Texas A&M - College Station

Texas A&M had their Campus Fire Safety Awareness week from September 6 through September 10th. Thursday, September 9th was Fire Safety & Haz Mat Day when Fire Safety & Hazardous Materials information was available from a variety of sources including: Residence Life, Environmental Health & Safety, the Office of Safety & Security, and more. Also, the local Domino’s in College Station provided pizza throughout the day for students and other attendees.

The event went well although the weather didn’t cooperate with rain off and on each day. Despite the weather there was still quite a crowd of students whom The Texas State Fire Marshal, as well as the University President both addressed.

Have an Exit Strategy
Texas State Fire Marshall, Paul Maldonado, will be discussing the “Have an Exit Strategy Where You Live, Work, and Play” initiative which urges Texans to learn ways out of any room, whether that room happens to be a classroom, a conference
room at work, a movie theater, or other locale.

Mock Residence Hall Room Burn
The 2nd Annual Mock Residence Hall Room Burn sponsored by the Department of Residence Life, Environmental Health & Safety, and the College Station Fire Department. Don’t miss your opportunity to see how quickly a dorm room can
burn!

To download the week's flyer, click here. Also, the flyer for Thursday September 9th can be found here.

According to James Rainer, environmental safety manager at the university, nearly 500 students attended last year's event and participated in other programs designed to raise awareness among college students. “At the end last year's event it was requested by the Director of Residence Life that this become an annual event,” said Rainer.
There’s also more information on the local newspaper’s web site.

Georgia State University - Atlanta

Georgia State University is holding its second annual Fire Safety Carnival on September 30th to teach students and community members that there's more to know than "stop, drop and roll."

The carnival will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Hurt Park and will feature contests, games and activities that highlight fire safety and prevention tips for dorm rooms, Greek houses and off-campus living.

GSU students and community members will learn how to use fire extinguishers, practice safe cooking techniques, test fire alarms, notify the fire department using 911 and identify fire hazards such as unattended candles

"We wanted to do something special to promote fire safety throughout our university," said James Brundage, Georgia State University's fire safety officer. "We hope to make it a fun event by having interactive exhibits, free prizes, food, fun games and live burn demonstrations."

Firefighters will also demonstrate a live burn of mock dorm rooms, one with a sprinkler and one without, to show how quickly a fire can spread. It will also highlight the importance of working smoke alarms and sprinklers.

Officials from Georgia State's Office of Emergency Management, the Atlanta Fire Department, Georgia State Fire Marshal's Office, Georgia Emergency Management Agency and corporate sponsors will be on hand to address the importance fire and life safety for college students.

To download GSU Carnival Posters, click here
To scan QR code with your cell phone and visit GSU facebook page, click here for image.
To watch a slideshow of the event, click here

University of Southern California - Los Angeles

During the month of September, Fire Safety Awareness Fairs for the University Park Campus and the Health Sciences Campus will be held at the University of Southern California. Hundreds of staff, students and faculty attended both fairs becoming better prepared for an emergency and more knowledgeable about personal preparedness and campus safety.

The fair will feature an earthquake simulator; California Highway Patrol crash car; emergency preparedness kits (available for purchase); and fire extinguishers (available for purchase). Hot topics will include: drug abuse, alcohol abuse, earthquake preparedness and fire safety. Some of USC's vendors present will be: Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Fire Department (paramedics, engines, and a ladder truck), USC Campus Cruiser, USC Center for Women and Men, USC Fire Safety and Emergency Planning, SOS Products, Ready America, and USC’s Community Emergency Response Team.

Students can take advantage of the information available from the CCFS and the NFPA. CCFS and USC Fire Safety is focusing on campus building fire safety features and the dangers of alcohol consumption related to fire safety.

The University at Albany hosted their Campus Fire Safety Day on September 15 from 11am to 1pm where students, RAs and other guests got a close-up look at fire safety protocols as part of their training.

Also featured were hands on demonstrations, educational materials and refreshments provided by a local Domino's Pizza! A live mock dorm burn at 1:00PM showed students how fast a fire can overcome a dorm room and what to do in the event of a fire. "The students here are thinking about their college, their parties and their classes and all the things that they've come to school for," said Office of Fire Prevention and Control Deputy Chief Guy Swartwout. "They totally fail to realize that fire kills more people in the United States than all natural disasters combined."

Click here for University at Albany's flyer for this important event!

Arizona State University - Tempe

On September 30, Arizona State University will be hosting their Campus Fire Safety Day from 8 am to 8 pm. ASU has been working with CCFS, NFPA, and Dominos to make this year's event a success just as in recent years.

ASU has reserved the two largest ballrooms for 12 hours (8 am to 8 pm) at the Tempe Campus Memorial Union (Student Union) in the center of campus. There will be fire protection and safety related vendors exhibiting, presentations and various training conducted (i.e. fire prevention and safety training, fire extinguisher training, office safety training, means of egress training, an open forum, residential hall student and staff training, emergency preparedness training, etc…). (Agenda advertising is planned to be out by September 20th.)

For more information on ASU's event click here.
To download a brochure for Fire Prevention Week at ASU click here.

Learn about safety during full day of classes.

Visit the school's website.

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

The University of Alabama will host their 2010 Campus Fire Safety day on September 24th from 11 am to 1 pm.

University of Maryland -- College Park

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Fire Safety Awareness day at the University of South Carolina was held on October 6th. A mock dorm room was constructed in the center of campus and placed several fire hazards such as extension cords, unapproved multi plug outlets, candles, ash trays, oversized bulbs in lamps and a covered smoke detector within the unit. Students were encouraged to walk through and indentify the many hazards and they were provided with an opportunity to win prizes. In addition fire extinguisher training was offered which was a huge hit with the students. The Columbia Fire department was on hand to display their equipment and emergency response techniques.

The finale was to ignite a trash in the room and show how fast a fire can spread in a typical dorm room. The majority of comments that we heard from the students were related to how “real” the room looked and that they were amazed in how quick the fire spread. This event demonstrated the cooperativeness and dedication between the many departments at USC that worked hard to carry out this event.

Click on the link to watch a brief video of the events.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlfs-QQsAB4