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NIU Building Services workers clean up the Lincoln Hall A-wing first floor after the sprinkler system activated in 2011. Interim Fire Chief Eric Hicks has proposed sprinkler systems be installed in local Greek residences.

Greek houses may be required to install sprinkler systems

By Samantha Brockett | September 19, 2012

City Council is considering requiring all Greek houses to have fire sprinklers installed by 2019. The Greek Housing Fire Safety Act was proposed to the DeKalb City Council by the Fire Department. The act would require fire sprinklers be installed in Greek...

NIU Building Services workers clean up the Lincoln Hall A-wing first floor after the sprinkler system activated in 2011. Interim Fire Chief Eric Hicks has proposed sprinkler systems be installed in local Greek residences.

Lincoln Hall open after building evacuation

By Northern Star staff | February 11, 2011

DeKALB | Lincoln Hall residents returned to their dorm after a sprinkler activation in one of the study rooms triggered the building's fire alarm. "I was sleeping. I actually thought it was my alarm clock," said Mary Slowik, senior sociology major and...