THE CENTER FOR CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY SUPPORTS FEDERAL BILL TO HELP ENSURE QUALITY PROTECTION FROM THE SILENT KILLER [CCFS Administration] [August 4, 2010 10:32 am ] [Views 177]full article
THE CENTER FOR CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY SUPPORTS FEDERAL BILL TO HELP ENSURE QUALITY PROTECTION FROM THE "SILENT KILLER" ... Act Builds on Momentum of States to Pass Laws Requiring CO Alarms.Newburyport, MA August 4, 2010 – Approximately every nine minutes, a fire department in the U.S. responds to a residential carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Now, the U.S. House of Representatives has taken a major step to expand protection by passing the “Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act.”
College fire prevention bill passes U.S. House[CCFS Reporter] [May 25, 2010 6:37 am ] [Views 0]
A bill allowing the secretary of education to make grants foruniversities to install fire suppression technology passed the U.S.House of Representatives on Wednesday, according to a news releasefrom Rep. John Shimkus , R-Collinsville.
The Center for Campus Fire Safety announces new partnership with Fire Engineering Magazine[CCFS Administration] [March 29, 2010 7:08 am ] [Views 660]
March 29, 2010 … Newburyport, Massachusetts, The Center of Campus Fire Safety (CCFS), is pleased to announce its new partnership with PennWell Publishing’s Fire Engineering. This new venture will integrate CCFS into multiple levels of Penwell’s fire safety stable: the FireEngineering.com website; pod casts of various campus related issues; Fire Engineering Magazine and the unparalleled FDIC Conference.
“I am excited and honored to announce this partnership with Fire Engineering,” said Paul D. Martin, President of the Center for Campus Fire Safety, “I have been an avid reader of Fire Engineering (FE) and practitioner of the lessons presented in its pages for more than 30 years. FE is truly a leader in the fire service education arena. ”
CCFS Speaks Out About Reducing False Fire Alarms[CCFS Administrator] [January 15, 2010 11:14 am ] [Views 995]
Jan/Feb 2010 ... 7 Steps to Reducing False Fire Alarms
Education, technology, regular maintenance and the appropriate discipline of pranksters are just some of the ways you can begin to address this problem.
- by Robin Hattersley Gray
The results of Campus Safety magazine's annual fire survey are in, and once again, false/nuisance alarms continue to be a thorn in the sides of university, school and hospital protection professionals. Nearly half (47 percent) of survey respondents indicated that false alarms are among their four biggest fire safety challenges.
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Cleanup underway after fire on Dalhousie campus - TheChronicleHerald.ca [CCFS Reporter] [July 28, 2010 6:38 am ] Full articleCleanup underway after fire on Dalhousie campusTheChronicleHerald.caThe buildings were closed Sunday after the fire the night before caused smoke and water damage. The blaze broke out on the roof of the Life Sciences ...and more »
Student set fire to halls of residence in arson spree - Northampton Chronicle & Echo [CCFS Reporter] [July 28, 2010 6:38 am ]
Full articleStudent set fire to halls of residence in arson spreeNorthampton Chronicle & Echo... of residence at the Boughton Green Road Campus of The University of Northampton. Yet when the locks were changed, there was another fire on February 23. ...
Dalhousie fire deemed accidental [CCFS Reporter] [July 28, 2010 6:38 am ]
Full articleA fire at Dalhousie University was sparked by smouldering embers on a rooftop, a fire official says.
Quinn signs sprinkler bill at ISU [CCFS Reporter] [July 28, 2010 6:38 am ]
Full articleNORMAL — Gov. Pat Quinn used the backdrop of an Illinois StateUniversity dorm on Tuesday to sign a law expanding requirements forsprinklers for fraternities and sororities associated with Illinoiscampuses.
Fire chars interior of Notre Dame grotto - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette [CCFS Reporter] [July 28, 2010 6:38 am ]
Full articleFire chars interior of Notre Dame grottoFort Wayne Journal GazetteHe says no one was hurt and that the campus fire department quickly extinguished the flames. Brown said Tuesday that the fire wasn't believed intentional. ...
Berkeley Hit With Two More Arson Fires - KTVU San Francisco [CCFS Reporter] [July 28, 2010 6:38 am ]
Full articleBerkeley Hit With Two More Arson FiresKTVU San Francisco... Campus area of the city. Berkeley police spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Kusmiss said officers responded to a report of a debris fire at 2915 Telegraph Avenue, ...and more »