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BREAKING NEWS

CCFS Speaks Out About Reducing False Fire Alarms [CCFS Administrator]  [January 15, 2010 11:14 am ]  [Views 323] Full article

Jan/Feb 2010 ... 7 Steps to Reducing False Fire Alarms
Education, technology, regular maintenance and the appropriate discipline of pranksters are just some of the ways you can begin to address this problem.
- by Robin Hattersley Gray
The results of Campus Safety magazine's annual fire survey are in, and once again, false/nuisance alarms continue to be a thorn in the sides of university, school and hospital protection professionals. Nearly half (47 percent) of survey respondents indicated that false alarms are among their four biggest fire safety challenges.

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Campus Fires: Prevent to Protect [CCFS Administration]  [December 1, 2009 8:45 am ]  [Views 408] Full article

Published in the Nov/December issue of University Business Magazine, this article discusses awareness programs, community collaboration, and fire prevention technology that can minimize incident numbers and the severity of campus fires. Author: Michele Herrmann
  
 

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CCFS supports the USFA Install Inspect Protect Campaign [CCFS Administration]  [November 15, 2009 7:43 pm ]  [Views 451] Full article

The Center for Campus Fire Safety supports the USFA's  INSTALL. INSPECT. PROTECT. CAMPAIGN Encouraging residents to install smoke alarms and sprinklers.

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U S Fire Administration Releases University Housing Fires Topical Report [CCFS Administration]  [November 15, 2009 7:15 pm ]  [Views 472] Full article

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) has issued a special report examining the causes and characteristics of fires in college and university residential buildings that include dormitories, fraternity, and sorority houses.  >>> Download Report

 

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Final Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Regulations Published [CCFS Administration]  November 1, 2009  [Views 744] Full article

The final regulations for the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know have been published by the Department of Education in the October 29, 2009 Federal Register.  These regulations require schools to annually report fire safety information related to on-campus residence halls including: the number of fires, fire-related deaths; fire injuries; the cause of these fires; as well as the amount of damage caused by fires.  

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Brown Introduces Fire Safety Bill Named in Honor of Stephanie Tubbs Jones [CCFS News Reporter]  [October 16, 2009 5:48 pm ]  [Views 850] Full article

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced the introduction of The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act of 2009.

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