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 in Dwinelle Hall at UC Berkeley quickly contained - San Jose Mercury News [CCFS Reporter] [November 29, 2011 10:09 pm ] Full articleFire in Dwinelle Hall at UC Berkeley quickly containedSan Jose Mercury NewsAbout 100 students were evacuated from a classroom building at University of California, Berkeley on Monday evening after a fire broke out in the trash can of an upstairs restroom. The Daily Californian student newspaper reported the fire broke out ...and more »
Greenhouse Fire Cause Determined - FireEngineering.com [CCFS Reporter] [November 29, 2011 10:09 pm ]
Full articleGreenhouse Fire Cause DeterminedFireEngineering.comA Sunday afternoon fire that heavily damaged a commercial greenhouse on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus appears to have been caused by the spontaneous combustion of peat moss, the state fire marshal announced Monday afternoon. ...Fire consumes UMES orchid greenhouse, damage estimated at $6 millionExaminer.comFire consumes orchid greenhouses at UMESDelmarva Daily TimesFire causes $6.5M in damage to orchid greenhouse facility at UMES, cause still ...The Republicabc27 -WBOC TV 16all 25 news articles »
Orono apartment fire displaces 21 students, cause still unknown - Bangor Daily News [CCFS Reporter] [November 25, 2011 3:50 pm ]
Full articleWABIOrono apartment fire displaces 21 students, cause still unknownBangor Daily NewsBuy Photo By Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN Staff ORONO, Maine — A fire that broke out Saturday night at the Stillwater Village Apartments displaced around 21 students, University of Maine spokesman Joe Carr said Sunday. The good news is that no students were ...Fire leaves people homeless before the holidayWCSH-TVCrews respond to Fire at Apartment Building in OronoWABIStillwater Village Apartments fire hits 3 unitsThe Maine Campusall 7 news articles »
UM official says Estabrooke safe despite lack of sprinkler system - The Maine Campus [CCFS Reporter] [November 25, 2011 3:50 pm ]
Full articleUM official says Estabrooke safe despite lack of sprinkler systemThe Maine CampusFor some, this could mean a new element of danger, especially when most campus-related fires are caused by candles and hot lamps near drapery and garments in the confined spaces of dorm rooms. But for those charged with the task of ensuring UMaine's ...
UNH salt shed fire deemed arson - Foster's Daily Democrat [CCFS Reporter] [November 25, 2011 3:50 pm ]
Full articleUNH salt shed fire deemed arsonFoster's Daily DemocratDURHAM — Officials have determined that the one-alarm fire that destroyed a University of New Hampshire-owned salt storage shed Saturday evening was an arson fire. Fire Chief Corey Landry had told Foster's Saturday evening that the ...More than 30 arrested at UNH concertBoston.comUNH police sorting out dozens of arrests at rave, apparent arson under ...The Union LeaderFire Marshal Called To Investigate Suspicious UNH FireWMUR ManchesterNashua Telegraph -My Fox Bostonall 20 news articles »
Emporia State fire tragedy calls for fire education - KSN-TV [CCFS Reporter] [November 25, 2011 3:50 pm ]
Full articleEmporia State fire tragedy calls for fire educationKSN-TVEMPORIA, Kansas -- On a busy college campus like Emporia State University , fire safety is not always the first thing on students' minds. “I think that a lot of times we just get so busy that we don't think about it,” said Stephanie Wren, a sophomore. ...ESU to launch campus fire safety programKTKA.comall 4 news articles »