[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 259 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 259

      Designating September 2013 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 25 (legislative day, September 24), 2013

 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Carper) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Designating September 2013 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month''.

Whereas recent campus-related fires at colleges in Massachusetts, Ohio, 
        Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Kansas, and other States have tragically 
        cut short the lives of several young people;
Whereas, since January 2000, at least 162 people, including students, parents, 
        and children, have died in campus-related fires;
Whereas approximately 86 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 an automatic fire sprinkler system and an automatic fire alarm 
        system;
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 2013 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 about fire 
                safety 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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