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 UCLA Science Lab Garners Significant LAFD Response - LAFD News & Information (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [October 27, 2011 4:31 pm ] Full articleDaily Bruin (blog)Fire in UCLA Science Lab Garners Significant LAFD ResponseLAFD News & Information (blog)At 11:05 am on October 24, 2011, the LAFD responded to a reported "Structure Fire" in a seven-story, science building on the UCLA campus. A complete evacuation was already underway, as first arriving Firefighters made their ascent to the fifth floor of ...Update: Building Evacuated After UCLA Lab FirePatch.comLAFD puts out fire at Center for Health SciencesDaily Bruin (blog)all 19 news articles »
ESU students remembered for warmth and kindness - Emporia Gazette [CCFS Reporter] [October 27, 2011 4:31 pm ]
Full articleKWCHESU students remembered for warmth and kindnessEmporia GazetteThe couple, who were boyfriend and girlfriend, were killed in a duplex fire Thursday morning. They were sophomores at Emporia State, who arrived on campus in the fall of 2010 from Liaoning Province in northeast China. “They were the most lovely couple ...2 Chinese students who died in fire at Emporia State identified; memorial ...The RepublicMemorial service being planned for Emporia State students killed in fireKWCHESU plans service for students in fatal fireTopeka Capital Journalall 12 news articles »
Deep-fried desserts spark Liberty University dorm fire - Lynchburg News and Advance [CCFS Reporter] [October 27, 2011 4:31 pm ]
Full articleDeep-fried desserts spark Liberty University dorm fireLynchburg News and AdvanceA cooking fire caused the temporary evacuation of a men's dorm on Liberty University's Campus Monday night. No one was hurt, said Battalion Chief Greg Wormser of the Lynchburg Fire Department. The fire caused little damage to the building from the ...WSET.com - ABC13Liberty University Dorm Evacuated for Stove FireWSETall 4 news articles »
Emporia State announces memorial for 2 Chinese students who died in apartment fire - The Republic [CCFS Reporter] [October 27, 2011 4:31 pm ]
Full articleKWCHEmporia State announces memorial for 2 Chinese students who died in apartment fireThe RepublicEmporia State University has scheduled a memorial service for two students killed last in week by a fire in their off-campus apartment. The service will take place at 7:30 pm Thursday in Albert Taylor Hall on the Emporia State campus. ...ESU planning memorial service Thursday for two studentsKWCHMemorial service planned for two ESU studentsTopeka Capital Journalall 11 news articles »
Lab Fire at UCLA Extinguished After 50 Minutes - Science Careers Blog (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [October 27, 2011 4:31 pm ]
Full articleLab Fire at UCLA Extinguished After 50 MinutesScience Careers Blog (blog)Almost 150 firefighters spent 50 minutes on Tuesday bringing under control a fire in a lab at the Center for Health Sciences of the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), reports the Los Angeles Times. The blaze, which apparently caused no ...UCLA lab fire doused, no injuries reportedSan Francisco ChronicleFirefighters douse flames at UCLA health-sciences labLos Angeles Daily Newsall 21 news articles »
Causes of fire still unknown, as investigation continues - StateHornet.com [CCFS Reporter] [October 27, 2011 4:31 pm ]
Full articleCauses of fire still unknown, as investigation continuesStateHornet.comWe look at all possibilities of how the fires were caused in the first place." University Police said it has made a strong presence on campus since the fires to ensure safety in the community in case there was another fire. It also starts the process ...