Occidental College
Campus Safety
Fire Safety Equipment
All student housing is outfitted with fire safety equipment.
Newcomb Hall
Newcomb Hall has a fully automated fire sprinkler system. The fire alarm system is monitored 24/7 by an outside contractor. Smoke detectors in student room air circulation soffits report to the building fire alarm system. Additional room smoke detectors are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. The emergency lighting system operates off of an inverter and battery bank.
Erdman Hall
Erdman Hall has a fully automated fire sprinkler system. The fire alarm system is monitored 24/7 by an outside contractor. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the building fire alarm panel. The emergency lighting system operates off of an inverter and battery bank.
Chilcott Hall
Chilcott Hall has a partial fire sprinkler system that covers the basement area and the trash chute. There is a wet standpipe system with fire hoses on each floor. The building fire alarm system is local only. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
Haines Hall
Haines Hall has a building fire alarm system that is local only. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the building fire alarm panel. All student rooms have mini horns. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
Eileen Norris Hall ("E.Norris")
Eileen Norris Hall has a building fire alarm system that is local only. There is a wet standpipe system with fire hoses in each quad. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
Stearns Hall
Stearns Hall has a partial fire sprinkler system that covers the trash chutes and trash receiving rooms. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. There is a wet standpipe system with several fire hoses on each floor. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
Braun Hall
Braun Hall has a partial fire sprinkler system that covers the trash chute and storage rooms on the 1st floor. There is a wet standpipe system with fire hoses on each floor. The fire alarm system is local only. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
Stewart-Cleland Hall ("Stewie")
Stewart-Cleland Hall has a partial fire sprinkler system that covers the trash chutes and the basement floor. There is a wet standpipe system with fire hoses on each floor. The fire alarm system is local only. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
Pauley Hall
Pauley Hall has a partial fire sprinkler system that covers the trash chute and several storage rooms on the 1st floor. There is a wet standpipe system with fire hoses on each floor. The fire alarm system is local only. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
Bell-Young Hall ("B-Y")
Bell-Young Hall has a fully automated fire sprinkler system. The fire alarm system is monitored 24/7by an outside contractor. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by an emergency generator, which is regularly tested, and is shared with Wylie Hall.
Wylie Hall
Wylie Hall has a fully automated fire sprinkler system. The fire alarm system is monitored 24/7 by an outside contractor. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by an emergency generator, which is regularly tested, and shared with Bell-Young.
Rangeview Residence Hall
Rangeview Residence Hall has a fully automated fire sprinkler system. The warming kitchen is supplied with an automatic fire suppression system in the hood above the stove. The fire alarm system is monitored 24/7 by an outside contractor. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by an emergency generator, which is regularly tested.
The Berkus House (1601 Campus Road)
The Berkus House has a fire alarm system that is local only. There is an automatic fire suppression system installed in the hood above the kitchen stove. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
4909 Rangeveiw (SAE House)
The SAE House has a fire alarm system that is local only. There is a sprinkler system that covers the basement. There is an automatic fire suppression system in the hood above the stove. Smoke detectors in student rooms are local only and do not report to the fire alarm panel. Emergency lighting is supplied by battery powered bug-eye lights and exit signs.
- Service Line: (323) 259-2599
- Emergency Line: (323) 259-2511 or dial 5 from any campus phone
- Email: campussafety@oxy.edu
- Location: Facilities Management Building, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041