University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire[CCFS Administrator] [January 3, 2012 9:16 pm ] [Views 406]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 495]
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 142]
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 552]
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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University of York blaze cause still unknown - The Press, York [CCFS Reporter] [February 8, 2012 10:19 am ] Full articleUniversity of York blaze cause still unknownThe Press, YorkWORK to determine what started the fire which caused significant damage to the chemistry department at the University of York could begin today. Efforts have been made to stabilise the roof of the department due to concerns about structural damage and ...
College OKs plans for emergency situations - Farmington Daily Times [CCFS Reporter] [February 8, 2012 10:19 am ]
Full articleCollege OKs plans for emergency situationsFarmington Daily TimesA flood, a gas leak, a campus shooting Ð would it be prepared? For years, tragedies have hit college campuses, many of them unprepared for whatever emergency came their way. Already this year three students were killed in a fire at Marist College in ...
Fire crews fight ASU dorm fire - Tucson Citizen [CCFS Reporter] [February 7, 2012 6:33 am ]
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Tucson CitizenFire crews fight ASU dorm fireTucson Citizen06, 2012, under Arizona Republic News A dormitory on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University caught fire on Monday, possibly sparked by a curling iron, but was quickly put out. The fire started on the sixth floor of the Palo Verde East dorm ...Fire forces evacuation at Arizona State University dormABC15.com (KNXV-TV)ASU dorm fire leads to evacuationsAZFamilyFire forces students out of ASU dorm in TempeKTAR.comall 9 news articles »
Officials: Chemical spill led to explosion at SC State - Live 5 News [CCFS Reporter] [February 7, 2012 6:33 am ]
Full articleWLTX.comOfficials: Chemical spill led to explosion at SC StateLive 5 NewsBy Jeremy Turnage - email ORANGEBURG, SC (WIS) - Officials at South Carolina State University say a chemical spill led to an explosion that shut down one building on campus Monday afternoon. Fire officials from the Orangeburg Department of Public ...SCSU chem lab blast injures 5The Times and DemocratExplosion rocks SC State labThe StateOfficials say chemical spill lead to explosion at SC StateWCBDall 13 news articles »
Press Release: Final Report Confirms that Berkeley Fire Was Accidental - Berkeley Daily Planet [CCFS Reporter] [February 7, 2012 6:33 am ]
Full articleBerkeley Daily PlanetPress Release: Final Report Confirms that Berkeley Fire Was AccidentalBerkeley Daily PlanetThe Berkeley Fire Department worked closely with the Berkeley Police Department, Rent Stabilization Board, the American Red Cross, and the University of California-Berkeley to account for all the tenants. They verified on Wednesday, November 23, ...and more »
Arson possible in car fire near East Campus - Lincoln Journal Star [CCFS Reporter] [February 7, 2012 6:33 am ]
Full articleArson possible in car fire near East CampusLincoln Journal StarLincoln police say it's possible someone intentionally set a fire that burned the entire back seat of a car parked north of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus early Monday. The car's owner left his apartment at 41st Street and Baldwin ...