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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Fire breaks out in NUS lab - AsiaOne [CCFS Reporter] [January 13, 2012 6:28 pm ] Full articleAsiaOneFire breaks out in NUS labAsiaOneA fire broke out this morning inside a lab on the second floor of Block S14, No. 10 Science Drive 4 of National University of Singapore's (NUS) Kent Ridge campus. Citizen journalism website Stomp reported that smoke was seen coming out of the building. ...and more »
Small fire breaks out at UW - Waterloo Record [CCFS Reporter] [January 9, 2012 6:01 pm ]
Full articleSmall fire breaks out at UWWaterloo RecordWATERLOO — A small fire broke out Friday in a wing of a University of Waterloo building closed for construction. The Waterloo Fire Department responded to the blaze around 6:45 pm in the Douglas Wright Engineering building's C-wing. ...
Fall's news in review - StateHornet.com [CCFS Reporter] [January 5, 2012 5:59 pm ]
Full articleFall's news in reviewStateHornet.comAfter a long investigation to declare the origin and cause of the fires, CAL Fire confirmed the belief that they were all related and caused on purpose. The investigation of who set the fires is still being continued by University Police, ...
No Payout For Breeders After CSU Fire - KMGH Denver [CCFS Reporter] [January 5, 2012 5:59 pm ]
Full articleNo Payout For Breeders After CSU FireKMGH DenverFORT COLLINS, Colo. -- There will be no payout for horse breeders who stored frozen genetic material at the Equine Reproduction Lab at Colorado State University. A devastating fire tore through the ERL back in July. Then, in late December, ...and more »
Suit against UCLA in fatal lab fire raises question of who is responsible for ... - Scientific American (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [January 5, 2012 5:59 pm ]
Full articleSuit against UCLA in fatal lab fire raises question of who is responsible for ...Scientific American (blog)... against the University of California regents and UCLA chemistry professor Patrick Harran in connection with a December 2008 fire in Harran's lab that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old staff research assistant, Sheharbano “Sheri” Sangji. ...UCLA professor in court on charges stemming from fatal lab fireLos Angeles TimesUCLA prof charged in lab fire appears in LA courtSan Francisco ChronicleFallout From a Lab TragedyInside Higher EdScientistall 23 news articles »
Propane spill causes fire at Lane Avenue Residence Hall - OSU - The Lantern [CCFS Reporter] [January 5, 2012 5:59 pm ]
Full articlePropane spill causes fire at Lane Avenue Residence HallOSU - The LanternA sudden break in a hose connected to a propane tank was responsible for a fire at Lane Avenue Residence Hall on Ohio State's campus Dec. 13. The contractor, K & W Roofing based in Pataskala, Ohio, did not answer calls from The Lantern. ...