University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire[CCFS Administrator] [January 3, 2012 9:16 pm ] [Views 155]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 231]
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 55]
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 279]
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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Small fire displaces 56 University of Arizona sorority residents - Arizona Daily Star [CCFS Reporter] [January 13, 2012 6:28 pm ] Full articleSmall fire displaces 56 University of Arizona sorority residentsArizona Daily StarResidents of a University of Arizona sorority had to find temporary housing after a fire damaged their sorority house late this afternoon, authorities said. The fire was reported at 4:23 pm at the Alpha Phi Sorority House in the 1300 block of East ...Fire displaces 56 UofA sorority residentsKTAR.comSorority house fire extinguished by sprinkler systemKVOA Tucson Newsall 8 news articles »
Electrical Fire Interrupts PRT Service at WVU - WBOY-TV [CCFS Reporter] [January 13, 2012 6:28 pm ]
Full articleElectrical Fire Interrupts PRT Service at WVUWBOY-TVWest Virginia University officials responded to an electrical fire at the PRT, Personal Rapid Transit, substation on the Evansdale WVU campus Wednesday afternoon. A mechanical malfunction which resulted in an electrical fire has interrupted service to ...and more »
Fire on Kalamazoo's north side considered suspicious, officials say - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com [CCFS Reporter] [January 13, 2012 6:28 pm ]
Full articleKalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comFire on Kalamazoo's north side considered suspicious, officials sayKalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comA student at Western Michigan University studying business management, Boone, who was sleeping when the fire started, said he lost all his schoolbooks, his computer and clothes. He said the Red Cross will put the residents up in a motel for a few days, ...and more »
30 Bethel students, faculty members flee fire in Brussels hostel - Pioneer Press [CCFS Reporter] [January 13, 2012 6:28 pm ]
Full articleKARE30 Bethel students, faculty members flee fire in Brussels hostelPioneer PressA Thursday morning fire ravaged a Brussels hostel where a group of Bethel University students was staying, but they and their faculty advisers were able to escape the blaze unharmed, according to university officials. The fire broke out early Thursday ...Minnesota college students survive Brussels fireKARE3 Americans survive Belgium hostel fireToday's THVMinnesota students studying abroad escape fireMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)all 8 news articles »
Carnegie Mellon University professor, student extinguish lab fire in Oakland - FireEngineering.com [CCFS Reporter] [January 13, 2012 6:28 pm ]
Full articleCarnegie Mellon University professor, student extinguish lab fire in OaklandFireEngineering.comActing deputy fire chief Larry Yakich said a Carnegie Mellon University professor and student had completed some tests, cleaned up, put a chemical inside a container and placed the container in a plastic-lined cardboard box. There apparently was some ...
Explosion injures student; same UF lab and chemical as Oct. blast - Gainesville Sun [CCFS Reporter] [January 13, 2012 6:28 pm ]
Full articleCentral Florida News 13Explosion injures student; same UF lab and chemical as Oct. blastGainesville SunIn 2008, a University of California at Los Angeles graduate student suffered burns in a chemical fire and later died. Last month, a professor was charged with willfully violating occupational health and safety standards. A Texas Tech University ...Explosion at University of Florida chemistry lab injures studentPalm Beach PostStudent injured in chemical explosion in SislerUniversity of FloridaExplosion evacuates University of Florida chemistry lab, 1 injuredCentral Florida News 13The Ledger -ABC Action News -MyFoxOrlando.comall 28 news articles »