Even into Monday, massive fans and “Wet Floor” signs have been seen in Mariposa Hall’s first floor, resulting from the water damage associated with putting out the fires themselves.

In assessing the level of damage, Anderson Group International looked at the damage from the act itself, and any damage done while putting out a fire or stopping a flood.

In the case of Mendocino Hall, the damage was limited to the fifth floor – even there, two offices and some floorspace was damaged, though smoke and soot were still evident throughout the building.

Mariposa’s damage, however, was far more severe.

Smoke and soot affected almost every other floor, water damage from putting out the fire could be seen on offices and a kitchen two floors down, and three rooms, including the Interior Design library, were destroyed.

Interior Design classes that took place on Mariposa’s fourth floor have been relocated, and the 4000 suite has been declared a complete loss. Wall clocks throughout Mariposa stopped at 3:26 p.m. – the time fire officials cut power to the building to fight the flames and stop their spread.

The most visible damage from Mariposa to the campus community was two windows in the design gallery.

Firefighters knocked out these windows during Thursday’s fire to create ventilation to aid in their fight. More windows have since been removed and repairs are still in progress as of press time.

Kim Nava, Sacramento State spokeswoman, said items stored on Mariposa’s fourth floor were removed and relocated to El Dorado Hall so faculty and staff members could recover their belongings. She said cleaning crews, university officials and fire investigators have worked over the weekend in assessing the damage, moving items from the fourth floor and gathering a more well-rounded picture of what started the blaze and contributed to its spread.

Crews estimate another week of work for cleanup before the rebuilding process begins.

Erik Fallis, California State University spokesman, said all CSU campuses are covered under what is known as the Public Entity Property Insurance Program. This program covers the buildings themselves, but not their contents. The CSU does cover the costs of assessments needed to tally damages and repairs.

The 23 CSU campuses pay into a system-wide risk pool each year to cover events such the fires at Sac State. While this program self-insures damages of up to $1 million before outside insurance kicks in, Sac State will be responsible for coming up with the $100,000 deductible. The university will also have to handle all insurance claims related to any property damaged within those buildings.

This arrangement, Fallis said, will have “no adverse impact on campuses beyond the $100,000 deductible” needed to conduct repairs. For anything not bolted down or fixed to the building, Fallis said the campus will need to figure out those costs.

Nava said damage assessments of the two buildings should be completed this week.

Benjamin B. Schilter can be reached at [email protected]