This month on Fire Marshal's Corner host Ed Comeau looks at the landmark Vision 20/20 efforts.
Ed talks with project manager Jim Crawford, fire marshal for Vancouver, WA. Jim has been the driving force behind the project from its genesis in 2006 when he brought together an informal group of noted national experts in Florida. From this beginning, Vision 20/20 has grown to the point where it is an important part of helping to develop a national strategic agenda for fire and loss prevention.
This month on Campus Firewatch Radio we are focusing on the regulations for the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know (RTK) that was signed into law last August. Currently, a team of people are working with the Department of Education on developing these regulations in a series of meetings in Washington. The first one was held at the beginning of March and additional ones will be taking place in April and May.
The recent change in the White House and Congress is the topic of this month's joint broadcast of Campus Firewatch Radio and Fire Marshal's Corner. The podcast begins with an overview of the provisions of the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know which are undergoing the rulemaking phase at the Department of Education. Podcast host Ed Comeau, the publisher of Campus Firewatch, has been appointed to the committee that will be developing these regulations and provides and overview of the process.
On this edition of Campus Firewatch Radio, host Ed Comeau visits with Andrew Pantelis who conducted an innovative study at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in College Park. A group of students from the nearby University of Maryland spent the day getting drunk (under supervision) and went through a periodic set of exercises to measure their ability to evacuate from a smoke-filled environment.
This month on Campus Firewatch Radio, host Ed Comeau discusses the incredibly successful launch of National Campus Fire Safety Month on Capitol Hill that took place on Sept. 9. A coalition of organizations came together for this day, which was co-sponsored by Campus Firewatch, the Ohio Fire Safety Coalition and the Congressional Fire Services Institute.
In this edition, host Ed Comeau investigates the use of fire retardants in furnishings and their impact upon the environment and the health and safety of firefighters when the products are encountered.
This month on Campus Firewatch Radio, host Ed Comeau talks about the new campus fire safety training program that was just launched by the People's Burn Foundation: "To Hell and Back: College Fire Survival."
This month on Campus Firewatch Radio, host Ed Comeau talks with Battalion Chief Steven Sapp from the Columbia, MO, Fire Department, home to the University of Missouri. In 1999 there was a devastating fire in a fraternity that claimed the life of Dominic Passantino. Steve and his colleagues have been working on trying to get a mandatory retrofit sprinkler ordinance in place following this fire, and recently they were able to get one passed by the city council.
The People's Burn Foundation was awarded a DHS Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to develop a cutting-edge campus fire safety training program. A team of experts from across the nation was assembled to help guide the development of this program, and a key component that was selected was producing a compelling video that will draw in today's "Youtube" generation.
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Join Campus Firewatch Radio host Ed Comeau as he looks at several issues related to fire safety on Campuses throughout the U.S. He starts with Jennifer Nelson from Seton Hall University. Jennifer was a student at Seton Hall, living in Boland Hall the night a fire that claimed the lives of three freshmen broke out. This fire had such an impact on her that she became an RA and stayed on in Boland Hall as a professional residential staff member after graduating. She has developed a series of fire safety programs and shares her experiences with us.
