University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire[CCFS Administrator]  [January 3, 2012 10:16 pm ]  [Views 890] arrow 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 2:22 pm ]  [Views 907] arrow full article

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 1:48 pm ]  [Views 477] arrow full article

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 1:10 pm ]  [Views 940] arrow full article

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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Cal State LA Campus Evacuated After Bomb Threat - KTLA [CCFS Reporter]  [April 19, 2013 2:10 am ]  arrow Full article

KTLACal State LA Campus Evacuated After Bomb ThreatKTLAZach Seemayer, editor of the University Times student newspaper, said he and his colleagues thought the fire alarms ringing across campus were a drill and figured it was a good time for a lunch break. Once they got outside, they realized the roads ...Cal State LA Bomb Threat Prompts Campus Evacuation, Police Say No Bomb ...Huffington PostAll clear given in bomb threat at Cal State LA, police saySan Gabriel Valley TribuneNo bomb found after threats to 2 Calif. campusesU-T San Diegoall 44 news articles »


Fire At University Village Shopping Center Extinguished - KKTV - KKTV 11 News [CCFS Reporter]  [April 18, 2013 8:59 am ]  arrow Full article

Fire At University Village Shopping Center Extinguished - KKTVKKTV 11 NewsFire investigators tell us a construction crew accidentally started a fire on the roof of a building in the University Village Shopping Center on North Nevada at around 10 a.m. Monday. That fire has now been extinguished. Several trucks were called in ...


CNU student arrested in rash of fires on campus - The Virginian-Pilot [CCFS Reporter]  [April 18, 2013 8:59 am ]  arrow Full article

CNU student arrested in rash of fires on campusThe Virginian-PilotThe five fires hit four different buildings Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and damage was minimal, the university said. The first fire occurred in a second-floor men's bathroom at David Student Union about 12:20 p.m., the university said.


Police Investigating Fires in Five Hours at Va. Campus - Firehouse.com [CCFS Reporter]  [April 18, 2013 8:59 am ]  arrow Full article

wtkr.comPolice Investigating Fires in Five Hours at Va. CampusFirehouse.comAt 4:45 p.m., the university issued an alert about a bathroom fire at McMurran Hall, an academic building. That was the third reported fire of the day on the campus. The first fire occurred in a second-floor men's bathroom at David Student Union about ...CNU cancels classes after at least 5 fires on campusThe Virginian-PilotTwo fires reported on CNU campusWAVY-TVFires on Campus at CNUThe Captain's Logwtkr.com -wtvr.com -WRICall 8 news articles »


Fires cancel classes at Christopher Newport University - wtvr.com [CCFS Reporter]  [April 17, 2013 9:01 am ]  arrow Full article

wtvr.comFires cancel classes at Christopher Newport Universitywtvr.comNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WTVR) – Five fires at Christopher Newport University's main campus in Newport News Tuesday have canceled classes. The university's website states that classes will resume at 8 a.m. on Wednesday after the string of suspicious fires ...CNU cancels classes after at least 5 fires on campusThe Virginian-PilotFirefighters douse several suspicious fires at CNUWVEC.com (subscription)Fire causes CNU student center evacuationwtkr.comWRICall 7 news articles »


Police investigate one of two campus fire alarms - The Globe [CCFS Reporter]  [April 17, 2013 9:01 am ]  arrow Full article

Police investigate one of two campus fire alarmsThe GlobeAfter responding to two fire alarms this past week, Public Safety is investigating who activated one of the alarms. Police responded to a “manually pulled” fire alarm on the fifth floor of the Student Center at 10:13 p.m Wednesday. On Sunday, a broken ...