,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1
 #bjai ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,carper1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating the month of ,september    
#bjai as ,campus ,fire ,safety ,month4  
,whereas campus-related housing fires at
 colleges in ,texas1 ,oregon1 ,illinois1
 ,washington1 ,d4,c41 ,pennsylvania1 and
 other ,states have tragically cut short
 the lives of several young people2     
,whereas1 since ,january #bjjj1 at least
 #age people1 including students1       
parents1 and children1 have died in     
campus-related fires2 ,whereas          
approximately #hg percent of those      
deaths occurred in off-campus           
occupancies2 ,whereas a majority of     
college students in the ,united ,states 
live in off-campus occupancies2 ,whereas
 a number of fatal fires have occurred  
in buildings in which the occupants had 

compromised or deactivated the fire     
safety systems2 ,whereas automatic fire 
alarm systems and smoke alarms provide  
early warning of a fire that is         
necessary for occupants of a building   
and the fire department to take         
appropriate action2 ,whereas an         
automatic fire sprinkler system is a    
highly effective method of controlling  
or extinguishing a fire in its early    
stages1 protecting the lives of the     
building occupants2 ,whereas many       
college students live in an off-campus  
occupancy1 fraternity or sorority house1
 or residence hall that is not          
adequately protected by an automatic    
fire sprinkler system and an automatic  
fire alarm system or adequate smoke     
alarm2 ,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 life3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates the 
month of ,september #bjai 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-- 7i7 fire safety education2    
7ii7 installation of fire suppression   

and detection systems and smoke alarms2 
and  7iii7 the development and          
enforcement of applicable codes relating
 to fire safety4