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Campus dorms high and dry without fire sprinklers - The Flat Hat [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleFireEngineering.comCampus dorms high and dry without fire sprinklersThe Flat HatYet according to the College of William and Mary's 2011 fire safety report, the majority of campus residence halls lack flame-quenching sprinkler systems. A congressional bill to provide funding for sprinkler system installation at universities could ...Nonprofit HFSC Releases Results of New Home Fire Sprinkler StudyFireEngineering.comall 3 news articles »
WSU student was playing with fire when burned self - Seattle Post Intelligencer [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleWSU student was playing with fire when burned selfSeattle Post IntelligencerRandy Fishman, 18, was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after accidentally dousing himself in burning rubbing alcohol in his dorm room on the Washington State University Pullman campus, according to a WSU police report. ...and more »
Fire-extinguisher-vandalism rates increase - The Bona Venture [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleFire-extinguisher-vandalism rates increaseThe Bona VentureFire-extinguisher vandalism and misuse rates have rapidly increased throughout the St. Bonaventure University campus within the last few weeks, according to the Department of Safety and Security. "At one time or another, all residence halls and ...and more »
Fire at Building on INL Campus - Boise Weekly (blog) [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:13 am ]
Full articleFire at Building on INL CampusBoise Weekly (blog)Three days following an accident at the Idaho National Laboratory, where 17 employees were exposed to radiation, the eastern Idaho facility is reporting a sodium fire at its Materials and Fuels Complex. The INL's Emergency Operations Center has been ...and more »
Smoke trailer highlights dorm fire precautions - The Maine Campus [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:00 am ]
Full articleSmoke trailer highlights dorm fire precautionsThe Maine CampusThose who went through the fire simulation trailer on Nov. 7 got to answer that question first-hand. The trailer was set up by the Orono Fire Department in the University of Maine's Stewart Quad to simulate a smoke-filled room. ...and more »
Film documents recovery of Seton Hall dormitory burn victims - NorthJersey.com [CCFS Reporter] [November 15, 2011 8:00 am ]
Full articleFilm documents recovery of Seton Hall dormitory burn victimsNorthJersey.comThe son, Alvaro Jr. of Paterson, then 18, was one of the 56 students injured when a fire raged through Boland Hall at Seton Hall University on Jan. 19, 2000. Three students died in the fire. The story of Alvaro Llanos Jr.'s painful recovery — 60 ...and more »