,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ebh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4  
,pascrell 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new  
,york7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,labor  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,septemb]     
#bjai z ,campus ,fire ,safety ,mon?4    
,:]eas /ud5t-relat$ h\s+ fires 9 ,texas1
 ,oregon1 ,ill9ois1 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1     
,p5nsylvania1 & o!r s*ools across !     
c\ntry h tragically cut %ort ! lives (  
"s ( ! y\? ( ! ,nation2 ,:]eas1 s9ce    
,janu>y #bjjj1 at lea/ #age p1 includ+  
/ud5ts1 p>5ts1 & *ildr5 h di$ 9         
college-relat$ fires2 ,:]eas            
approximately #hg p]c5t ( ^! dea?s h    
occurr$ 9 (f-campus occupancies2 ,:]eas 
a majority ( ! /ud5ts across ! ,nation  
live 9 (f-campus occupancies2 ,:]eas a  
numb] ( fatal fires h occurr$ 9 build+s 
:]e ! fire safety sy/ems h be5          
compromis$ or disabl$ by ! occupants2   
,:]eas x is recogniz$ t automatic fire  

al>m sy/ems & smoke al>ms provide !     
necess>y e>ly w>n+ to occupants & ! fire
 dep>tm5t ( a fire s t appropriate      
action c be tak52 ,:]eas x is recogniz$ 
t automatic fire spr9kl] sy/ems are a   
highly effective me?od ( controll+ or   
ext+ui%+ a fire 9 its e>ly /ages1       
protect+ ! lives ( ! build+'s occupants2
 ,:]eas _m /ud5ts are liv+ 9 (f-campus  
occupancies1 ,greek h\s+1 & resid5ce    
halls t are n adequately protect$ )     
automatic fire spr9kl] sy/ems &         
automatic fire al>m sy/ems or adequate  
smoke al>ms2 ,:]eas x is recogniz$ t    
fire safety education is an effective   
me?od ( r$uc+ ! occurr5ce ( fires &     
r$uc+ ! result+ loss ( life & prop]ty   
damage2 ,:]eas /ud5ts are n r\t9ely     
receiv+ effective fire safety education 
?r\gh\t _! entire college c>e]2 ,:]eas x
 is vital to educate ! future g5]ation (
 ! ,nation ab\t ! importance ( fire     
safety behavior s t ^! behaviors c help 
to ensure _! safety dur+ _! college ye>s
 & beyond2 & ,:]eas by develop+ a       

g5]ation ( fire-safe adults1 future loss
 ( life f fires c be significantly      
r$uc$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
e/abli%m5t ( ,campus ,fire ,safety      
,mon?2  7#b7 enc\rages s*ools &         
municipalities across ! c\ntry to       
provide educational programs to all     
/ud5ts ?r\gh\t ! s*ool ye>2 &  7#c7     
enc\rages s*ools & municipalities to    
evaluate ! level ( fire safety be+      
provid$ 9 bo? on- & (f-campus /ud5t h\s+
 & take ! necess>y /eps to ensure       
fire-safe liv+ environm5ts ?r\gh fire   
safety education1 in/allation ( fire    
suppression & detection sy/ems & smoke  
al>ms & ! developm5t & en=cem5t (       
applicable codes relat+ to fire safety4