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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 105 

Designating September 2007 as ‘‘Campus Fire Safety Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2007 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, and Mr. CARPER) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JUNE 14, 2007 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment 

JUNE 20, 2007 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating September 2007 as ‘‘Campus Fire Safety 

Month’’. 

Whereas tragic fires in student housing in Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania have cut short the 

lives of college students in the United States; 

Whereas, since January 2000, at least 99 people, including 

students, parents, and children, have died in campus-related fires; 

Whereas more than 75 percent of those deaths occurred in 

off-campus occupancies; 

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Whereas a majority of the students in the United States live 

in off-campus occupancies; 

Whereas a number of fatal fires have occurred in buildings 

in which the fire safety systems have been compromised 

or disabled by the occupants; 

Whereas automatic fire alarm systems provide the early 

warning of a fire that is necessary for occupants and the 

fire department to take appropriate action; 

Whereas automatic fire sprinkler systems are a highly effective method for controlling or extinguishing a fire in its 

early stages and protecting the lives of the building’s occupants; 

Whereas many students are living in off-campus occupancies, 

sorority and fraternity housing, and residence halls that 

are not adequately protected with automatic fire alarm 

systems and automatic fire sprinkler systems; 

Whereas fire safety education is an effective method of reducing the occurrence of fires and the resulting loss of life 

and property damage; 

Whereas students are not routinely receiving effective fire 

safety education throughout their entire college careers; 

Whereas it is vital to educate future generations in the 

United States about the importance of fire safety to help 

ensure the safety of young people during their college 

years and beyond; and 

Whereas by educating a generation of adults about fire safety, future loss of life from fires may be significantly reduced: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

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1 (1) designates September 2007 as ‘‘Campus 

2 Fire Safety Month’’; and 

3 (2) encourages administrators of institutions of 

4 higher education and municipalities— 

5 (A) to provide educational programs about 

6 fire safety to all students during ‘‘Campus Fire 

7 Safety Month’’ and throughout the school year; 

8 (B) to evaluate the level of fire safety 

9 being provided in both on- and off-campus stu10 dent housing; and 

11 (C) to take the necessary steps to ensure 

12 fire-safe living environments through fire safety 

13 education, installation of fire suppression and 

14 detection systems, and the development and en15 forcement of applicable codes relating to fire 

16 safety. 

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