A partial list of problems reported by fire chiefs across the state:
— Federal Heights Elementary School: Fire investigation in 1984 revealed that fire and draft stopping required by code was absent in the roof-ceiling assembly and in the mansard roof area. A fire spread unchecked within minutes, resulting in total loss of the building.
— Grandby Elementary School: In 1993, snow caused partial roof collapse; improper design cited.
— Fairview School in Boulder suffered a roof collapse, winter 1978/79.
— Aspen Elementary School suffered $900,000 in damage due to roof and drainage problems and a two-year closure because of a dysfunctional fire alarm system and inadequately seamed ceiling and exterior wall joints.
— Cherokee Trail Elementary School, Parker: Numerous code violations in building design.
— Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs: Structural collapse of gymnasium roof.
— Summit High School: Two years after building was occupied in 1999 there was no certificate of occupancy.
— Silverthorne Elementary: No field inspections conducted during construction in 2004.
— Adams Elementary School, Colorado Springs: Fire in a classroom closet, while school was in session, was not contained until significant damage was done to the library. Doors separating classrooms from the library were not present.
