Fire Dept. and IFC Assess Safety of Student Housing

Fraternity parties being cancelled because the house did not pass fire inspection is not uncommon at Cornell.

In Cayuga Heights, a village north of Cornell’s campus where many Greek houses are situated, Fire Lieutenant Joe Lisi works with the village engineer’s office handling code enforcements.

“Basically in Cayuga Heights the sort of things we look for [are] that the building is up to building code standards, village zoning that is a livable, habitable space with no mold and mildew in the bathrooms and kitchens and that everything works with no issues,” Lisi said.