Fire Safety

Fire Safety Sprinkler Notification

SUNY Delhi, the Office of Residence Life, University Police and the Facilities Department are committed to maintaining safe housing for our students. All residence halls and college-sponsored housing meet or exceed the fire safety standards required by the State of New York. The entire campus, including all residence halls, is inspected annually by staff from the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control.

Compliance Chart

§6438 of New York State Education Law requires notification of fire safety standards and measures in all college-owned or college-operated housing. To facilitate compliance, the following information is provided:
Residential Facilities Fire Alarm Monitoring Done by Campus Fire Alarm System Partial Sprinkler System Full Sprinkler System Room Smoke Detection Hard Wired Fire Extinguisher Devices Evacuation Plans Number of fire drills each calendar year
Dubois Hall X X   X X X 4
Gerry Hall X X   X X X 4
O'Connor Hall X X   X X X 4
Murphy Hall X X   X X X 4
Russell Hall X X   X X X 4
Riverview Townhouses X   X X X X 4
Catskill Hall X   X X X X 4

Additional fire safety information may also be found in the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

If you have any questions about the fire safety standards or fire safety equipment in the residence halls, please feel free to contact the following offices:

  • Office of Residence Life, Catskill Hall, Room 111, 607-746-4630, reslife@delhi.edu.
  • University Police Department, North Hall, 607-746-4700,  updadmin@delhi.edu.
  • Environmental Health & Safety Specialist/Fire Safety, Wall Service Complex, Room 138, 607-746-4018, Email Anthony.