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

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CFSM Events 2008 ...

Thanks to all of you for your time and decication. We're pleased to report on several
Campus Fire Safety events nationwide.

SUNY Plattsburgh Fire Safety Day

City gets funding from college for fire safety Funds will help city purchase new firefighting equipment....
City of Plattsburgh firefighters put out a blaze at a mock dorm room at Plattsburgh State, part of a fire-safety demonstration held in September 2008. The college will made an annual donation toward the city-s Fire Department expenses.
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Fire Safety Day ... a big sucess! The Office of Environmental Health & Safety, together with the NYS Office of Fire Prevention & Control and the Schenectady Fire Dept. kicked off National College Fire Safety Month on 9/25/08 with a live mock dorm room burn, Games, Prizes, Give-A-Way's and more!!!!! CLICK to see more GREAT photos from this event - this is only a small sampling of the great photos and great day.

Georgia Institute of Technology Fire & Life Safety Fair ... In recognition of National Campus Fire Safety Month, representatives from Atlanta Fire Department, Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Center for Campus Fire Safety, the National Fire Protection Association, Underwriters Laboratory and the U.S. Fire Administration we on the grounds of Georgia Tech.The sucessful event included topics such as: safe cooking, smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, building fire safety features, alcohol and fire safety, Smoking and Home Fires (campaign by the U.S. Fire Administration) and many other topics to the campus at-risk age group who has missed public fire education after “Stop, Drop and Roll”. A major donation from Kidde and The Home Depot, as part of the “Safe On Campus” campaign, included hundreds of smoke alarms to be given to students living off-campus and 100 fire extinguishers for student fire extinguisher training. The Kidde-Home Depot “Safe On Campus Campaign” has also donated the materials for GT’s woodshop to build a mock-dorm room, which will be burned as a demonstration for the rate and seriousness of fire, as well as demonstrate the importance of having working smoke alarms. Simplex Grinnell donated iPods as prizes for students participating in fire safety-based contests. Students had the opportunity to crawl through a smoke trailer filled with theatrical smoke to experience the limited visual capability and view of a firefighter performing search and rescue as well as learn how to install and maintain a working smoke alarm.

Kidde - CCFS - The Home Depot

SAFE ON CAMPUS ... In conjunction with Campus Fire Safety Month CCFS, Kidde and The Home Depot sponsored a special "Safe on Campus" program to give parents and students important fire safety information both online and in the store. The following links contain useful resources to print for students and parents ... Download Checklist

The Culinary Institute

With the help of the Roosevelt Fire Department, NYS Office of Fire Prevention, Residential Life Staff,
Security Staff and Facilities; The Culinary Institute conducted a live burn demonstration for the
students. Constructing two very similar mock dorm rooms they set them on fire to witness the speed,
intensity and amount of toxic smoke generated from a dorm room fire. They wanted to impress on
the students that they must evacuate immediately upon hearing the fire alarm.

This year by using two 'burn pods' (one with an automatic fire sprinkler and one without) they
demonstrated the effect sprinklers have on extinguishing or slowing fire grow to allow time for occupants to escape. There was a huge turn out (400 plus) - with many staying for Q & A and several inquiring about volunteering with the fire department. (The last two impressively show the aftermath and comparison of the room with sprinkler protection vs. the one without).

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

FIRST TIME FIRE SAFETY EVENT AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ...

The mock dorm burn took place at 6:15pm. Participants in attendance included: City of Fairfax Fire Department, GMU Housing and Residence Life, GMU Student Health, GMU Drug & Alcohol Education, National Capital Chapter of the Red Cross, Electrical Safety Foundation International, Coca Cola Campus and GMU Police Department. We had Fire Extinguisher training, Life Safety Trailer (teaches fire escape and shows life safety movies), GMU Police Cadet program sign-up, Mason Alert sign-up, mock dorm room burn, and many other life safety-related activities.

The National Association of State Fire Marshals and the Center for Campus Fire Safety, recognize the month of September as Campus Safety Month and encourage students to keep safety in the forefront.

Campus Fire Safety Training" at Texas State Technical College, Waco Texas, Thursday, August 21, 2008 .... TSTC conducted their first "RA Academy". In cooperation with the Waco FD/Fire 'Marshal's office they conducted an "RA Academy" on Thursday August 21st. The academy consisted of classroom training, hands on fire extinguisher training, smoke filled corridor and a live burn simulation. According to Rhett Reddell, "TSTC is very excited and appreciative for the information and training from the Center for Campus Fire Safety".

