The Center for Campus Fire Safety - Advocates for Campus Fire and Life Safety

BREAKING NEWS ...

August 14, 2008 ... President Signs Higher Education Opportunity Act. President George W. Bush signed the Higher Education Opportunity Act on Thursday, August 14. This bill contains several important campus safety components, including the core provisions of the original Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act.

Download PR | Full Conference Report (441 pages) | Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Document

THE COUNTDOWN TO FORUM 10 IS ON

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New Phone and
Fax Numbers

Phone: 978.961.0410
Fax: 978.961.0347

UPDATE: Campus Fire Safety Month

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Statistics

Defining Campus Fire Fatalities

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UPDATE: This is a list of questions about fire safety that parents and students should ask of every school that they are touring. Every school should be able to answer these questions, and if they can't, that should be a big red flag!

Fire Safety Informational Bulletins
Series of periodic bulletins addressing campus fire safety. Download and use!

Campus Fire Facts

Campus Fire Safety Info Bulletins (Download and add your own logo)

Ionization and Photoelectric Smoke Alarms - What Both
Contribute to Full Fire Protection >>> MORE

NEWS
NEWS ARCHIVES

July 18, 2008 ... Michael J. Swain, CCFS Board Member, and Campus Fire Prevention Officer at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, receives UMASS Chancellor's Citation. The annual Chancellor's Citation Award recognizes and honors employees who have demonstrated exemplary and outstanding service to the University.

June 19, 2008... NORTHBROOK, IL, UL Warns of Counterfeit Automatic Fire Sprinklers- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying consumers, distributors and property owners of automatic fire sprinklers that bear a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States and Canada. Although marked with the word "Globe," these sprinklers are not manufactured by Globe Fire Sprinkler Corp. and have not been evaluated for safety by UL. This information supersedes a public notice released by UL on July 14, 2006. >> More | UL Newsroom | Automatic Sprinkler Photos

CCFS Activities

THE CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY MONTH NETWORK is a nationwide effort to raise fire and life safety awareness on campus. How you can help? Tell us what you are doing on campus, so we can share your ideas and accomplishments with others. It's simple,
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Firewise Campus (FWC) is a free training program for colleges and universities. This critically acclaimed series of training seminars reaches across the 10 FEMA regions and afford fire safety professionals a chance to gain an understanding of successful training methodologies for the college age group, as well as receive tools and resources that they can use to effectively educate students and work further to provide a fire-safe campus environment.
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Campus Firezone is our free 20-page++ monthly newsletter, distributed to approximately 15, 000 Fire Safety Professionals worldwide. It is devoted to empowering and helping campus officials maintain the safety of their campuses wisely by discussing those fire safety issues that affect the students' campus experience. >> More

MEMBERSHIP CENTRAL ...

Become a Member of the Center for Campus Fire Safety! Fire Officials - Advocates of Fire Safety - Government - Associations - Manufacturers - Specifying Influences - Risk Insurers and more. Choose the membership that is right for you.
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DATA COLLECTION PROJECT - Coming Soon ...

CCFS will be working to provide a launching point for a nationwide campus fire
reporting program and will start a more accurate and defined portrayal of fire as it affects colleges and universities in the United States. As there has yet to be a true study done on these numbers, CCFS will pioneer the effort with the support and expertise of several partners with a common mission of fire and life safety on campuses such as the National Fire Protection Association. >> More coming soon

Links to Special Campus Fire Safety Activities

CCFS partners with several organizations and events focussed on fire and life safety on and off campus. For more information or to partner with CCFS contact us.

	SAFE ON CAMPUS In conjunction with Campus Fire Safety Month CCFS, Kidde and The Home Depot will be sponsoring a special "Safe on Campus" program. This will give parents and students important fire safety information both online and in the store. A special web site (coming soon) will house an online contest where students will answer a few safety questions, then register for a chance to win a Home Depot gift card. The following links contain useful resources to print for students and parents. Print Flyer \| Checklist
2nd Annual Michael Minger Memorial Golf Classic - September 3, 2008 - Nashville Registration & Sponsorship Opportunities \| More about Gail Minger
	Your university could be eligible to receive a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant. Learn how Eastern Connecticut State University put their grant money to use with a Fire Safety Day and MUCH MORE!
Carbon monoxide (CO) is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in America. Learn how to prevent CO poisoning and how to spot the symptoms before tragedy occurs >> More
	CCFS has been an integral part in the UL Safety Tour and promoting initiatives of campus safety with this organization. >> More CCFS and UL collaborate on FireFacts, a series of educational fire safety topics tips jointly released each month in Campus Firezone. >> More
	Common Voices is an Advocates' Coalition sponsored by the National Fire Sprinkler Association. The advocates that serve as the Coalitions Advisory Committee have all been directly affected by fire. >> More
	CCFS has recently been accepted onto the National Advisory Council (NAC) of the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI). We are extremely proud to have been invited onto this prominent panel and looks forward to working with each of the other distinguished member organizations. >> More
CCFS SUPPORTS U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION TO KICK OFF PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO END #1 CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE HOME FIRE DEATHS – FIRES CAUSED BY SMOKING MATERIALS >> More

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New phone and fax number for the Center

Voice & Fax: 888.875.9998
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Common factors for fire deaths in off-campus housing such as rented houses and apartments include:

	Lack of automatic fire sprinklers
	Missing or disabled smoke alarms
	Careless disposal of smoking materials
	Alcohol consumption

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