Fire protective features in residence halls
The university houses students in 15 undergraduate residence complexes with 1 to 4 halls in each complex and 2 graduate residence halls. In addition, the university manages 3 multi-family apartment complexes for married students and students with families and the Chez Veterans Center. This section provides a description of the fire protection features provided in each Housing facility.
Undergraduate
- Ikenberry South – Scott Hall (202 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign)
- Ikenberry South – Snyder Hall (206 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign)
- Ikenberry South – Taft-Van Doren Residence Halls (1213-1215 S. Fourth St., Champaign)
- Ikenberry South – Bousfield Hall (1214 S. First St., Champaign)
- Ikenberry North – Weston Hall (204 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign)
- Ikenberry North – Hopkins Hall (103 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign)
- Ikenberry North – Wassaja Hall (1202 S. First St., Champaign)
- Ikenberry North – Nugent Hall (207 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign)
- Ikenberry North – Barton-Lundgren Halls (1201-1205 S. Fourth St., Champaign)
- Illinois Street Residence Halls (Townsend and Wardall) (918-1012 W. Illinois St., Urbana)
- Busey and Evans Residence Halls (1111-1115 W. Nevada St., Urbana)
- Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls (1005 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana)
- Allen Residence Hall (1005 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana)
- Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls (Babcock, Blaisdell, Carr, Saunders) (901-1002 College Ct., Urbana)
- Florida Avenue Residence Halls (Trelease & Oglesby) (901 and 1005 College Ct., Urbana)
Graduate
- Sherman Hall (909 S. Fifth St., Champaign)
- Daniels Hall (1010 W. Green St., Urbana)
- Goodwin & Green Apartments (1107 W. Green St., Urbana)
- Goodwin & Green Apartments (300 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana)
- Orchard Downs Apartments (1841 Orchard Place, Urbana)
- Ashton Woods Apartments (2215-2319 S. First St., Champaign)
Specialized Housing
- Chez Veterans Center (908 W. Nevada St., Urbana)
- Beckwith Residential Support Services at Nugent Hall (207 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign)
Expanded Housing
- The Whopper, 309 E Green St, Champaign (Occupying 19 Apartments)
- Tower at Third, 302 E John St, Champaign (Occupying 11 Apartments)
- 909 S Locust St, Champaign (Occupying 5 Apartments)
- 903 S Locust St, Champaign (Occupying 3 Apartments)
- 316 E Healey St, Champaign (Occupying 7 Apartments)
- 805 W Green St, Urbana (Occupying 15 Apartments)
- 804 W Illinois St, Urbana (Occupying 11 Apartments)
- 303 S Busey Ave, Urbana (Occupying 9 Apartments)
- 901 W Western Ave, Urbana (Occupying 8 Apartments)
*Expanded housing for school year 2024-2025
Housing Facility Descriptions
Ikenberry South Residence Halls
Ikenberry South consists of four halls, each monitored by a supervised fire alarm system. Scott Hall and Taft-Van Doren Halls are also protected by automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler systems integrated with the fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised by Public Safety Dispatch. Wet standpipes are in each stairwell of each building. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system. Fire suppression systems were installed in Snyder Hall in 2012. Bousfield Hall was placed into service in August of 2013. It has a supervised fire alarm, sprinkler system, and wet standpipes in each stairwell.
Ikenberry North Residence Halls
Ikenberry North includes five halls, each monitored by a supervised fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety Dispatch. Wet standpipes are in each stairwell of the building. Nugent Hall is protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system integrated with the fire alarm system. Multi-Purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor as well as throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically propped open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system. Sprinkler systems are in place throughout Weston, Barton-Lundgren, and Hopkins Halls.
Beckmwith Residential Support Services at Nugent Hall opened in fall 2010. It has twenty-six single room suites (two single bedrooms with a shared bath) designed to accommodate students with access and functional needs. It has all the fire protection and life safety features listed above for Nugent Hall.
Wassaja Hall opened in fall 2016. It has all the fire protection and life safety features of the other four Ikenberry North residence halls including, a supervised fire alarm system integrated with a wet-pipe fire sprinkler system with standpipes as well as multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers.