George Washington University’s Safety Expo
September 17, 2008, from 11am to 3pm in The George Washington University Yard,
H Street between 20^th and 21^st Streets, Washington, DC.

University of Delaware RA Training Night
http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2009/aug/safety082908.html

The University of Vermont will be holding a Campus Fire Safety Month event on Friday September 12 in front of the Dudley H. Davis Student Center on the main campus. Activities will include the Vermont Division of Fire Safety trailer with "Spot the Hazards" and "Escape from Smoke." The Burlington Fire Department will provide cooking safety demonstrations and information. University staff will provide hands-on fire extinguisher instruction. The Living/Learning Emergency Services Support Team (residential learning community of students interested in emergency services careers) will be assisting.

RA training was conducted at the end of August and evacuation drills will be conducted in all residence hall during September.

New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control

The activities in this section were submitted by The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control in conjunction with the following campuses. Submitted by Paul D. Martin, Vice President of CCFS and acting chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention with the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control where he served as a principle architect of New York State’s nationally acclaimed Campus Fire Safety Program.

7/25/08 Culinary Institute of America – Hyde Park, NY

RA Academy
Residence directors and assistants will participate in fire safety training through classroom presentation, interaction with firefighters, civilian “combat challenge,” fire extinguisher training, and smoked corridor escapes. Presented and coordinated by the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control.

8/12/08 - Binghamton University – Binghamton, NY

Campus Fire Safety Awareness Day
In conjunction with Binghamton UniversityHealth and Safety and the Vestal Fire Department, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will provide comprehensive Fire Safety training to more than 200 residential life staff members. Training will include a fire extinguisher program using both classroom and live fire trainer, sprinkler demonstration s using a Fire Safety House trailer, evacuation drills in the dorms using smoke machine and culminating in live pod burn.

8/14/08 - Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY

Campus Fire Safety Awareness Day
In conjunction with Syracuse UniversityHealth and Safety and the Syracuse Fire Department, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will provide comprehensive Fire Safety training to more than 350 residential life staff members. Training will include a fire extinguisher program using both classroom and live fire trainer, sprinkler demonstration s using a Fire Safety House trailer, evacuation drills in the dorms using smoke machine and culminating in live pod burn.

8/14/08 Iona College – New Rochelle, NY

8/15/08 SUNY Cobleskill – Cobleskill, NY

8/15/08- SUNY Geneseo - Geneseo, NY

Student Fire Safety Training
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be providing training for students as it relates to their own personal fire safety behaviors. Attending students will be provided educational materials and practical insight to help them prepare to live in a more fire safe lifestyle. Events will include hands on fire extinguisher training, sprinkler demonstrations and smoked corridor evacuations.

8/19/08 - Elmira College - Elmira, NY

RA Fire Safety Training
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be providing training for Residence Assistants as it relates to both their own personal fire safety and that of the students they guide. Attending RAs will be provided educational materials and practical insight to help them prepare to carry out their practical responsibilities overseeing the fire safety in their residence hall. This event will also include hands on fire extinguisher training and smoked corridor evacuations.

8/19/08 SUNY Plattsburgh – Plattsburgh, NY

8/19/08 SUNY Old Westbury – Old Westbury, NY

RA Fire Safety Training
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be providing training for Residence Assistants as it relates to both their own personal fire safety and that of the students they guide. Attending RAs will be provided educational materials and practical insight to help them prepare to carry out their practical responsibilities overseeing the fire safety in their residence hall. This events will also include hands on fire extinguisher training and smoked corridor evacuations.

8/20/08 - SUNY Fredonia - Fredonia, NY

RA Fire Safety Training
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be providing training for Residence Assistants as it relates to both their own personal fire safety and that of the students they guide. Attending RAs will be provided educational materials and practical insight to help them prepare to carry out their practical responsibilities overseeing the fire safety in their residence hall. This events will also include hands on fire extinguisher training and smoked corridor evacuations.

8/21/08 Pace University – White Plains, NY

RA Fire Safety Training
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be providing training for Residence Assistants as it relates to both their own personal fire safety and that of the students they guide. Attending RAs will be provided educational materials and practical insight to help them prepare to carry out their practical responsibilities overseeing the fire safety in their residence hall. This events will also include hands on fire extinguisher training and smoked corridor evacuations.

