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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Grant issues Safe-T-Sensors to stop microwave fires, false alarms - Quad (subscription) [CCFS Reporter] [January 30, 2012 5:35 am ] Full articleGrant issues Safe-T-Sensors to stop microwave fires, false alarmsQuad (subscription)The Safe-T-Sensors are valuable additions to student housing because the most common type of household fires is related to cooking. By the end of the semester, every room on campus containing a microwave will have a Safe-T-Sensor installed.and more »
Fire breaks out in UW-L dorm basement; students safely evacuated; fire ... - La Crosse Tribune [CCFS Reporter] [January 30, 2012 5:35 am ]
Full articleWJFW-TVFire breaks out in UW-L dorm basement; students safely evacuated; fire ...La Crosse TribunePETER THOMSON photo Authorities are investing an early morning fire at a University of Wiscon-sin-La Crosse residence hall that displaced hundreds of students Sunday. Fire crews found a blaze burning in a basement lounge at Drake Hall on Badger Street ...No injuries in fire at UW-La Crosse residence hallChicago TribuneFire Damages Residence Hall at UW-LWXOW.comBasement fire forces evacuation at UW-La Crosse buildingMilwaukee Journal Sentinelall 42 news articles »
Funerals held for 2 students killed in NY fire - Newsday [CCFS Reporter] [January 29, 2012 9:42 am ]
Full articleFunerals held for 2 students killed in NY fireNewsdayClick here Funerals held for 2 students killed in NY fire Published: January 28, 2012 2:30 PM By The Associated Press (AP) -- Two college students who died in an off-campus house fire in the Hudson Valley have been laid to rest.and more »
Students don't often consider fire safety - Ct Post [CCFS Reporter] [January 29, 2012 9:42 am ]
Full articleStudents don't often consider fire safetyCt PostWhen University of Connecticut senior Ryan Tabtabai went in search of an off-campus apartment two years ago, fire safety never crossed his mind. The 21-year-old Shelton native who is planning a career in medicine was most concerned about being on a bus ...and more »
Hundreds mourn fire victim - Stamford Advocate [CCFS Reporter] [January 29, 2012 9:42 am ]
Full articleHundreds mourn fire victimStamford AdvocateThe Funeral mass a St. Aloysius Church in New Canaan, Conn. on Friday January 27, 2102 for Kevin Johnson, the New Canaan 20-year-old who was killed in an off-campus fire near Marist College. Photo: Dru Nadler / Stamford Advocate Freelance Steven ...
Hundreds mourn New Canaan man killed in fire - Ct Post [CCFS Reporter] [January 28, 2012 8:19 am ]
Full articleWTNHHundreds mourn New Canaan man killed in fireCt PostThe Funeral mass a St. Aloysius Church in New Canaan, Conn. on Friday January 27, 2102 for Kevin Johnson, the New Canaan 20-year-old who was killed in an off-campus fire near Marist College. Photo: Dru Nadler / Stamford Advocate Freelance Steven ...Family, Students Remember Kerry FitzsimonsPatch.comMarist College Student Killed In House Fire Laid To Rest In Long IslandNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TVFunerals to be held for two other Marist fire victimsYNN Hudson ValleyPoughkeepsie Journalall 25 news articles »