Off-Campus Fire & Life Safety

05/22/2019

State College, PA: Lightning causes displacement of students in 24 off-campus apartments.

03/31/2019

Even without injuries, these fires can be devastating for the victims as we approach finals week and graduation.

About a dozen people, including four Eastern Connecticut State University students, were displaced by a stubborn fire in a two-family house in Willimantic Thursday, a fire official said.

02/23/2019

Austin, TX - sprinkler controls stove top fire on 15th floor of off-campus high rise:

A stove fire that broke out Saturday night in a West Campus high-rise apartment building displaced six residents from two units, Austin fire officials

02/23/2019

Ithaca, NY - Alarm alerts residents while the sprinkler controls laundry fire:

A blaze filled a Summerhill apartment laundry room Saturday afternoon after flames were sparked by a buildup of lint, according to an Ithaca Fire Department press release.

01/26/2019

The 2019/2020 off-campus housing campaign is in full swing. How do you reach your students that are making the move?

11/24/2018

Heating elements in a space heater can get up to more than 500°F to 600°F, firefighters say.

11/15/2018

Cities are taking steps to manage density in residential neighborhoods by limiting the number of students that may occupy dwellings. Lowell, MA is even implementing safeguards where higher density is permitted.

Some landlords and students are upset about this. Where else is this occurring? What lessons have been learned in other cities from inaction?

LOWELL -- Landlords, tenants, neighborhood activists and officials packed the City Council Chambers Tuesday evening as they debated the future of off-campus housing and rental properties across the city.

11/07/2018

Today at Campus Fire Forum in San Antonio, four hours of presentations were offered relating to Off-Campus fire & life safety issues. Stay tuned for more updates as well as links to our live Facebook feeds.

11/03/2018

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