University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire[CCFS Administrator] [January 3, 2012 10:16 pm ] [Views 897]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 911]
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 482]
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 949]
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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UVM student guilty of setting dorm fire was 'blacked out' on alcohol, drugs - BurlingtonFreePress.com [CCFS Reporter] [November 17, 2012 8:44 pm ] Full articleUVM student guilty of setting dorm fire was 'blacked out' on alcohol, drugsBurlingtonFreePress.comFormer UVM student Stanislas Stantchev appears at Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Friday to plead guilty to an arson charge after he set fire to a university dormitory. / EMILY McMANAMY/Free Press ...UVM student pleads guilty to setting dorm fireSan Francisco Chronicleall 16 news articles »
Burning Down the House - Patch.com [CCFS Reporter] [November 17, 2012 8:44 pm ]
Full articleBurning Down the HousePatch.com11 to educate the university community about the importance of fire safety. The event, which took place on Quinnipiac's York Hill Campus, featured fire extinguisher training and a controlled fire of a residence hall room that was specially constructed ...and more »
Student Accused of Arson for St. Elizabeth Dorm Fire - Patch.com [CCFS Reporter] [November 17, 2012 8:44 pm ]
Full articleThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comStudent Accused of Arson for St. Elizabeth Dorm FirePatch.comAn 18-year-old student at the College of St. Elizabeth in Florham Park has been charged with arson for allegedly setting two rolls of toilet paper on fire Wednesday night in a dorm bathroom on campus, authorities announced Friday. The student, Mykia ...Student charged with arson following dorm fire at College of St. ElizabethThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comCollege of St. Elizabeth student admits setting toilet paper rolls on fire ...Dailyrecord.comPlainfield Student Charged With Setting Fire St. Elizabeth's CollegeNJ TODAYSan Francisco Chronicleall 25 news articles »
Fire Rips Through Eight Apartments in Rio Grande, Ohio - WSAZ-TV [CCFS Reporter] [November 16, 2012 1:08 am ]
Full articleWOUBFire Rips Through Eight Apartments in Rio Grande, OhioWSAZ-TVRIO GRANDE, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Firefighters from multiple fire departments are on the scene Tuesday night of a fire that has ripped through a multi-unit apartment complex near the University of Rio Grande campus, the Gallia County Sheriff's Office tells ...Fire destroys apartments near Rio GrandeHuntington Herald DispatchFour Families Homeless After Apartment Complex FireWOUBBlaze destroys Rio Grande apartment complexGallipolis Daily Tribuneall 6 news articles »
On-scene investigation of fatal Wis. fire complete - WEAU-TV 13 [CCFS Reporter] [November 16, 2012 1:08 am ]
Full articleKAREOn-scene investigation of fatal Wis. fire completeWEAU-TV 13(AP) -- Inspectors have completed their on-scene investigation into an off-campus apartment fire that killed two University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students from Minnesota last month. Fire Inspector Gary Puljas says in a news release Wednesday that ...Eau Claire: Evidence from fatal apartment fire going to labPioneer Pressall 30 news articles »
Fire destroys HCC sawmill, closes campus - Waynesville Smoky Mountain News [CCFS Reporter] [November 16, 2012 1:08 am ]
Full articleFire destroys HCC sawmill, closes campusWaynesville Smoky Mountain NewsPiles of wood and metal littered the property where the sawmill once stood, with only the tall support beams left to trace the outline of the old building. A utility pole nearby still stood erect, but it and its transformers were completely scorched ...