Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed September as Campus Fire Safety Month to raise awareness of the fire risks when living on or off campus and to urge students to make fire safety and prevention a top priority as they start another academic year at Michigan colleges and universities. “As students go off to college and are living away from home for the first time, fire risk and safety is often the last thing on their minds,” said Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Orlene Hawks. “With the start of a new academic year, now is the best time to step up efforts to guard against the danger of fires in dormitories and in off-campus housing. Advanced awareness and precautionary steps will help reduce the number of campus-related fires and the resulting loss of life and property damage.”