Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act

Read: Homemade Rocket Fuel Explosion in BYU Dorm Displaces 22 Students

Homemade Rocket Fuel Explosion in BYU Dorm Displaces 22 Students

“Keep your experiments in the lab and supervised by trained professionals,” BYU campus police told students in a Twitter post after the explosion.

Read: Pepperdine University Survives Close Call with Woolsey Fire

Pepperdine University Survives Close Call with Woolsey Fire

The Woolsey wildfire, which continues to scorch the area all around the school, got very close to the Pepperdine campus.

Read: Parents, Students Must Call for College Dorms to Have Fire Sprinklers

Parents, Students Must Call for College Dorms to Have Fire Sprinklers

More than 3,780 fires were ignited in dormitories, Greek housing and student barracks in 2011, up from 2,490 in 1983.

Additional Fire Survey Respondent Comments

Here are the top concerns and comments that were written in by respondents to the December 2011 Campus Safety magazine and Center for Campus Fire Safety fire survey.

Read: Fire Survey: System Maintenance, False Alarm Concerns on the Rise

Fire Survey: System Maintenance, False Alarm Concerns on the Rise

More than half of university, hospital and K-12 school district fire protection professionals rate system maintenance (57%) and false alarms (53%) as two of their top four campus fire protection concerns.

Read: Last Chance to Take the Campus Safety Fire Survey

Last Chance to Take the Campus Safety Fire Survey

Read: HEOA Update: Fire Incident Reporting Requirements

HEOA Update: Fire Incident Reporting Requirements

The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act requires universities with on-campus housing to compile fire data, report the data to the federal government, and publish an annual fire safety report.

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