HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/05 Fire PreventionPROCLAMATION
· In the U.S. someone dies from a home fire every one and one-half hours.
· Seventy-nine percent of fire deaths nationwide happen in the home.
· The City of Ashland recognizes the significant pemonal and economic toll fi:re takes
on its citizens.
· The City of Ashland understands that safety measures can significantly cut the risk of
fire.
· Smoke alarms have been proven an effective lifesaver, having helped to cut the home
fire death rate by one-half since their introduction to the general public.
Working smoke alarms are essential in every household and should be installed on
every level of a home including the basement and outside of each separate sleeping
area.
· Ashland Fire & Rescue is reaching out to its citizens with a message of fire safety
during Fire Prevention Week 2004.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of Ashland,
hereby prOclaim the week of October 3- 9, 2004 as:
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
and call upon the people of Ashland to remember the Fire Prevention Week 2004
reminder,
"It's Fire Prevention Week: Test Your Smoke Alarms."
and urge all citizens to heed the advice to install and maintain smoke alarms.
Dated this 5th day of October, 2004.
A~er, Mayor
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder