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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Marist returns to action after fire tragedy - Albany Times Union (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [January 27, 2012 5:14 am ] Full articleMarist returns to action after fire tragedyAlbany Times Union (blog)When Marist plays Siena on Friday night at Times Union Center, it will be the Red Foxes' first game since two Marist students died in an off-campus house fire in Poughkeepsie. A third person who once attended Marist was also killed in the fire, ...and more »
Russell Hall office not reporting cause of fire alarms to residents, Housing ... - Red and Black [CCFS Reporter] [January 26, 2012 5:04 am ]
Full articleRed and BlackRussell Hall office not reporting cause of fire alarms to residents, Housing ...Red and BlackSince November, four fire alarms have gone off in the residence hall, said Gerry Kowalski, the executive director of University housing. However, unlike the residents in Brumby Hall and Creswell Hall, the students of Russell Hall are unaware as to why ...
Hudson Valley Colleges Promote Student Safety - WAMC [CCFS Reporter] [January 26, 2012 5:04 am ]
Full articleWAMCHudson Valley Colleges Promote Student SafetyWAMCTim Knisely is on the board of directors of the Massachusetts-based Center For Campus Fire Safety. His figures indicate 77 fatal fires killed 111 college students between January 2000 and January 21st of this year. The Hudson Valley is home to a number ...
Smoke and fire contained in welding area of Stellarton's community college campus - NG News [CCFS Reporter] [January 26, 2012 5:03 am ]
Full articleNG NewsSmoke and fire contained in welding area of Stellarton's community college campusNG NewsSTELLARTON – Students and staff were evacuated around 2 pm today after smoke filled the welding shop area of the Nova Scotia Community College Pictou campus. According to early reports, welding dust collecting filters had backed up, possibly causing ...and more »
Police seek videos, photos of fire - Poughkeepsie Journal [CCFS Reporter] [January 26, 2012 5:03 am ]
Full article7Online.comPolice seek videos, photos of firePoughkeepsie Journal21 of this year; 83 percent of them occurred in off-campus housing. Some 92 students died in off-campus housing fires, including the three Marist victims. According to an NFPA report, fire departments nationally responded to an estimated average of ...Colleges look at safety in wake of tragic fireThe Journal News | LoHud.comMarist College student identified after fatal fire7Online.comMarist, community in mourning after fatal fireThe Miscellany Newsall 525 news articles »
Son who lost father in Syracuse University fire thinks it's time to remember ... - Syracuse.com (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [January 26, 2012 5:03 am ]
Full articleSyracuse.com (blog)Son who lost father in Syracuse University fire thinks it's time to remember ...Syracuse.com (blog)By Dick Case / Post-Standard columnist Provided photoThis is the last picture taken of the Merfeld family before the father, Tom, at right, died in a fire at Syracuse University in 1959. He is with his wife, Donna, and their children, Lynn and Tom Jr.