Here's a detail of the financial impact of the fire: http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/UPA/uobo/publications/supplemental_request/20 02-03_Supplemental_Operating_Request.pdf
~~~~~ President Morse provided an update on the Parks Hall fire that occurred the night of July 3, 2002. She reported that a student saw smoke coming out one of the ventilators, went into the building, smelled smoke and released the fire alarm. An Emergency Response Team was notified immediately, and crews were on site the next three days providing clean up. Walls, flooring and rugs have to be torn out and all offices need to be emptied, cleaned, and repainted due to smoke damage. The president declared an emergency and the university contacted an outside firm to assist with the recovery process. Parks Hall is scheduled to re-open September 21 with classes beginning September 25. The president said that a budget system was set up to monitor all expenses incurred due to the fire, including staff overtime. The university is working with the Office of Financial Management (OFM) and the legislature to work out a process for paying for losses. The university intends to request from OFM and the legislature complete recovery of any costs not covered by insurance. Vice President Pierce said the response to the emergency was very good. He said that many Western staff should be commended for their hard work and overtime hours spent on the project. He also said the university has insurance with the state that covers up to $250,000 in computer-related equipment with a $50,000 deductible. Certain recovery costs have yet to be determined, and the university is working with a claims adjuster. Trustee Swenson asked if there was information on the cause of the fire. Pierce said that the fire marshall reported the fire originated in a server in a cabinet. They suspect that it was caused by an electrical problem that originated with a particular device, but they haven't been able to confirm that. SOURCE: http://west.wwu.edu/trustees/minutes/August2002MinutesAPPROVED.pdf ~~~~~ Boy my google-fu sure is working overtime today!! -----Original Message----- From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server Room fire pictures The article that David linked to mentioned electrical problems, but that by itself is a very generic answer... Joe Heaton Employment Training Panel -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Server Room fire pictures Anyone know the details of how this fire started? -- ME2 On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:02 AM, David Mazzaccaro <[email protected]> wrote: > And that is the one that I remember someone posting a few months back... > > ________________________________ > From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:00 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Server Room fire pictures > > Yeah, that's what I found when I googled "server room fire" J > > > > ________________________________ > > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:53 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Server Room fire pictures > > > > I believe this was it: > > http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/dbrunner/ > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:41 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Server Room fire pictures > > A while back, a list member posted a link to pictures from a fire they had > in their server room. "fire" is not a good search term and I am having > trouble finding the link to the pictures. Does anyone still have the link > or remember who sent the original e-mail? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Webster > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
