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Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act

[CCFS Administration]  [May 25, 2009 5:35 pm ]  [Views 1160]

The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act, sponsored by Congressman Bill Pascrell and Senator Frank Lautenberg, both of New Jersey, requires colleges to report fire safety information to the U.S. Department of Education.  

Many of the core ideals of the Right-to-Know Act were successfully included in the recently enacted Higher Education Opportunity Act.  The Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS) is actively working with the US Department of Education as they develop the regulations that will ultimately guide colleges and universities through their compliance with Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know.

Specific reporting details include:

• The number of fires and the cause of each fire
• The number of injuries and deaths related to a fire
• The value of property damage caused by a fire
• Description of the fire protection equipment (alarms/sprinklers) in each on-campus housing unit)
• The number of regular mandatory supervised fire drills; policies or rules on regarding fire safety education and training programs provided to students, faculty, and staff plans for future improvements in fire safety, if determined necessary by such institution.

Higher Education Act | Verbiage for Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act

To discuss your thoughts or concerns on this topic, please email Paul D. Martin, Vice President, The Center for Campus Fire Safety

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