8/24/08 SUNY Morrisville - Morrisville, NY

Campus Fire Safety Awareness Day
In conjunction with the campus Residential Life and Physical Plant Departments aided by the Morrisville Fire Department, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will provide comprehensive Fire Safety training to the SUNY Morrisville student body. Training will include a fire extinguisher program using both classroom and live fire trainer, sprinkler demonstration using a Fire Safety House trailer, evacuation drills in the dorms and culminating in a live pod burn.

8/25/08 Iona College – New Rochelle, NY

Freshman Orientation
Required for all freshman students, this training program presented by the New York State Office of Fire Prevention & Control will include classroom instruction in fire safety as it relates to the Iona campus. A special component will focus on off-campus fire safety issues as preparation for the eventuality of students moving out of college owned housing.

8/25/08 Paul Smiths College – Gabriel’s, NY

RA Fire Safety Training
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be providing classroom training for Residence Assistants related to their own personal fire safety and additionally providing educational and practical responsibilities in overseeing fire safety of the students they guide. Will also include hands on fire extinguisher training.

8/28/08 SUNY Purchase – Purchase, NY

8/ 27/08 - St. John Fisher College – Rochester, NY

8/29/08 Hofstra University – Hempstead, NY

New Student Training
Required for all freshmen students, this training program presented by the New York State Office of Fire Prevention & Control will include classroom instruction in fire safety as it relates to the Hofstra campus. A special component will focus on off-campus fire safety issues as preparation for the eventuality of students moving out of college owned housing.

8/29/08 Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY

RA Fire Safety Training
Residence life leader training including a 30 minute lecture, evacuation drills through a smoke filled environment, hands on fire extinguisher training, and a dorm room mock-up/fire code violations exercise.

9/2/08 North Country Community College – Saranac Lake, NY

New Student Orientation
Fire safety education for all incoming students will be presented by the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control. This classroom based presentation will relate to both those in the school’s limited on-campus housing as well as its large number of commuter student population.

9/11/08 Dutchess County Community College – Poughkeepsie, NY

Campus Fire Safety Awareness Day
As part of a large "Safety Day” event, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be working alongside the Fairview Fire District to provide a “firefighter combat challenge” and hoseline advancement. Of particular interest, is that the College's Fire Safety Club (from their Fire Safety Program) will be available and receiving credit for their participation. The fire safety house trailer and extinguisher trainer will be used for student education. In addition to the direct fire safety education to students, it is a good opportunity to impact young adults looking for careers in some facet of the fire service.

9/10/08 Siena College – Albany, NY

Campus Fire Safety Awareness Day
As part of a large "Campus Fire Safety Awareness Day”, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be part of a campus-wide event that will include the fire safety house trailer for sprinkler demonstrations and smoke evacuation training, a civilian “combat challenge” with turnout gear and rescue of a simulator manikin, hands-on fire extinguisher training, a live burn of a mock dorm room, and interactive fire safety education.

9/10/08 - SUNY University at Buffalo

9/16/08 - Alfred State College - Alfred, NY

RA Fire Safety Training
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will be providing training for Residence Assistants as it relates to both their own personal fire safety and that of the students they guide. Attending RAs will be provided educational materials and practical insight to help them prepare to carry out their practical responsibilities overseeing the fire safety in their residence hall. This events will also include hands on fire extinguisher training and smoked corridor evacuations.

9/25/08 Union College - Schenectady, NY

Submitted by:Leo F. Rodgers, Fire Marshal, Immokalee Fire Department

In conjunction with Campus Fire Safety month, Immokalee Fire Control District will be conducting Fire Safety Events and training throughout the month of September at Ave Maria University.

The following is the list of dates and events:

Sept. 8^th-R.A. and Campus Security Fire Safety and Hazards Training.
Sept. 9^th-Freddie the Fire Truck on Campus to Kick off Campus Fire Safety Month.
Sept. 10^th-Fire Extinguisher Training for R.A.s and Security.
Sept. 12^th-Fire Safety Drill and Fire Safety Table at Student Union.
Sept. 15^th-17^th-Dorm Inspections and Drill.
Sept. 19^th-Fire Safety Table at Student Union.
Sept. 23^rd-Fire Extinguisher Training for Students and Staff.
Sept. 26^th-Fire Safety Table at Student Union.

Ave Maria University is starting their second year in their new campus. The University is growing as well as the Town of Ave Maria which is located just south of Immokalee and north of Naples, Florida. Go to http://www.avemaria.com/ to learn more about the town and http://www.avemaria.edu/ for the University.

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