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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Couch fire extinguished on Boulder's University Hill on Thursday night - FireEngineering.com [CCFS Reporter] [October 23, 2011 8:43 pm ] Full articleCouch fire extinguished on Boulder's University Hill on Thursday nightFireEngineering.comBoulder firefighters were called to the University Hill to extinguish a couch fire late Thursday night. Firefighters responded at around 11:30 pm to 11th Street and Euclid Avenue after neighbors reported the fire. One engine responded to the call, ...and more »
Training for the worst - Roanoke Times [CCFS Reporter] [October 23, 2011 8:43 pm ]
Full articleRoanoke TimesTraining for the worstRoanoke TimesGrady DeVilbiss (right) briefs Virginia Tech CERT, Community Emergency Response Team students, on the equipment they will use prior to participating in a fire extinguisher demonstration on campus Tuesday. Virginia Tech sophomore Sarah ...
Fire marshal rules Ohio University dorm fire as arson - Chillicothe Gazette [CCFS Reporter] [October 22, 2011 9:37 am ]
Full articleWOUBFire marshal rules Ohio University dorm fire as arsonChillicothe Gazette... has information about the fire or may have heard someone discuss the fire with specific information. Anyone with information can call the State Fire Marshal at (800) 589-2728 or the Ohio University Police Department at (740) 593-1911.OU Dormitory Fire Ruled Arson; Reward OfferedNBC4i.comFire at OU Dorm Ruled Arson; Reward Offered for InformationWSAZ-TVOhio University Students Displaced By Dorm FireWOUBall 20 news articles »
Student crushed to death in fire alarm stampede at nightclub - The Independent [CCFS Reporter] [October 22, 2011 9:37 am ]
Full articleDaily MailStudent crushed to death in fire alarm stampede at nightclubThe IndependentPanic increased after a fire alarm went off, said a witness. Police said last night that possible over-crowding of the venue was being investigated. Nabila Nanfuka, 22, a third-year student at the University of Northampton, was killed in the crush in ...Overcrowding probe after clubber is crushed to deathMirror.co.ukPolice investigate suspected crush death at nightclubThe Guardian'Beautiful' clubber killed in crushThe Press AssociationBBC News -Evening Standard -Daily Mailall 373 news articles »
LMU student arrested for allegedly setting college dorm on fire - Knoxville News Sentinel [CCFS Reporter] [October 22, 2011 9:37 am ]
Full articleLMU student arrested for allegedly setting college dorm on fireKnoxville News SentinelA Lincoln Memorial University student has been arrested on charges including aggravated arson after she allegedly set fire to a college dormitory over the weekend. Alicia King, 19, of Denton, Tenn., also was charged with underage ...Lincoln Memorial University student accused of setting fire to dormitory; no ...The Republicall 5 news articles »
Fire Marshal Discovers Smoldering Towels While on Inspections - Patch.com [CCFS Reporter] [October 22, 2011 9:37 am ]
Full articleFire Marshal Discovers Smoldering Towels While on InspectionsPatch.comBrian Charlesworth was in the right place at the right time while completing inspections at Carroll University. By Sarah Millard A Waukesha firefighter was hospitalized and released following a slip on the ice while battling a house fire at 9:35 pm ...