Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act

The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act is a bill that has been introduced 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. Bill S.354 was recently passed in the Senate (July 2007) and its companion bill, H.R. 592, is working its way through the legislative process. 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.

Duke University has decided to be proactive with this legislation and has developed a Web site with all the proposed information for viewing. Please take time to review our statistics and fire safety information. Let us know if you have any questions in regards to fire safety. We can be reached daily at 919-684-5609 to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for choosing Duke University and we look forward to helping you through your educational career.

1. Higher Education Act (HR 4137)
2. Table of Contents

1. Fire System Description Documents
   1. Residence Halls Fire Systems
   2. Tampering with Fire Systems
2. Fire Drill Information
   1. Fire Drill Program University only
   2. Fire Drill Program Instruction
3. Policies and\or Rules
   1. Portable Electrical Appliances
      1. Electrical Wiring & Appliances
      2. Halogen Lamps
   2. Smoking
   3. Open Flames
   4. Evacuation
      1. Evacuation Instruction
      2. Evacuation Procedure
      3. Evacuation OESO FS Division Operating Instruction
   5. Education & Training
      1. Students
         1. Training Available to the Students
         2. Freshman Introduction to Campus Fire Safety
      2. Faculty
      3. Staff
4. Improvement Plans
   1. Future Plans for Upgrades
   2. Fire Alarm Concerns
5. Fire Incident Documents
   1. 2007
   2. 2008
   3. 2009

Fire Safety Statistics
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