Campus Firewatch is a monthly electronic newsletter that has been in publication since 2000. Each month it provides an in-depth look at the complex issues facing school and community officials. Recent issues have included…

• Social marketing and reaching today's Net Gen
• Campus Fire Safety
• Does data matter?
• Smoke alarms and the issues between photoelectric and ionization
• Green issues and fire safety
• iGot2Kno education program -Fire
• Fire retardants and cancer
• National Campus Fire Safety Month

Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know signed by President Bush

The Higher Education Act, which contains provisions from the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act introduced by Congressman Pascrell (NJ-8) and Senator Lautenberg (NJ), was signed into law on Thursday, August 14, 2008, by President Bush.

The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act will require colleges and universities to report fire safety information annually to the U.S. Secretary of Education and to make this information available to the public. This includes information such as how many fires, deaths and injuries have occurred; how many beds are protected by automatic fire sprinklers and fire alarms and how much fire prevention training is provided.

This landmark legislation was first introduced in 2001 and has been under consideration in every session of Congress since then. In a prepared statement, Congressman Pascrell said, “I would also like to recognize the dedication of Campus Firewatch and the Center for Campus Fire Safety over the last 8 years to help provide information, advocate our cause and organize the support Senator Lautenberg and I needed to move this legislation through Congress.“

Contribute to writing the regulations

To assist in writing the regulations for this landmark legislation, Campus Firewatch has initiated a a collaborative project where anyone can contribute to recommendations on the regulations. You can download the language of the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know provisions, join an online chat group to discuss your concerns or ask questions and help write the regulations through a wiki.

Campus Fire Safety is featured at USFA

For the month of September, USFA is featuring campus fire safety on its website