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 guts Southside apartment building; resources available to fire victims - UC Berkeley [CCFS Reporter] [November 20, 2011 8:06 am ] Full articleBerkeley Daily PlanetFire guts Southside apartment building; resources available to fire victimsUC BerkeleyIn addition, the campus will offer fire relief funds to students who have had to purchase essential living items. You may bring an itemized receipt to the Dean of Students Office at 101 Sproul Hall on Monday to be reimbursed. More information for our ...Apartment Fire Still SmoulderingBerkeley Daily Planet4-alarm fire at Berkeley apartment buildingSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Blaze destroys historic four-story building in Berkeley, destroying popular ...Contra Costa Timesall 39 news articles »
Student fires near 2007 level - Otago Daily Times [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleStudent fires near 2007 levelOtago Daily TimesFire Service records show that up to Monday it had attended 207 minor fires in North Dunedin this year. That is 76 more than all of last year (131 fires), and only 43 fewer than were recorded in 2007 (250 fires), the year the University of Otago ...and more »
Campus dorms high and dry without fire sprinklers - The Flat Hat [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleFireEngineering.comCampus dorms high and dry without fire sprinklersThe Flat HatYet according to the College of William and Mary's 2011 fire safety report, the majority of campus residence halls lack flame-quenching sprinkler systems. A congressional bill to provide funding for sprinkler system installation at universities could ...Nonprofit HFSC Releases Results of New Home Fire Sprinkler StudyFireEngineering.comall 3 news articles »
WSU student was playing with fire when burned self - Seattle Post Intelligencer [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleWSU student was playing with fire when burned selfSeattle Post IntelligencerRandy Fishman, 18, was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after accidentally dousing himself in burning rubbing alcohol in his dorm room on the Washington State University Pullman campus, according to a WSU police report. ...and more »
Fire-extinguisher-vandalism rates increase - The Bona Venture [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleFire-extinguisher-vandalism rates increaseThe Bona VentureFire-extinguisher vandalism and misuse rates have rapidly increased throughout the St. Bonaventure University campus within the last few weeks, according to the Department of Safety and Security. "At one time or another, all residence halls and ...and more »
Fire at Building on INL Campus - Boise Weekly (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleFire at Building on INL CampusBoise Weekly (blog)Three days following an accident at the Idaho National Laboratory, where 17 employees were exposed to radiation, the eastern Idaho facility is reporting a sodium fire at its Materials and Fuels Complex. The INL's Emergency Operations Center has been ...and more »