fire safety report under 34 CFR 668.49. The report must include the number and cause of each fire, injuries requiring medical treatment, deaths, property damage, and a fire log with the date, time, nature, and general location. The Department estimates 4,310 annual responses and 4,313 total annual burden hours, and it is requesting comments by February 14, 2025.
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