[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 105 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 105

      Designating September 2007 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2007

 Mr. Biden (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lautenberg, and 
Mr. Menendez) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Designating September 2007 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.

Whereas tragic fires in student housing in Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and 
        Pennsylvania have cut short the lives of college students in the United 
        States;
Whereas, since January 2000, at least 99 people, including students, parents, 
        and children, have died in campus-related fires;
Whereas more than 75 percent of those deaths occurred in off-campus occupancies;
Whereas a majority of the students in the United States live in off-campus 
        occupancies;
Whereas a number of fatal fires have occurred in buildings in which the fire 
        safety systems have been compromised or disabled by the occupants;
Whereas automatic fire alarm systems provide the early warning of a fire that is 
        necessary for occupants and the fire department to take appropriate 
        action;
Whereas automatic fire sprinkler systems are a highly effective method for 
        controlling or extinguishing a fire in its early stages and protecting 
        the lives of the building's occupants;
Whereas many students are living in off-campus occupancies, sorority and 
        fraternity housing, and residence halls that are not adequately 
        protected with automatic fire alarm systems and automatic fire sprinkler 
        systems;
Whereas fire safety education is an effective method of reducing the occurrence 
        of fires and the resulting loss of life and property damage;
Whereas students are not routinely receiving effective fire safety education 
        throughout their entire college careers;
Whereas it is vital to educate future generations in the United States about the 
        importance of fire safety to help ensure the safety of young people 
        during their college years and beyond; and
Whereas by educating a generation of adults about fire safety, future loss of 
        life from fires may be significantly reduced: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates September 2007 as ``Campus Fire Safety 
        Month''; and
            (2) encourages administrators of institutions of higher 
        education and municipalities--
                    (A) to provide educational programs about fire 
                safety to all students during ``Campus Fire Safety 
                Month'' and throughout the school year;
                    (B) to evaluate the level of fire safety being 
                provided in both on- and off-campus student housing; 
                and
                    (C) to take the necessary steps to ensure fire-safe 
                living environments through fire safety education, 
                installation of fire suppression and detection systems, 
                and the development and enforcement of applicable codes 
                relating to fire safety.
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