,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be 7legislative day1 ,september #bd71 
#bjac,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mrs4  
,murray1 and ,mr4 ,carper7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,september #bjac as ,campus
 ,fire ,safety ,month4  ,whereas recent 
campus-related fires at colleges in     
,massachusetts1 ,ohio1 ,minnesota1      
,wisconsin1 ,new ,york1 ,kansas1 and    
other ,states have tragically cut short 
the lives of several young people2      
,whereas1 since ,january #bjjj1 at least
 #afb people1 including students1       
parents1 and children1 have died in     
campus-related fires2 ,whereas          
approximately #hf percent of those      
deaths occurred in off-campus           
residences2 ,whereas a majority of      
college students in the ,united ,states 
live in an off-campus residence2        
,whereas many fatal fires have occurred 

in a building in which the occupants had
 compromised or disabled the fire safety
 system2 ,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 action2 ,whereas       
automatic fire sprinkler systems are a  
highly effective method of controlling  
or extinguishing a fire in the early    
stages1 thus protecting the lives of    
building occupants2 ,whereas many       
college students live in an off-campus  
residence1 fraternity or sorority       
housing1 or a residence hall that is not
 adequately protected by an automatic   
fire sprinkler system and an automatic  
fire alarm system2 ,whereas fire safety 
education is an effective method of     
reducing the occurrence of fires and the
 resulting loss of life and property    
damage2 ,whereas college students do not
 routinely receive effective fire safety
 education while in college2 ,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       
college2 and ,whereas developing a      
generation of adults who practice fire  
safety may significantly reduce future  
loss of life from fires3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,september #bjac as     
,campus ,fire ,safety ,month2 and  7#b7 
encourages administrators of            
institutions of higher education and    
municipalities across the ,united       
,states-- 7,a7 to provide educational   
programs about fire safety to all       
college students in ,september and      
throughout the school year2  7,b7 to    
evaluate the level of fire safety being 
provided in both on-campus and          
off-campus student housing2 and  7,c7 to
 ensure fire-safe living environments   
through fire safety education1 the      
installation of fire suppression and    
detection systems1 and the development  

and enforcement of applicable codes     
relating to fire safety4