Welcome
Hello and welcome.  CampusFireSafety.com  is a group of fire safety professionals, specializing in Fire and Life-Safety programs for Colleges, Universities, Public & Private School Districts, and Fraternity & Sorority organizations.

Mission Statement
To provide quality fire & life-safety training, education and resources to "Keep fire safety on campus proactive not reactive".

 

2000 to 2010 (10 years of service)
Year 2010 brings the 10th anniversary of our dedication to keeping students safe. We proudly celebrate this commitment and we want parents, students, and campus administrators to know that today, we stand just as dedicated to campus fire safety as we did 11 year ago when this this entire operation was still a dream!!
 

8th Annual -
Professional Development Conference
Training and education for college & university administrators and their staff is very important to ensuring your campus community is safe. Plans are underway for the 2011 annual professional development conference & expo in Columbus, Ohio. Please see our conference page (on the menu to your upper left) for more information. The 2010 conference was attended by over 250 people. 2011 is on track to be just as great if not better.
 

2011 Campus Fire Department Symposium
 

Does your Campus have their own Fire Department?

Are you a small Fire Department with the response area covering a College or University?

Do you rely on students as part of your Fire/Rescue response?

If you can answer yes to one of more of these questions, then plan on attending this ground breaking event. We received several requests for programming specifically for Campus Fire Departments and/or those departments who respond onto campus and rely on students as part of their emergency response staffing. This annual meeting has become a part of our conference. Please see the conference button above for further information!

"The Campus Public Safety News Wire"

Real Time Campus News - 24 hours a day

This real time news service will post weekly those news stories and articles relating to campus public safety (Fire/Police/Security) issues from around the country. We will always post breaking news immediately as we receive the information.

Please click on NEWS WIRE in the menu to your left.

 

H.R. 2136: Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act
March 19, 2010 - the US House of Representatives passed the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act.  The late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones introduced the same bill in each of the last four sessions of Congress. The bill directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to colleges, fraternities, and sororities for up to half the cost of installing and modernizing fire prevention and sprinkler systems in student and fraternal housing, with dedicated funding for minority-serving institutions and fraternities/sororities. The bill has been co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of 47 lawmakers, endorsed by national fire prevention organizations and over 100 fraternities and sororities.Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown
Note- CFS Has been in discussion with both of these representatives offices and has extended an invite for both of these Representatives to participate in our conference as we discuss legislative issues.
 

Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act                                   
Signed into law by then President Bush; this law is designed to increase fire safety awareness on college/university campuses across the nation by providing students and their families with the fire safety records of colleges/universities. This act was designed to require post-secondary institutions to publicly display fire safety information and statistics, much as they already do with other safety statistics, such as campus theft and assault. This information would inform prospective and current students of the policies, concerns and fire safety conditions that are present at the institution in which they have applied or are enrolled. Note - This law was discussed at our last conference, but this topic will return by popular demand in 2011

The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act requires colleges to report fire safety information to the U.S. Department of Education. Many of the core ideals of the Right-to-Know Act were successfully included in the recently enacted Higher Education Opportunity Act. As a result, academic institutions will be required to make annual fire safety reports available to the public. These reports must include the following:

 -The number of fires and the cause of each fire.

 -The number of injuries and deaths related to a fire.

 -The value of property damage caused by a fire.

 -Descriptions of fire the protection (alarms/sprinklers) in each on-campus housing unit. 

 -The number of regular mandatory, supervised fire drills; policies or rules regarding fire safety education and training programs provided to students, faculty, and staff.

        This information was obtained from CCFS. Thank you.
 

How Can We Help Your Students Have a positive Campus Experience?
We provide a variety of services from on site consultation to training program development. Our goal is to provide services and information to those groups who may not have the resources of a dedicated fire safety professional. Also, we will assist parents in obtaining information about the fire safe status of the educational facility they are considering sending their child/children. please click on the services link on your left to be directed to how we can help.
 

From the Desk of Our Executive Director
Each year more and more fires are occurring on college campuses, in Greek housing, and in student living facilities. In addition, more parents, students and campus administrators are putting a greater effort into fire safety on their campus. CampusFireSafety.Com was developed to provide an avenue for those needing assistance in their fire safety effort. We provide a wide variety of services from on-site risk assessment audits to educational programs for parents, students, faculty and staff.

For parents and future students, we will contact the college or university of your choice to obtain information about the fire safe status of that institution. We will also give you the contact information of anyone who declines our request for information requested by you a future student and their family.

I have had the opportunity to speak at a number of NFPA conferences. I will continue to strive for more effective training programs for high school and college students.

I cannot emphasis our dedication to fire safety. The professionalism and the quality of programs and services we provide are second to none. As our mission statement above says, our goal is to "Keeping Fire Safety Proactive, Not Reactive".

I would like to encourage you to bring the "Great Escape" training program to your campus or facility. Please visit our Great Escape training site us at: Http://www.GreatEscapeOnCampus.com

CampusFireZone©
As the founding editor and owner of this newsletter; CampusFireZone is currently the official news letter of the Center for Campus Fire Safety. I am proud of the partnership we have with the Center to allow them the opportunity to get the word out about their efforts and programs. This monthly newsletter is distributed to over 20,000 Fire Safety Professionals worldwide. It is devoted to empowering and helping campus officials maintain the safety of their campuses wisely by discussing those fire safety issues that affect the students' campus experience. Including in each issue  We have added those big stories from the Campus Fire News Wire and presented you with a cliff notes version of those incidents. In addition to the news, we have several pages of information and training to assist you in doing your job the very best you can.

Please click on CampusFireZone on the menu to your left and you will be in the zone to view and download this remarkable newsletter.

The Center For Campus Fire Safety is the only not for profit organization dedicated specifically to the fire safety of campuses around the world. I am proud to announce together we have made great partnerships and are working together in many areas. As a member of the Board of Directors; I am honored to serve on this board with many talented fire safety professionals.

If you have questions concerning fire safety at colleges, universities, public or private school districts, or fraternity or sorority organization, please feel free to give me a phone call or send me an email at:
RandyH@CampusFireSafety.com

I appreciate your time and I look forward to hearing form you.

Sincerely,

Randall L. Hormann is currently the Training Supervisor for the State of Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office and the Ohio Fire Academy. Formerly the Deputy Fire Marshal at Miami University; Randy has over 15 years experience in fire safety and public education at Division I Universities and currently sits on the board of directors for the Center for Campus Fire Safety.

As the executive director of Campus Fire Safety; he has consulted and lectured across county for such organizations as NFPA, MARSH, & CSHEMA to name a few.

Randy has been a firefighter for over 25 years and is a strong advocate of fire safety education at the college & university level.

He is graduate of the National Fire Academy, and is a firm believer in the ideals of “Everyone Goes Home and Everyone Graduates”.

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