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The majority of fire service call-outs to campus in 2016 were due to FALSE fire alarm activations, newly released figures reveal. The fire brigade attended campus 72 times during 2016, of which a stunning 46 were due to unwanted activations of fire alarms, with a known cause.
An additional six incidents were due to “malicious activations by persons unknown” and sixteen visits were due to false alarms without any clear cause.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service did not issue any fines as a result of the false alarms. However it is likely that uni bosses fined students as part of disciplinary procedures.
The stats also show that the Police visited campus 186 times in the same period to deal with university trouble makers, visiting Hes West nearly twice as many times as Hes East. Meanwhile, the ambulance service was called out a shocking 170 times for emergencies over the year.
Negligently setting off a fire alarm in university accommodation carries a standard fine of £75, whereas the standard fine for maliciously activating an alarm is £125. All on-campus students have to attend a mandatory fire safety briefing at the beginning of the year.
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