HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996.-1001 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK': MAYORAL PROCLAMATION
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} ':~ '~ WHEREAS. Even though 90% of U.S. homes have at least one smoke detector, estimates
show that about one-third of all homes that have fires have smoke detectors that
are not working, usually because of dead or missing bakeries; and
WHEREAS,
Ashland Fire & Rescue recommends installing smoke detectors outside each
sleeping area and on each level of the home and advocates testing smoke
detectors at least once a month; and
WHEREAS,
Ashland Fire & Rescue is dedicated to the safety of life and property from the
devastating effects of fire; and
WHEREAS,
The local efforts of the City of Ashland are supported by the activities of
organizations such as the American Burn Association, the American Red Cross,
the Congressional Fire Services Institute. the Fire Marshals Association of North
America. the International Association of Arson Investigators, the International
Association of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire Fighters. the
International Association of Black Professional Firefighters. the National
Association of State Fire Marshals, the National Fire Protection Association, the
National Volunteer Fire Council, and the United States Fire Administration;
NOW. THEREFORE, I, Catherine Golden, Mayor of the City of Ashland. do hereby proclaim the
week of October 6-12, 1996. as National Fire Prevention Week. This week commemorates the
great Chicago Fire of 1871 which killed more than 250 persons, left 100,000 homeless and
destroyed more than 17,400 buildings.
I call upon the people of Ashland to participate in fire prevention activities at home, work and
school, and to heed the message the 1996 Fire Prevention Week theme suggests:
Hear It For Fire Safety: Test Your Detectors!"
Dated this 1 day of October, 1996
~ Catherine Golden, Mayor