University of Georgia student dies in early morning house fire[CCFS Administrator] [January 3, 2012 10:16 pm ] [Views 895]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 909]
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 479]
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 945]
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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Warnings after Bradford student flat fire - Bradford Telegraph and Argus [CCFS Reporter] [November 1, 2012 1:39 pm ] Full articleWarnings after Bradford student flat fireBradford Telegraph and ArgusFirefighters were called to the privately-owned Forster Hall of Residence on Great Horton Road, Bradford, at 10.10pm on Monday after a pan fire broke out in the kitchen of a third-floor flat. Students from the University of Bradford and Bradford ...and more »
Fire Watch-Shift Volunteers Needed at URI - Patch.com [CCFS Reporter] [November 1, 2012 1:39 pm ]
Full articleGoLocalProvFire Watch-Shift Volunteers Needed at URIPatch.comThe University of Rhode Island is seeking volunteers to serve as Fire Watch Detail in housing in Kingston, according to Serve Rhode Island. There are 19 residential facilities without power that need to be supervised 24/7. Those on Fire Watch Detail ...Power still out at URI; volunteers needed as fire monitorsThe Providence Journalall 4 news articles »
Gas Leak Evacuates Belmont University Residence Hall - NewsChannel5.com [CCFS Reporter] [November 1, 2012 1:39 pm ]
Full articleGas Leak Evacuates Belmont University Residence HallNewsChannel5.comOfficials said backhoe hit a gas line outside of a new dormitory being built. Gas seeped into into the garage of a neighboring dormitory and the alarm went off. Dickens Hall was evacuated as the Nashville Fire Department aired the building. The ...and more »
Bathroom fire in Campus Center - Renegade Rip [CCFS Reporter] [November 1, 2012 1:39 pm ]
Full articleBathroom fire in Campus CenterRenegade RipMoments later, as the two classes and others were on the lawn in front of the campus center, the Mount Vernon Fire Departments Engine Eight arrived in full fire regalia. The firefighters entered into the cordoned off area, and about two minutes later ...
No fire in 94% of Ohio State fire alarms - OSU - The Lantern [CCFS Reporter] [October 30, 2012 11:05 am ]
Full articleNo fire in 94% of Ohio State fire alarmsOSU - The LanternHowever, Bob Armstrong, director of Emergency Management and Fire Prevention at OSU, said Columbus Division of Fire does not bill the university when it responds to false alarms. Some students in residence halls this year have experienced the extensive ...
UD house catches fire - Flyer News [CCFS Reporter] [October 30, 2012 11:05 am ]
Full articleUD house catches fireFlyer NewsUniversity of Dayton Public Safety officers and a resident of the house at 423 Stonemill Road speak while firefighters work to contain a house fire, Oct. 27, 2012, in Dayton, Ohio. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Ethan Klosterman/Managing ...