What is the purpose of the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS)?
The purpose of the Center for Campus Fire Safety is to provide persons, colleges and universities throughout the world with information, education, services and representation to enhance their professionalism and capabilities to protect students, faculty and staff from the devastation of fire. To carry out this purpose the Center shall:
- Conduct research and studies of major problems affecting campus fire safety at the institution, community, state, provincial, territorial, regional and national levels.
- Develop and effectuate an active program dedicated to the continual well-being and fire safety of the campus community.
- Serve as the recognized organization for the exchange of ideas, information, knowledge, and experience in areas affecting the safety of students, faculty, staff and property from fire.
- Encourage and develop public education in fire prevention for the preservation of human life and material resources from destruction by fire.
- Cooperate with all organizations to promote programs that further the goals and objectives of campus fire safety.