,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai ,ms4 
,coll9s 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 & ,ms4   
,w>r57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution    
,designat+ ! mon? ( ,septemb] #bjai z   
,campus ,fire ,safety ,mon?4  ,:]eas    
campus-relat$ h\s+ fires at colleges 9  
,texas1 ,oregon1 ,ill9ois1 ,wa%+ton1    
,d4,c41 ,p5nsylvania1 & o!r ,/ates h    
tragically cut %ort ! lives ( sev]al "y 
p2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,janu>y #bjjj1 at lea/  
#age p1 includ+ /ud5ts1 p>5ts1 & *ildr51
 h di$ 9 campus-relat$ fires2 ,:]eas    
approximately #hg p]c5t ( ^? dea?s      
occurr$ 9 (f-campus occupancies2 ,:]eas 
a majority ( college /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates live 9 (f-campus occupancies2    
,:]eas a numb] ( fatal fires h occurr$ 9
 build+s 9 :i* ! occupants _h compromis$
 or deactivat$ ! fire safety sy/ems2    
,:]eas automatic fire al>m sy/ems &     
smoke al>ms provide e>ly w>n+ ( a fire t
 is necess>y = occupants ( a build+ & ! 

fire dep>tm5t to take appropriate       
action2 ,:]eas an automatic fire spr9kl]
 sy/em is a highly effective me?od (    
controll+ or ext+ui%+ a fire 9 its e>ly 
/ages1 protect+ ! lives ( ! build+      
occupants2 ,:]eas _m college /ud5ts live
 9 an (f-campus occupancy1 frat]nity or 
sorority h\se1 or resid5ce hall t is n  
adequately protect$ by an automatic fire
 spr9kl] sy/em & an automatic fire al>m 
sy/em or adequate smoke al>m2 ,:]eas    
fire safety education is an effective   
me?od ( r$uc+ ! occurr5ce ( fires & !   
result+ loss ( life & prop]ty damage2   
,:]eas college /ud5ts d n r\t9ely       
receive effective fire safety education 
:ile 9 college2 ,:]eas educat+ "y p 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ab\t ! importance ( fire  
safety is vital to help ensure t "y p   
engage 9 fire-safe behavior dur+ college
 & aft] college2 & ,:]eas develop+ a    
g5]ation ( adults :o practice fire      
safety may significantly r$uce future   
loss ( life3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ! mon? (       

,septemb] #bjai z ,campus ,fire ,safety 
,mon?2 &  7#b7 enc\rages adm9i/rators ( 
in/itutions ( high] education &         
municipalities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 
7,a7 to provide educational programs    
ab\t fire safety to all college /ud5ts 9
 ,septemb] & ?r\gh\t ! s*ool ye>2  7,b7 
to evaluate ! level ( fire safety be+   
provid$ 9 bo? on-campus & (f-campus     
/ud5t h\s+2 &  7,c7 to ensure fire-safe 
liv+ environm5ts ?r\gh-- 7i7 fire safety
 education2  7ii7 in/allation ( fire    
suppression & detection sy/ems & smoke  
al>ms2 &  7iii7 ! developm5t & en=cem5t 
( applicable codes relat+ to fire       
safety4