FY 2026 Employee Of The Year

Logan Hogge - Fire & Life Safety

18 months ago, the Fire & Life Safety Division began a process to change the Site-Specific Fire Plans into Emergency Evacuation Plans with the goals of modernizing, simplifying, and complying with updated fire and life safety code requirements. It was a massive undertaking that required a whole team effort; Logan Hogge was instrumental in the successful completion of this project.

At the inception there were 2 particularly challenging roadblocks: 1) user-friendly maps showing evacuation zones in the hospital and outside emergency assembly points for all facilities; and 2) a well-organized and searchable structure for accessing the files by end-users. Fire & Life Safety engaged with an architect to determine the feasibility of creating the maps which would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. That was an impossible financial burden to overcome but that is until Logan had an epiphany. After mocking-up his idea, he presented it to his hospital team colleagues as a potential solution, and they unanimously agreed to it. Although we cannot share screenshots, we encourage you to look at the SSFPs now and compare them to vastly improved EEPs. The maps, especially for the health care providers, convey clear and precise information - all because Logan discovered a way to do it. Each map created for the EEPs (literally hundreds of them!) exists because of his idea.

The second obstacle was the “findability” of the new EEPs. Organization of the old SSFPs was, to be blunt and honest, terrible. Now, because of Logan, the entire file system is searchable and well organized. The structure includes our expansion into Lake Norman, Cary, adds Regional and Raleigh hospitals, divides the off-site clinical areas by city and removes the Part I/Part II problem by combining each facility into a single document. Just a few clicks and an end-user can get exactly what they need!

This is the first product the Fire & Life Safety Division has created in a long time that will have a meaningful impact for the entire Duke community, and it was made possible because we have a colleague who didn’t give up and found a way to overcome the challenges we faced. Logan Hogge deserves to be recognized.

Logan has contributed an ENORMOUS amount of time and effort into formatting and editing Fire Safety & new Emergency Evacuation Plans. He was instrumental in creating tailored zone maps to direct health care personnel to their appropriate evacuation zone across the hospital and healthcare campus. His efforts were focused on creating Emergency Evacuation Plans for Duke hospital campus, but his template has laid the foundation for the rest of the Fire Safety office so that we can easily customize the information and create Emergency Evacuation Plans for Duke University campus and research locations. He has remained available to the rest of the Fire Safety office for questions and assistance, holding multiple staff meetings to teach everyone how to make the necessary edits while maintaining consistency in presentation between Duke’s hospital, campus, and research locations.

He selflessly agreed to step into the role of “digital dignitary” by taking the lead in the uploading of new documents to meet roll out deadlines. Throughout the duration of this project, Logan’s attention to his normal work responsibilities has never wavered. His tenacity and drive for this project have been unparalleled and reflect well upon the Fire Safety Division and our efforts to more closely adhere to the requirements of the North Carolina Fire Code. Logan’s contributions to this project have been invaluable in getting us across the finish line for this first phase of roll out, and he continues to collect accurate information in preparation for our next phase.

Logan has consistently demonstrated initiative, innovation, and a commitment to excellence through continuous improvements to our online resources, department website, Emergency Evacuation Plan (EEP) programs, and mapping systems. His efforts have enhanced accessibility, accuracy, and efficiency for both staff and campus stakeholders. Beyond his technical contributions, Logan’s dedication to improving departmental processes and supporting the overall mission of Fire Life Safety has had a lasting positive impact on the department. His proactive approach, attention to detail, and commitment to continuous improvement make him highly deserving of this recognition as Employee of the Year!