Leaving Home Safety
Fires in Student Housing
§On Campus
–1700 fires/year in dormitory
and fraternity/sorority housing
§Off Campus
–2/3 of full-time students
attending four-year colleges
live off-campus
–75% of student housing fires occur off-campus
In a recent year, 1700 fires were reported in dormitory and fraternity or sorority housing, where only one-third of all full-time students at four-year colleges reside. Another two-thirds live off-campus. Young people leaving home are increasingly drawn to lively urban campuses and their surrounding downtown neighborhoods, where space for campus expansion may be limited.
When you are considering which college to attend, or where to live, find out about the housing scene both on campus and in the neighborhood where you may be looking in the future. Many students begin college life in a dormitory and move off campus later in their college career. Three-quarters of fires reported in student housing occur in rented houses and apartments off-campus.
(Bridge) What questions should you ask college officials and off-campus landlords to learn more about your current and potential exposure to fire and burn injury?

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