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National Campus Fire Safety Month Resources

  • Media Advisory for National Launch of Campus Fire Safety Month   The launch will take place on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, September 9.  Click here to read the media advisory.
  • National Campus Fire Safety Month Logo:  Download the logo in various formats to use on your website or in print publications.
  • Tip-a-Day: Campus Firewatch compiled a list of Tip-a-Day suggestions from campus fire officials and other sources and is publishing them in calendar format, a downloadable list or you can get them each day on your cell phone by texting CAMPUSFIRE to 44636 to sign up for this free service.
  • Campus Firewatch Media Project:  This project provides students with an opportunity to become directly involved in developing campus fire safety material.
  • Map of campus-related fatal fires:  This is a map of the fatal campus-related fires identified by Campus Firewatch since January 2000.
  • Video clips: These are video clips from the project www.iGot2kno.org that are being shown in school bookstores across the country. Video 1 and Video 2.
  • Questions to Ask:  A list of questions that students and parents can ask about campus fire safety.
 
   

Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know signed by President Bush

The Higher Education Act, which contains provisions from the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act introduced by Congressman Pascrell (NJ-8) and Senator Lautenberg (NJ), was signed into law on Thursday, August 14, 2008, by President Bush.

The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act will require colleges and universities to report fire safety information annually to the U.S. Secretary of Education and to make this information available to the public. This includes information such as how many fires, deaths and injuries have occurred; how many beds are protected by automatic fire sprinklers and fire alarms and how much fire prevention training is provided.

This landmark legislation was first introduced in 2001 and has been under consideration in every session of Congress since then. In a prepared statement, Congressman Pascrell said, “I would also like to recognize the dedication of Campus Firewatch and the Center for Campus Fire Safety over the last 8 years to help provide information, advocate our cause and organize the support Senator Lautenberg and I needed to move this legislation through Congress.“

Contribute to writing the regulations

To assist in writing the regulations for this landmark legislation, Campus Firewatch has initiated a a collaborative project where anyone can contribute to recommendations on the regulations. You can download the language of the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know provisions, join an online chat group to discuss your concerns or ask questions and help write the regulations through a wiki.



Campus Fire Safety is featured at USFA

For the month of September, USFA is featuring campus fire safety on its website

The landmark student fire safety training site www.igot2kno.org is available for campus and community fire professionals to use. Developed by the People’s Burn Foundation with assistance from Campus Firewatch, this training program represents the latest in creative and innovative material to reach out to today’s Millennial Generation.

  
   


Click here to download a logo for this year’s National Campus Fire Safety Month

  
       
    Read about the new Campus Firewatch Media Project launched by Campus Firewatch, the People’s Burn Foundation and the Michael H. Minger Foundation  More | Press Release  
       
   

Campus Firewatch, where we have been, where we are going and resources available.  A special reprint from the January issue of Campus Firewatch

 
       
   

Landmark study of student views towards burn and fire safety is released by the People's Burn Foundation and Campus Firewatch.  MORE | DOWNLOAD NOW

 
 
 
  QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS TO ASK  
    When visiting a school or choosing housing, make an informed decision. This is critically important for off-campus housing, where 80% of the fire fatalities have occurred. MORE.  
       
 
 
 
  What is Campus Firewatch?  
     
    Campus Firewatch is the only electronic newsletter focusing exclusively on campus fire safety. Each issue is filled with valuable information on campus fire safety, both on- and off-campus. If you are interested in subscribing to this informative newsletter, you can do it online by clicking here. Ed Comeau, Publisher  
 
 
     
   

What have you been missing in Campus Firewatch?  Some of the most informative articles about campus fire safety!  Along with the monthly Campus Firelog and Legislative Update have been these compelling feature articles.  Interested?  Subscribe online today!

December
  • What makes Millennial students tick
  • Featured Resource – Fatal Firelog spreadsheet
November
  • Three fatal fires
  • Reaction to youtube videos of student fireplay
  • Campus fire departments
  • Resources available at www.campus-firewatch.com
October
  • Seven students killed in North Carolina
  • Student death at Cowley College
  • On the Set – Campus Fire Safety video production
  • Wikipedia – write the book on campus fire safety
  • Behind closed dorm room doors – videos on youtube
September
  • National launch of Campus Fire Safety Month
  • Remembering Julie, a touching testimonial from Doug and Linda Turnbull
  • Clarification of recent information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Fire safety at Olivet Nazarene University
  • Fire drills at the University of Kentucky
  • Off-campus fire safety, don't take it for granted
  • Campus Fire Safety Month at West Virginia University
August
  • Two off-campus fatal fires
  • Fatal fires 2006-2007 (part II)
  • Campus fire safety education grant awarded to the People's Burn Foundation
  • Campus Firewatch Radio on Radio@firehouse.com
July
  • Case study at Wesleyan University
  • Using a fire protection engineer on campus
  • 2006-2007 fatal firelog summary (Part 1)
June
  • Cast study in University Park, TX
  • Turning tragedy into advocacy at Seton Hall
  • Students creating fire safety advertising
May
  • Campus Firewatch Buyer's Guide
  • Firesafe cigarettes
  • Messages that stick, marketing fire safety
  • What do students (not) know about fire and burn safety?  Results of a national study.
April
  • Off-campus housing; out of sight should not mean out of mind
  • Kentucky campus fire safety task force
  • Campus Fire Safety Month
  • Fire behavior 101
  • Campus Firewatch Radio
March
  • Human behavior in fires
  • Unsafe products
February
  • Alcohol on campus and fire safety
  • Catastrophic, multiple-fatality fires
  • Comprehensive fire safety marketing strategies
  • Congressional record
January
  • Marketing fire safety to the student demographic
  • Right-to-Know legislation
  • Campus Firewatch Roundtable
 
       
 
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