NBC Nightly News and Campus Fire Safety

NBC Nightly News did a story on campus fire safety. You can read the reporter's, Lea Thompson, blog on it at

http://dailynightly.msnbc.com/2006/09/how_to_avoid_of.html#below-fold

The video clip is posted at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOibyNiruaA

U.S. House of Representatives passes resolution recognizing September as Campus Fire Safety Month

BELCHERTOWN, Mass., Sept. 27, 2006 — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed House Resolution 295, which recognizes September as national Campus Fire Safety Month.  This legislation was introduced on behalf of the Center for Campus Fire Safety by Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH) and Congressman Curt Weldon (PA) in order to raise the national awareness of the importance of fire safety on our campuses.  In addition to H. Res 295, 30 states have issued proclamations designating September as Campus Fire Safety Month and a number of schools are holding fire safety events on campus.

Consumer Reports blog on campus fire safety

Consumer Reports has started a new blog with an article on campus fire safety that is featured on their home page.

Ed Comeau: Campus fire fighter

For Ed Comeau, the die was cast when he went looking for cheap student housing.  He found the local fire house. Rent was free -- as long as he and seven other housemates served on the volunteer fire department.

That was in the early 1980s at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Ever since, Comeau has been hooked on fire safety and campus-fire safety in particular. Today, Comeau -- a civil engineer turned fire investigator -- heads the Center for Campus Fire Safety. He founded the Massachusetts-based group three years ago to track and, more importantly, reduce the number of fires on campuses around the country.

Click here to read the full blog!

Campus Fire Safety in NFPA Journal

Wayne Moore wrote an excellent article about fire alarm systems on campuses in the September/October issue of NFPA Journal.

Fire safety at University of Kentucky

This is a photograph from the University of Kentucky where they are doing programs all month long.

You can read the article about it, or contact Garry Beach, UK fire marshal, for more information on his program!

Have an Exit Strategy

This is an interesting article about a new public awareness campaign taking place in Texas to teach people about looking for two ways out. Click on the headline below for the full story.

Knowing Where The Exits Are

"The University of Texas just announced Tuesday a new campaign to make students aware of fire safety. It comes on the heels of an investigation by the state fire marshal that uncovered some dangerous findings."

Firehouse Magazine Article on Campus Fire Safety

The September issue of Firehouse Magazine has an article by Hal Bruno about campus fire safety. Read the article online! Reprinted with permission from Firehouse Magazine, Copyright September 2006. It is unlawful to reprint or copy this material without permission.

Google Groups for Campus Fire Safety

I have set up a Google Groups that people can subscribe to. Right now it is being used to send out the Tip-A-Day. In the future it will be used to send out timely information about various events, activities, breaking news, etc.

Right-to-Know legislation in New Jersey

I just learned about legislation that had been introduced in New Jersey this summer. A 1421 "Requires New Jersey institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians, and employees." It passed the Assembly 79-0 and now moves to the Senate where, according to one staffer, the prospects are good.

US House Resolution Support

The House Resolution for Campus Fire Safety Month, H Res 295, is being considered by the committee for recommendation to the full House right now. It got a "jump start" with an additional endorsement from the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). This is in addition to the support from the Congressional Fire Services Institute, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the International Code Council, the International Fire Marshals Association, the National Association of State Fire Marshals, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Sprinkler Association, Society of Fire Protection Engineers and Underwriters Laboratories.

Campus Fire Safety Month

We now have 29 states, covering 60% of the population in the U.S., that have issued proclamations designating September as Campus Fire Safety Month. You can view the states at the Center's website at www.campusfire.org.

Students with Disabilities

One of the issues that comes up each year at Campus Fire Forums is that of how to protect students with disabiliites from fire. The solutions that are mentioned at the Town Meeting each time vary dramatically...what are various schools doing?

Campus fire safety events

A number of schools are doing events for campus fire safety month (you can see some of them listed on the Center's Events Calendar.

What are other schools doing?

Princeton Review Questions

What are people's opinions on the Princeton Review fire safety questions? It is time to start looking at the new ones that will be sent out soon and we would like thoughts on them.