Campus Fire Safety: A U.S. OVERVIEW

There are several contributing factors to this finding. * According to the U.S. Department of Education, approximately one-third of students live on-campus, so a vast majority of the student population is living in these off-campus occupancies. * The houses or apartments that the students inhabit te...

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Published in:Fire protection engineering 2007-07 (35), p.18
Main Author: Comeau, Ed
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Apartment buildings
College campuses
College students
Fire alarms
Fire prevention
Fraternities & sororities
Higher education
Housing
Sprinkler systems
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Summary:There are several contributing factors to this finding. * According to the U.S. Department of Education, approximately one-third of students live on-campus, so a vast majority of the student population is living in these off-campus occupancies. * The houses or apartments that the students inhabit tend to be older and not as well-maintained as a residence hall. * The buildings may not have all of the life-safety features found in a typical residence hall, such as fire alarms, sprinklers, adequate egress, etc. * Often there are no restrictions on the use of candles, smoking, halogen lamps or other ignition sources. * Since there is no supervision, students have the ability to have parties and consume alcohol without restrictions. [...] are several common factors that have been seen in a number of the identified fire deaths: * Off-campus housing. * Lack of automatic fire sprinklers. * Missing or disabled smoke alarms. * Careless disposal of smoking materials. * Impaired judgment from alcohol consumption.
ISSN:1524-900X