,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bd1 #bjbj,ms4 ,collins 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,carper7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,september #bjbj as ,campus
 ,fire ,safety ,month4  ,whereas        
campus-related housing fires at colleges
 in ,texas1 ,oregon1 ,illinois1         
,pennsylvania1 other ,states1 and       
,washington1 ,d4,c4 have tragically cut 
the lives of several young individuals  
short2 ,whereas1 since ,january #bjjj1  
at least #age individuals1 including    
students1 parents1 and children1 have   
died in campus-related fires2 ,whereas  
approximately #hg percent of those      
campus-related fire deaths occurred in  
off-campus housing2 ,whereas a majority 
of college students in the ,united      
,states live in off-campus housing2     
,whereas a number of fatal fires have   
occurred in buildings in which the      

occupants had compromised or deactivated
 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 building
 occupants2 ,whereas many college       
students live in off-campus housing1 a  
fraternity or sorority house1 or a      
residence hall that is not adequately   
protected by an automatic fire sprinkler
 system1 an automatic fire alarm system1
 or an adequate smoke alarm2 ,whereas1  
due to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 college
 students are taking more courses online
 and spending more time indoors1 thus   
increasing the need for fire safety and 
prevention education2 ,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 individuals in the      
,united ,states about the importance of 
fire safety is vital to help ensure that
 young individuals 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     
,september #bjbj 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 students of institutions of      
higher education in ,september and      
throughout the school year2  7,b7 to    
evaluate the level of fire safety       
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 the installation of fire           
suppression and detection systems and   
smoke alarms2 and  7iii7 the development
 and enforcement of applicable codes    
relating to fire safety4