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WHEREAS, Fire deaths due to smoke inhalation outnumber fire deaths due to
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burns by more than three to one; and
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WHEREAS, Smoke detectors are our first line of defense against fire; and !!-
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WHEREAS, Knowing how to react when we hear a fire alarm sounding is a
matter of I'rfe and death; and
WHEREAS, A safe escape during a fire emergency requires a knowledge of at
h== least two ways out of any building; and
WHEREAS, Ashland Fire & Rescue recommends installing smoke detectors
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advocates
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. .> testing smoke detectors at.least once a'month ad
planning for fire escape;.andaa\
# f� WHEREAS, Ashland Fire & Rescue joins with the citizens of Ashland in a " "(��i?�' •'
_{ commitment to the safety of fife and property,from the devastating <- 3
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, Catherine.Golden,Mayor of the City of Ashland, do..,
hereby proclaim the week of October 6 711, 1997, as National Fire Prevention
F+ } ql Week. This week commemorates the.great Chicago Fire.of 1871 which killed ,
more than 250 arsons, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed:more than 17,400
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buildings.
fi I call upon the people of Ashland to participate in fire prevention activities at
`3 home, work and school, and to heed the message the 1997.Fire Prevention \
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Week theme suggests:
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% =r Dated this 7t day of October, 1997. °k
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