Fire Safety Week

Fire saftey. Not really one of the most pressing worries on my mind througout the day. I guess that is why we have a week dedicated to eduacating those around us about how to be safe with a flame." 'Remembering Julie' is a Program to Make Students Safe From Fire on Ohio Campuses" from the online site PRNewswire.com talks about the efforts of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women during fire saftey week. They have created the 'Remembering Julie' foundation to bring more awarness espically to students on campuses. Julie was a member of the fraternity before she passed away in a fire accident. The girls are selling flameless candles to raise money for the People's Burn Foundation. I think that this is a great opporrtunity for the foundation to raise money for a great cause. Many fire accidents start with a common house candle. I also know that it is important that campuses start bringing all buildings to fire code by checking all electrial wiring and boiler rooms. As I recall this would have prevented the fire that we experienced on our own campus at Utah State last year when a dorm building had to be evacuated do to a fire. So get out there and be smart about fire.