University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire[CCFS Administrator] [January 3, 2012 10:16 pm ] [Views 888]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 2:22 pm ] [Views 906]
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 1:48 pm ] [Views 477]
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 1:10 pm ] [Views 939]
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 fires really a true WVU tradition? - Daily Athenaeum [CCFS Reporter] [December 5, 2012 9:15 am ] Full articleCouch fires really a true WVU tradition?Daily Athenaeum"I think when it started becoming more frequent, the University and police started cracking down." Morgantown Fire Marshal Ken Tennant said the numbers show a different picture. The Morgantown Fire Department has been collecting decades of statistics ...
Sprinklers put out fire at ASU dorm - San Angelo Standard Times [CCFS Reporter] [December 5, 2012 9:15 am ]
Full articleSprinklers put out fire at ASU dormSan Angelo Standard TimesUniversity Police Chief James Adams said the State Fire Marshals Association is investigating the fire, which was reported at 9:13 p.m. Monday in Texan Hall. "The dryer's toast and so are the clothes inside," Adams said. "There's also some water damage ...
Stonemill house fire, 'no clear cause' - Flyer News [CCFS Reporter] [December 5, 2012 9:15 am ]
Full articleFlyer NewsStonemill house fire, 'no clear cause'Flyer NewsAfter more than a month, a fire that happened inside a University of Dayton-owned residence still has five seniors waiting to move into a new house. A basement fire occurred at 423 Stonemill Rd. around 12:30 a.m. on the night of Oct. 27 as more than 20 ...
50th Anniversary Of Fatal Fire On Southern Wesleyan University - News Channel 7 [CCFS Reporter] [December 4, 2012 3:42 am ]
Full article50th Anniversary Of Fatal Fire On Southern Wesleyan UniversityNews Channel 7The 50th anniversary of the fire that destroyed McDonald Hall at Southern Wesleyan University is December 7th. Two students, Crystal Bennett or Myrna Stuart died in the fire. On Dec. 7, 1962, the fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m. Most were able to ...SWU remembers fatal McDonald Hall fireAnderson Independent Mailall 3 news articles »
Fire Forces Students From Home - WHSV [CCFS Reporter] [December 4, 2012 3:42 am ]
Full articleFire Forces Students From HomeWHSVFour James Madison University students are not living in their house tonight after it caught on fire on Saturday morning. It happened around 8:30 a.m. in the 500 block of South Mason Street. He lives in the 500 block of South Mason Street in Harrisonburg.and more »
Authorities probing Ohio University fire as arson - WFMJ [CCFS Reporter] [December 4, 2012 3:42 am ]
Full articleWOUBAuthorities probing Ohio University fire as arsonWFMJA spokeswoman at the university in Athens in southeast Ohio confirmed that arson was suspected in the fire early Friday on the roof of the school's Research and Technology Center. No one was injured. She says campus police spotted the fire and Athens ...Ohio University Fire Ruled ArsonWOWKOhio University Police Treating Fire On Campus As An Arson CaseWOUBOU treating building fire as arsonAthens NEWSall 37 news articles »