[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 549 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 549

      Designating September 2012 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2012

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Designating September 2012 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.

Whereas, each year, States across the United States formally designate the month 
        of September as ``Campus Fire Safety Month'';
Whereas, since January 2000, at least 152 people, including students, parents, 
        and children, have died in campus-related fires;
Whereas 85 percent of those deaths occurred in off-campus residences;
Whereas a majority of college students in the United States live in an off-
        campus residence;
Whereas many fatal fires have occurred in a building in which the occupants had 
        compromised or disabled the fire safety system;
Whereas automatic fire alarm systems provide the early warning of a fire that is 
        necessary for occupants of a building and the fire department to take 
        appropriate action;
Whereas automatic fire sprinkler systems are a highly effective method of 
        controlling or extinguishing a fire in the early stages, thus protecting 
        the lives of building occupants;
Whereas many college students live in an off-campus residence, fraternity or 
        sorority housing, or a residence hall that is not adequately protected 
        by automatic fire sprinkler systems and automatic fire alarm 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 college students do not routinely receive effective fire safety 
        education while in college;
Whereas educating young people in the United States about the importance of fire 
        safety is vital to help ensure that young people engage in fire-safe 
        behavior during college and after college; and
Whereas developing a generation of adults who practice fire safety may 
        significantly reduce future loss of life from fires: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates September 2012 as ``Campus Fire Safety 
        Month''; and
            (2) encourages administrators of institutions of higher 
        education and municipalities across the United States--
                    (A) to provide educational programs to all college 
                students in September and throughout the school year;
                    (B) to evaluate the level of fire safety being 
                provided in both on-campus and off-campus student 
                housing; and
                    (C) to ensure fire-safe living environments through 
                fire safety education, the installation of fire 
                suppression and detection systems, and the development 
                and enforcement of applicable codes relating to fire 
                safety.
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