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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 167 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the goals 

and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2009 

Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 

and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety 

Month, and for other purposes. 

Whereas each year, States across the Nation formally proclaim September as Campus Fire Safety Month; 

Whereas since January 2000, at least 129 people including 

students, parents, and children, have died in student 

housing fires, many of which were preventable; 

Whereas over 80 percent of these deaths have occurred in offcampus 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 

a 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 generations 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 firesafe 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 goals and ideals of Campus 

3 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 firesafe 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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