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 - Daily Camera [CCFS Reporter] [October 22, 2011 9:37 am ] Full articleCouch fire extinguished on Boulder's University Hill on Thursday nightDaily CameraBoulder 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. ...
ESU students killed in fire remembered for warmth and kindness - Emporia Gazette [CCFS Reporter] [October 22, 2011 9:37 am ]
Full articleESU students killed in fire remembered for warmth and kindnessEmporia GazetteYu said he learned of the fire Thursday evening. He said he couldn't believe they were gone. Neither could Garen Forsythe, who is part of FOCUS ministry, an organization that stands for Friends Of College University Students When Forsythe heard the ...
Sororities Hit the Streets to Promote Smoke Alarm Awareness - KEZI TV [CCFS Reporter] [October 22, 2011 9:37 am ]
Full articleKEZI TVSororities Hit the Streets to Promote Smoke Alarm AwarenessKEZI TVInformation about fire safety for off-campus housing will also be given out. The batteries are being provided by Security Alarm Corporation and the smoke alarms are provided by the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal. The smoke alarm campaign has ...and more »
Fire on college campus under investigation - Claiborne Progress [CCFS Reporter] [October 19, 2011 7:55 am ]
Full articleFire on college campus under investigationClaiborne ProgressA fire in the elevator of a dormitory on a local college campus is under investigation. Several fire departments were dispatched to the campus of Lincoln Memorial University Saturday night when it was reported that smoke could be seen coming from the ...
EKU police arrest freshman from Wmsbrg. in dormitory arson - Times Tribune of Corbin [CCFS Reporter] [October 19, 2011 7:55 am ]
Full articleEKU police arrest freshman from Wmsbrg. in dormitory arsonTimes Tribune of Corbin(AP) — Eastern Kentucky University police have charged a freshman from Williamsburg with arson after a Thursday morning dorm fire that temporarily displaced students. Samuel Stephen McFarland, who lives in Commonwealth Hall, is also charged with ...and more »
Mock dorm goes up in flames at UAB - CBS42 [CCFS Reporter] [October 19, 2011 7:55 am ]
Full articleMock dorm goes up in flames at UABCBS42BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - There were big flames and lots of smoke at the University of Alabama's Birmingham campus Monday but there was no emergency. Fire officials set two mock dorms on fire as a safety demonstration. ...and more »