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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 295

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2005

Mrs. JONES of Ohio (for herself and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the establishment of September as Campus Fire 

Safety Month, and for other purposes.

Whereas recent student housing fires in Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Tennessee, and Maryland have tragically cut short the 

lives of some of the youth of our Nation; 

Whereas since January 2000, at least 75 people, including 

students, parents, and children have died in student 

housing fires; 

Whereas over three-fourths of these deaths have occurred in 

off-campus occupancies; 

Whereas a majority of the students across the Nation live in 

off-campus occupancies; 
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Whereas a number of fatal fires have occurred in buildings 

where the fire safety systems have been compromised or 

disabled by the occupants; 

Whereas it is recognized that automatic fire alarm systems 

provide the necessary early warning to occupants and the 

fire department of a fire so that appropriate action can 

be taken; 

Whereas it is recognized that automatic fire sprinkler systems 

are a highly effective method of controlling or extinguishing a fire in its early stages, protecting the lives of 

the building’s occupants; 

Whereas many students are living in off-campus occupancies, 

Greek housing, and residence halls that are not adequately protected with automatic fire sprinkler systems 

and automatic fire alarm systems; 

Whereas it is recognized that fire safety education is an effective method of reducing the occurrence of fires and reducing the resulting loss of life and property damage; 

Whereas students are not routinely receiving effective fire 

safety education throughout their entire college career; 

Whereas it is vital to educate the future generation of our 

Nation about the importance of fire safety behavior so 

that these behaviors can help to ensure their safety during their college years and beyond; and 

Whereas by developing a generation of fire-safe adults, future 

loss of life from fires can be significantly reduced: Now, 

therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) supports the establishment of September as 

3 Campus Fire Safety Month; 
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1 (2) encourages administrators and municipali2 ties across the country to provide educational pro3 grams to all students during September and 

4 throughout the school year; and 

5 (3) encourages administrators and municipali6 ties to evaluate the level of fire safety being provided 

7 in both on- and off-campus student housing and 

8 take the necessary steps to ensure fire-safe living en9 vironments through fire safety education, installa10 tion of fire suppression and detection systems and 

11 the development and enforcement of applicable codes 

12 relating to fire safety.

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