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III
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. RES. 723
Designating September 2020 as ‘‘Campus Fire Safety Month’’.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. CARPER) submitted the following resolution;
which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating September 2020 as ‘‘Campus Fire Safety
Month’’.
Whereas campus-related housing fires at colleges in Texas,
Oregon, Illinois, Pennsylvania, other States, and Wash-
ington, D.C. have tragically cut the lives of several young
individuals short;
Whereas, since January 2000, at least 175 individuals, in-
cluding students, parents, and children, have died in
campus-related fires;
Whereas approximately 87 percent of those campus-related
fire deaths occurred in off-campus housing;
Whereas a majority of college students in the United States
live in off-campus housing;
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Whereas a number of fatal fires have occurred in buildings
in which the occupants had compromised or deactivated
fire safety systems;
Whereas automatic fire alarm systems and smoke alarms pro-
vide early warning of a fire that is necessary for occu-
pants of a building and the fire department to take ap-
propriate action;
Whereas an automatic fire sprinkler system is a highly effec-
tive method of controlling or extinguishing a fire in its
early stages, protecting the lives of building occupants;
Whereas many college students live in off-campus housing, a
fraternity or sorority house, or a residence hall that is
not adequately protected by an automatic fire sprinkler
system, an automatic fire alarm system, or an adequate
smoke alarm;
Whereas, due to the COVID–19 pandemic, college students
are taking more courses online and spending more time
indoors, thus increasing the need for fire safety and pre-
vention education;
Whereas fire safety education is an effective method of reduc-
ing the occurrence of fires and the resulting loss of life
and property damage;
Whereas college students do not routinely receive effective
fire safety education while in college;
Whereas educating young individuals in the United States
about the importance of fire safety is vital to help ensure
that young individuals engage in fire-safe behavior during
college and after college; and
Whereas developing a generation of adults who practice fire
safety may significantly reduce future loss of life: Now,
therefore, be it
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Resolved, That the Senate—
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(1) designates September 2020 as ‘‘Campus
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Fire Safety Month’’; and
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(2) encourages administrators of institutions of
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higher education and municipalities across the
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United States—
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(A) to provide educational programs about
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fire safety to all students of institutions of
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higher education in September and throughout
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the school year;
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(B) to evaluate the level of fire safety pro-
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vided in both on-campus and off-campus stu-
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dent housing; and
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(C) to ensure fire-safe living environments
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through—
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(i) fire safety education;
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(ii) the installation of fire suppression
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and detection systems and smoke alarms;
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and
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(iii) the development and enforcement
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of applicable codes relating to fire safety.
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