Welcome to our website.  The Center for Campus Fire Safety (The Center) is the fire and life safety voice of over 4000 colleges and universities.  We provide an abundance of resources and support to individuals that are responsible for fire and life safety; either on a college campus on in a fire department that has a campus/university within their community. The Center is the only non-profit, member-based organization devoted to reducing the loss of life from fire at our nation's campuses.   Campus Fire Forum 2013 November 4-8, Saint Louis "The largest Campus Fire Safety Event of the Year"   WebinarTraining - Mass Notification Systems October 15 - Meeting the Challenges of an Effective Mass Notification System Design.  11AM - 12:30 PM EST. Presented by:  Wayne D. Moore, P.E., FSFPE, F.NSPE, CFPS, SET, Hughes Associates. The college and university community is presented with a number of emergency communications challenges and some have fallen into very expensive “traps” while trying to develop effective communications for their college or university campus. Many have tried to convert their building fire alarm systems to an MNS only to find the new system does not meet the Code required intelligibility or come close to meeting their emergency response needs. (Webinars are Free to Members) Firewise Campus Training ... There are still seats available for  the Colorado Springs Firewise Campus Training!  Act now to attend a class in this region, or other regions.

BREAKING NEWS

Explosion at Nyack College Injures Seven [CCFS News Reporter]  [June 5, 2013 9:30 am ]  [Views 72] Full article

Newburyport, Massachusetts – June 4, 2013.  Breaking news from Nyack College:  An explosion ripped through a building on the campus of Nyack College, in Nyack, New York, leaving a chaotic scene of shattered glass and debris. The explosion, which occurred just before noon today, injured seven campus community members, including a student and six employees of the college. A natural gas leak is currently suspected as contributing to the explosion; however, at this time, officials have not determined an “official” cause for the explosion. Although seven were injured, one of whom was blown through a second story window, none were injured critically and all persons have been accounted for.  Neighboring dormitories were evacuated as a measure of precaution.

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Senator Frank Lautenberg Passes Away at 89 - FireEngineering.com [CCFS Reporter]  [June 4, 2013 2:38 pm ]   Full article

CBS NewsSenator Frank Lautenberg Passes Away at 89FireEngineering.comHe has been an unwavering advocate for campus fire safety issues and sponsor of the Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2013, in addition to being instrumental in passage of the provisions of the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know legislation in 2008.New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at 89KTVLall 746 news articles »

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Large fire strikes at Miami University fraternity - WXIX [CCFS Reporter]  [May 25, 2013 8:02 am ]   Full article

Large fire strikes at Miami University fraternityWXIXA large fire is burning at a fraternity house at Miami University in Oxford. The fire struck the Fiji house at 130 East High Street around midnight, sending smoke and flames into the air.In addition toFull Story >. A large fire is burning at a ...and more »

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Boston University Student Dies in Off Campus Fire [CCFS News Reporter]  [April 30, 2013 11:45 am ]  [Views 239] Full article

In the early morning of Sunday April 28, 2013, a fire broke out in a quiet Allston neighborhood.  This fire would claim the life of one Boston University student and would injure two other students and six firefighters.  The deceased student was later identified as Binland Lee, a senior studying marine science; she was 22 years old.  Lee’s room was located in the attic of the three story house.  Due to the size of the fire, suppression crews were unable to reach her.

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