Illinois Street Residence Halls
Illinois Street Residence Halls are protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Cooking operations under the kitchen hoods are protected by special hazard chemical suppression systems, which are also integrated with the building fire alarm system. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Wet standpipes are in each stairwell of each building. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system. Illinois Street Residence Halls are equipped with a fire pump.
Busey and Evans Halls
Busey and Evans Residence Halls are protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Cooking operations under the kitchen hoods are protected by special hazard wet chemical suppression systems, which are also integrated with the building fire alarm system. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Wet standpipes are in each stairwell in each building. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system.
Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls
Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls are protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Cooking operations under the kitchen hoods are protected by special hazard wet chemicals suppression systems, which are also integrated with the building fire alarm system. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Dry standpipes are in each stairwell. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system. Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls and Allen Hall have a shared single fire alarm main panel.
Allen Hall
Allen Residence Hall is protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Cooking operations under the kitchen hoods are protected by special hazard wet chemicals suppression systems, which are also integrated with the building fire alarm system. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Wet standpipes are located in each of the stairwells. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system. Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls and Allen Hall have a shared single fire alarm main panel.
Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls
Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls, which includes Babcock, Blaisdell, Carr and Saunders, is protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe and dry pipe sprinkler system that is integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Cooking operations under the kitchen hoods are protected by special hazard wet chemicals suppression systems, which are also integrated with the building fire alarm system. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor as well as throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Dry standpipes are located in each stairwell in each building. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system.
Florida Avenue Residence Halls
Florida Avenue Residence Halls, which consists of Oglesby and Trelease, is protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system that is integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Cooking operations under the kitchen hoods are protected by special hazard wet chemicals suppression systems, which are also integrated with the building fire alarm system. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Dry standpipes are located in each stairwell in each building. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system that has prerecorded voice messaging capability but is not used at this time for evacuation purposes. This system, as currently set up, may be used as a voice notification system only. Florida Avenue Residence Halls are equipped with fire pumps.
Sherman Hall
Sherman Hall is protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Wet standpipes are located in each of the corridors of each building. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system that has prerecorded voice messaging for evacuation purposes. Sherman Hall is equipped with a fire pump.
Daniels Hall
Daniels Hall is protected by an automatic, supervised wet pipe sprinkler system integrated with the building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Wet standpipes are in each stairwell of each building. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators, magnetically held-open fire-rated door assemblies, and air handling units are also integrated with the fire alarm system that has prerecorded voice messaging capability but is not used at this time for evacuation purposes. This system as currently set up may be used as a voice notification system only. Daniels Hall is equipped with a fire pump.
Goodwin-Green Apartments
A sprinkler system is in place throughout the Goodwin-Green Family Apartments complex, and it is integrated with the automatic building fire alarm system. The fire alarm system is continuously monitored and supervised at Public Safety dispatch. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are installed on each floor and throughout the common areas, basement storage areas and mechanical spaces in the complex. Wet standpipes are in each stairwell of each building. Other features include an emergency generator to power emergency lights and exit signs to illuminate the means of egress. Elevators are also integrated with the fire alarm system.
Orchard Downs Apartments
Orchard Downs consists of 70 apartment buildings (1 story – 3 stories), 2 standalone laundries, and a one-story community center. Each apartment is equipped with a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are in the kitchen of each apartment, the laundries and community center. Other features include battery-backup emergency lights and exit signs in the Community Center to illuminate the means of egress. Orchard South apartments had fire alarm systems added to two-thirds of the apartment buildings from 2017 to 2018. The last phase of fire alarm installation for this complex was completed in 2019. These fire alarm systems are continuously monitored by the Division of Public Safety.
Ashton Woods Apartments
Ashton Woods consists of 13 apartment buildings with 12 apartments and a laundry area in each building. Each apartment is equipped with a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. Smoke detectors are in hallways and bedrooms and are hard wired together. Multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers are in the kitchen of each apartment and in the laundry area. The buildings are also protected with a manual fire alarm system. The fire alarm systems are continuously monitored by the Division of Public Safety.
