U.S.
Senate Passes Campus Fire Safety Month Resolution
The U.S. Senate has
unanimously passed Senate Resolution 105, recognizing
September as "Campus
Fire Safety Month."
This is the third year that Campus Fire Safety Month has been recognized across the nation. In 2005, parents who had lost children in campus fires sent a letter to all of the governors asking them to issue proclamations and 12 states answered their call.
In 2006, this increased dramatically to 31 states, covering 61% of the population, and a resolution unanimously passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result, schools held events and training in September to educate their students about how they could protect themselves from fires.
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has issued a proclamation designating September as Campus Fire Safety Month.
For more information on campus fire safety, including a map of the states that have issued 2007 proclamations, visit www.campus-firewatch.com.
GOVERNOR DOYLE SIGNS Assembly
Bill 544!,
Protecting College Students from Tragic Fires |
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Landmark Bill Protects College Students from
Tragic
Fires
Fire Sprinkler Systems will be installed in Institutions
of Higher Education
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On Sept. 6, 2005, members of
the state assembly committee on Colleges and Universities
were among the crowd of spectators watching a live burn
demonstrating two typical student dorm rooms, both identical
in size and arrangement. One room was protected with fire
sprinklers. The demonstration showed how within a few minutes
the non-protected room was engulfed in flames, while the
sprinklered room fire was extinguished or controlled in
less than 2 minutes. The Madison Fire Department assisted
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Federal Legislation Designates
September as Campus Fire Safety Month
Campus Fire Safety Fact Sheet
Living
with Fire, A Program for Campus and Student Fire Safety
Fatal
Firelog Compilation 1/1/00 to 4/30/05 Includes College
Park fire,
April
30, 2005
UL Video News Release, August 17, 2004
Campus Firewatch
"STAY OUT AND STAY ALIVE"
Get Out and Stay Alive is a program designed to help save
your life in case you find yourself in a fire saturation.
This program focuses on three main topics: Getting Out,
Prevention, and Protection
Click Here For Stay Out And
Stay Alive Program
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