University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire[CCFS Administrator] [January 3, 2012 9:16 pm ] [Views 406]full article
University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire
January 1, 2012 … A student from the University of Georgia, and three members of her family died December 28, when their home caught fire. Susannah Maxine Davis, 19, her sister Haley Morea Davis, 17, and her parents Mary Wendi Davis and Edmund Russell Davis died when a blaze broke out in their home at 5 a.m.
CCFS partners with Campus Safety Magazine to distribute Survey[CCFS Administrator] [December 14, 2011 1:22 pm ] [Views 495]
The Center for Campus Fire Safety is pleased to partner with Campus Safety Magazine to conduct a brief survey on the state of fire prevention and detection at U.S. universities, schools and hospitals. All individuals who are involved in campus fire safety are encouraged to participate.
CCFS works with NFPA on Cooking Fire Safety[CCFS Administrator] [December 14, 2011 12:48 pm ] [Views 142]
CCFS Director, Kevin McSweeney, CFPS/CFS II represented The Center for Campus Fire Safety in an NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation program to improve cooking fire safety.
CCFS works with Inside Edition[CCFS Administrator] [December 14, 2011 12:10 pm ] [Views 552]
CCFS President, Paul D. Martin and Director Tim Knisely worked with Inside Edition to produce the following story about college housing and fire safety. Inside Edition ... To show just how fast a fire can rip through a college room, the New York Office of Fire Prevention and the Center of Campus Fire Safety set up a demonstration and burned down a mock dorm room at the University at Albany. Students looked on in awe as everything was destroyed in just minutes.
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Oklahoma Christian students help extinguish dorm fire in Tanzania - Christian Chronicle (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [Today 4:55 am ] Full articleChristian Chronicle (blog)Oklahoma Christian students help extinguish dorm fire in TanzaniaChristian Chronicle (blog)A rainbow appears over the campus of Chimala Missions in Tanzania. (Photo via www.chimalamission.com) A fire has destroyed the dormitory of the secondary school operated by Chimala Mission Hospital and Schools, a church supported medical, ...
Fire at Black Diamond Middle School in Antioch - Contra Costa Times [CCFS Reporter] [Today 4:55 am ]
Full articleFire at Black Diamond Middle School in AntiochContra Costa TimesNobody was injured, and Cooper said students completed the school's fire evacuation plan in record time. Students remained in a field adjacent to the school, the campus' evacuation area, for 45 minutes, Cooper wrote. Fire officials were unable to ...and more »
Fire ruins part of university building - Austrian Independent [CCFS Reporter] [Yesterday 2:01 am ]
Full articleFire ruins part of university buildingAustrian IndependentLast week's fire at a construction site at the Business University of Vienna appears to be more devastating than was first believed. New information reveals that a part of the building might have to be demolished and rebuilt. After the fire damages ...and more »
Careless disposal of smoking materials cited as possible cause of fire that ... - MassLive.com [CCFS Reporter] [Yesterday 2:01 am ]
Full articleMassLive.comCareless disposal of smoking materials cited as possible cause of fire that ...MassLive.comWESTFIELD – Careless disposal of smoking materials has been identified as a possible cause of a fire that heavily damaged the off-campus home of eight Westfield State University students last month. The exact cause, however, has not been determined and ...
Five UMd. Students Displaced After House Fire - NBC4 Washington [CCFS Reporter] [May 15, 2012 6:30 am ]
Full articleFive UMd. Students Displaced After House FireNBC4 WashingtonFirefighters responded just after 11 pm Sunday to a reported house fire in the 7000 block of Baltimore Avenue, an off-campus house rented by five students who attend the nearby University of Maryland. Authorities found the fire in the basement of the ...and more »
Fire Rips Through University Park Home - Patch.com [CCFS Reporter] [May 14, 2012 5:18 am ]
Full articleFire Rips Through University Park HomePatch.comBy Michael Theis Fire and rescue crews inspect the aftermath of a basement and deck fire which occurred around 11:20 pm in the 7000 block of Baltimore Avenue in University Park on May 13, 2012. A group of five college student renters may need to find ...