Chez Veterans Center
The Chez Veterans Center opened in 2015. The facility is a three-story building with 12 residential units located on the third floor. The facility is protected throughout by an automatic fire suppression system and an addressable automatic voice fire alarm system. The building is also equipped with an emergency generator that provides emergency lighting and elevator operation in the event of a power outage. There are also dry chemical fire extinguishers placed throughout the facility. The exits and areas of rescue assistance are marked with internally illuminated signs and the areas of rescue assistance and building elevators have emergency phones located within them.
Expanded Housing
309 E Green St, Champaign (The Whopper)
The apartment is a 24 Story H shaped high rise building. The center of the building is an East/West hallway with the elevator in the center, and a stairwell at both ends. Each stairwell has area of refuge call centers on landings of each floor that ring through to the fire alarm panel room on the 1st floor. Parking garage on floors 1 through 7. Commons (pool, fitness room) on floor 8. Residential apartments on floors 9 through 24. Sprinkler system in parking garage has dry valves for each level of the garage. Apartment control valves for sprinklers are located in E stairwell, 1st floor commercial is wet system located in fire pump room. Individual smoke and CO Alarms are required in the individual apartments.
302 E John St, Champaign (Tower at Third)
The apartment is a 21-story mixed occupancy high rise building. Sprinkler system throughout with wet system. Isolation valve on each floor closet, west side. The fire pump is located in the basement, west end of the boiler room. The building has four elevators. Internal Communication System- Emergency phone jacks by stairwell, handsets in lock box under lobby panel. Individual smoke and CO Alarms are required in the individual apartments.
909 S Locust St, Champaign
Apartment consists of 10 Units. No sprinkler systems in the building. No fire alarm system in the building. Individual smoke and CO Alarms are required in the individual apartments. There is not an elevator in the building, exterior corridor entries into the units. There are fire extinguishers in the commons.
903 S Locust St, Champaign
Apartment consists of 10 Units. No sprinkler systems in the building. No fire alarm system in the building. Individual smoke and CO Alarms are required in the individual apartments. There is not an elevator in the building, exterior corridor entries into the units. There are fire extinguishers in the commons.
316 E Healey St, Champaign
The building consists of 12 apartments, mostly four bedrooms. There is not an elevator in the building. The building is fully sprinkled R13. The fire alarm system is monitored by a private company, units are interconnected. ABC extinguishers in commons locations as dictated by NFPA 10. No standpipes in the building. Individual smoke and CO Alarms are required in the individual apartments.
805 W Green St, Urbana
The property consists of 2 buildings and 84 units and managed by Fairlawn Real Estate. The properties were last inspected by the City of Urbana in September of 2018. ABC extinguishers are provided as required by NFPA 10. The building does not have an elevator. Smoke and CO alarms in the individual apartments required. The property is protected by fire alarm system monitored by a central station. The buildings do not have fire sprinkler systems. The common areas and means or egress are provided with battery-backup emergency lights and exit signs.
804 W Illinois St, Urbana
The property consists of 1 building and 28 units and managed by Fairlawn Real Estate. The property was last inspected by the City of Urbana in June of 2018. ABC extinguishers are provided as required by NFPA 10. The building does not have an elevator. Smoke and CO alarms in the individual apartments required. The property does not have either a fire alarm system nor fire suppression system. The common areas and means or egress are provided with battery-backup emergency lights and exit signs.
303 S Busey Ave, Urbana
The property consists of 2 buildings and 84 units and managed by Fairlawn Real Estate. The properties were last inspected by the City of Urbana in September of 2018. ABC extinguishers are provided as required by NFPA 10. The building does not have an elevator. Smoke and CO alarms in the individual apartments required. The property is protected by fire alarm system monitored by a central station. The buildings do not have fire sprinkler systems. The common areas and means or egress are provided with battery-backup emergency lights and exit signs.
901 W Western Ave, Urbana
The property consists of 1 building and 84 units and managed by Next to Campus LLC. The property was last inspected by the City of Urbana in March 2023. ABC extinguishers are provided as required by NFPA 10. The building does have an elevator. The units are protected with interconnected smoke detectors and the property is protected by both a fire sprinkler system and fire alarm system monitored by a central station. The common areas and means or egress are provided with battery-backup emergency lights and exit signs.