JUSTICE: Sharing Safety: Thank You Megan you are truly brilliant.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thank You Megan you are truly brilliant.

Thank you so much for your support of proclaiming September as Campus Fire Safety Month across the nation. 36 states have made the proclamation--that's 3 more than last year and the most states that have done it in a single year so far!

To truly make September Campus Fire Safety Month, it is time for you to spread fire safety awareness on your campus, at your workplace, and in your home. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Post fliers with fire safety tips on your campus or at work: http://firesafetyfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/09/take-action-post-fire-safety-tip-fliers.html

Know any students abroad? Send them a fire safety poster or a country specific fire safety fact sheet (currently available for the top 15 study abroad locations): http://www.firesafetyfoundation.org/education/safety-posters.html

Brush up on your own fire safety education: http://www.firesafetyfoundation.org/education/make-a-plan.html

And don't forget to test your smoke alarm!

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On April 14, 2011, a devastating fire overtook a building in the Ménilmontant neighborhood of Paris's 20th arrondissement, taking the lives of four ambitious students studying from around the world: Jasmine Jahanshahi, Louise Brown, Lise Aseberg and Felicia Bolm. The fire spread quickly, and without the warning of an alarm or a smoke detector or the safe passage of a fire escape, the students fell to their death. Another international student, Grace Flott, was seriously injured.

Unfortunately, tragic apartment fires are not uncommon in neighborhoods like Ménilmontant- congested urban corridors mostly populated by lower-income residents such as students and immigrants living in century-old wooden structures with little or no fire safety regulations. Such fires present a major risk to American students studying abroad who are accustomed to stricter fire regulations.

Fortunately, the tools required to safely escape a fire are even more accessible and affordable with improved technology. Jasmine's family and friends established JUSTICE in her memory so that we can distribute fire escape ladders, smoke detectors, and fire prevention education to neighborhoods worldwide! To learn more about how you can get involved, Click Here!